Hey you too!
If you decide to have a private conversation on this, would you cc me into it 
please? I don't see at all, either, and so would need to know if I could 
actually use the neato. Plus, with the new connected version, that's it would 
be doable from the app itself!

Thanks, Sandy

Sent from my iPhone

> On 30 May 2016, at 13:36, Don Breda <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lois.
> 
> I have had both a roomba and a neato.   The neato was a much more powerful 
> andeffective vacuum but was almost impossible to operate reliably if you 
> couldn't see the display.
> 
> I spoke with them about this and offered to beta test when they get around to 
> working on accessibility.
> 
> They took my info but never conteacted me.
> 
> Which one did you get and how do you use it?
> 
> Please feel free to write me privately.
> 
> [email protected]
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
>> On 30-May-16 5:27 AM, Lois Butterfield wrote:
>> Hi Sandy,
>>  
>> I have the Neato, and I didn’t know there was one that would work with an 
>> app. 
>>  
>> I found that the Roomba gears got clogged with my cats fur.  She is very 
>> fluffy.  The Neato doesn’t have that problem.
>>  
>> I’m off to investigate.  Thanks for the tip.
>>  
>> Take care,
>> Lois
>>  
>>  
>> From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone
>> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 5:07 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Roomba 980 with an app!
>>  
>> Hi Gordon and all who have been talking/asking about these useful toys,
>>  
>>     Gordon, when you say that the battery powered hoovers are not as 
>> powerful as the corded ones, you are, of course right, but there is a 
>> caveat: because you have the pleasure of not having to actually do the 
>> hoovering yourself, you tend to do it more often and, in this way, the 
>> overall effect is superior!!! I have a house with tiled, wooden, and 
>> carpeted floors. The Roombas that I have had since about 2003, have all done 
>> sterling work! We have always had dogs, even so, my floors have been the 
>> envy of my friends! Don't I sound sad?.... Seriously, I have left the house 
>> with a friend, off to enjoy ourselves about town, and she has said to me 
>> "What is that sound? Have you left something on?" 'Tis my little friend, the 
>> robot vacuum cleaner, he is doing the floors while I am out." I cannot 
>> describe the astonished jealousy! For, not only the blind find hoovering a 
>> bit of a chore, most people do too, especially living here, in rural 
>> Ireland, where every muddy boot/paw bears testimony to the great outdoors!
>>  
>>     I can only say that if your only arguement against these robots is that 
>> of power and therefor efficiency, my house disproves it!
>>  
>>     As for loudness, someone asked about: it is quieter on some  surfaces 
>> than others, but, in general, I would say it is much much less noisy than 
>> our Milfisk (if that is how you spell it) We do have ordinary vacs as well, 
>> but when the Roomba is working, they don't get used, except for stairs and 
>> ceiling corners.
>>  
>>     If you have children, who might be messy, leaving toys etc around the 
>> floor, I would think twice about purchasing one of these as these objects 
>> will slow up the efficiency of the robot, but this applies to using a normal 
>> vac anyway, especially, when one doesn't see them and sucks them up.
>>  
>>     For anyone interested, and, keeping this on topic, there are, as far as 
>> I know, 2 main competitors for the "best" slot, both of which can work with 
>> apps. The Roomba 980 (very expensive) and the Neatorobot VacBot connected (a 
>> couple of hundred cheaper) I am going to investigate both while trying to 
>> resuscitate my old one!
>>  
>>     Sandy. 
>> 
>> sent from the dark side of the moon
>> 
>> On 30 May 2016, at 07:55, Gordan Radić <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi!
>>> Frankly, I don't think robotic vacuum cleaners are better than the usual 
>>> ones. First thing you need consider when purchasing the vacuum cleaner is 
>>> it's strength in wats. Stronger it is the cleaning process is better 
>>> because it better sucks the dirt.
>>> Robotic cleaners work on battery and you can't get the same strength with 
>>> it as the machines plugged into wall outlet.
>>> So, true, it will probably clean the floor better than a blind person 
>>> hitting all the spots and corners but it won't do it like a nice old 
>>> fashioned cleaner. And this is not my philosophy, this I've been told by 
>>> Vorewerk representative while we talked about their new robotic model.
>>> 
>>> S poštovanjem
>>> Gordan Radić
>>> 
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>>> 30.5.2016. u 3:17, Brent Harding je napisao/la:
>>>> What makes these special compared to the cheaper ones before? I could see 
>>>> the utility in having a robotic vacuum because there's always those little 
>>>> spots one might miss around something, and I'd imagine it can do a better 
>>>> job than many of us. 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Logan" 
>>>> mailto:[email protected] 
>>>> To: mailto:[email protected] 
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 2:27 PM 
>>>> Subject: Re: Roomba 980 with an app! 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Ok, my unit arrived a couple of hours ago.  Setting it up was quite easy. 
>>>> There are a couple of really good unboxing videos on You Tube that might 
>>>> help.  The app has a few places where things aren't labelled the best, but 
>>>> you should be able to figure it out.  The basic things are all 
>>>> accessible... 
>>>> 
>>>> Fired Mr. Roboto up...you can name the unit .. And he took off.  Did a 
>>>> pretty decent job ... 
>>>> 
>>>> My suggestion is to make sure you buy it from a place that will allow you 
>>>> to return.  With spending almost $1K, you want to make sure it does all 
>>>> that you expect. 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 27, 2016, at 6:15 AM, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone 
>>>>> mailto:[email protected] wrote: 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hallo There! 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    OK, so I am in the market for a new robot vacuum cleaner. The latest, 
>>>>> from iRobot's Roomba range, is the 980 and it comes with an app! I want 
>>>>> to know how accessible it is. I downloaded the app, and it looks OK, but, 
>>>>> because I haven't, as yet, got the machine, needing to know if it will 
>>>>> work for me with the app, I can't tell if it is usable with VO. 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    So, my question is: does anyone have experience of the app and running 
>>>>> the 980 Roomba. Now, before you all shout at me for profligacy, I know it 
>>>>> costs an arm and a leg! I can only say that I have been seduced by the 
>>>>> hype! I have long term experience of the Roombas and love them! This new 
>>>>> one, not only has an app which should help with error analysis, but will 
>>>>> allow me to start the thing off from anywhere and, it says, it will do 
>>>>> the whole of one level of my house, going back to the charger for a 
>>>>> refuel session and then continue where it left off. 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Anyway, I am almost convinced, but, with such a large outlay, just 
>>>>> need to know about the accessibility. 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Can you help? 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Sandy 
>>>>> 
>>>>> sent from the dark side of the moon 
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