If you think actual living breathing customers are bad to deal with, wait until Amazon uses machine learning to teach Alexa how to nag us.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:01 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I would think that the amazon data-mining is probably good enough that > Alexa would automatically dial Ken's Cell Phone. It probably could even > start pre-yelling at him for the customer. Maybe describing how > important connectivity is for it's own survival. > > On 2/19/2019 3:40 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: > > Ken, > > > > Customer: Alexa why is my internet so slow > > Alexa: Call your ISP > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Mark mailto:[email protected] > > > > Myakka Technologies, Inc. > > www.MyakkaTech.com > > > > ------ > > > > Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 3:03:42 PM, you wrote: > > > > KH> BTW, it appears that Mikrotik is shipping the PL6411-2nD now, I > > KH> got an email that my pre-order shipped today from a distributor. > > KH> It's not exactly the powerline product I would have asked for, but > > KH> the real question is how good it works. Netgear has a powerline + > > KH> WiFi kit that is much closer to the feature set and form factor > > KH> that I'd like, but I don't want to lease equipment to a customer > > KH> that they could buy at the store. > > > > KH> When you said AmpliFi I was thinking Amped, which is a different > > KH> company, AmpliFi is Ubiquiti, right? Or are they UI.com now? > > > > KH> Also, I see that Amazon is buying Eero. Presumably because of > > KH> Alexa synergies? All routers need voice command. > > > > > > KH> -----Original Message----- > > KH> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nate Burke > > KH> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:32 PM > > KH> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > > KH> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik and Netflix > > > > KH> Back to the OP, I put in an Amplifi at my customers home. The > > KH> customer will let me know if they still have problems. I told the > > KH> In-laws to go get a netgear nighthawk with a built in cable modem > > KH> (now it's not my problem anymore). > > > > KH> The Customer with the Amplifi has so far said things are working > better than they were. > > > > KH> On 2/19/2019 12:11 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > >>> On 2/19/19 9:56 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: > >>>> The other problem with the apps in Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, > >>>> etc. is that they often never get updated (as in the manufacturers > >>>> never even release updates)... apps for things like Youtube aren't > >>>> even functional in a lot of blu-ray players anymore. > >>>> > >>>> I figure that if you get a Roku TV it's probably going to be > >>>> supported a lot better than most of the others (besides working > >>>> better in the first place). > >>> > >>> And even if it does eventually stop being supported (which it will > >>> because things evolve) I just buy a new little box, not a whole TV. > >>> > > > > KH> -- > > KH> AF mailing list > > KH> [email protected] > > KH> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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