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minus-square@UniquesNotUsefullinkEnglish5•1 year agoI think the company taking unilateral action to remove access to purchased equipment is the real issue, not how to find work arounds. I could understand them saying we won’t deliver to you until we’ve investigated.
minus-square@average650linkEnglish2•1 year agoI agree. If I ever do significant home automation, I’ll host it myself. I have a couple of echos, but I have not made a significant investment into them.
minus-square@nogooduserlinkEnglish2•1 year agoI use Echoes for voice control of automatons that I’ve set up in another system which is all local (home assistant). That way I could ditch Amazon without too much pain and go with another voice control solution.
I think the company taking unilateral action to remove access to purchased equipment is the real issue, not how to find work arounds.
I could understand them saying we won’t deliver to you until we’ve investigated.
I agree. If I ever do significant home automation, I’ll host it myself.
I have a couple of echos, but I have not made a significant investment into them.
I use Echoes for voice control of automatons that I’ve set up in another system which is all local (home assistant).
That way I could ditch Amazon without too much pain and go with another voice control solution.