iRobot have a 30 day returns policy, so if it's not right for you just return it for a full refund. I think you'll really like it though, although you can no longer hack the newer models easily via command line.
On 11/27/2016 5:49 PM, Don Breda wrote: > Thanks for all the answers. > > > I wanted to get the neto but with the wifi issues etc. my friend is > hardly technical so I felt the roomba might be easier for her to operate. > > > I am glad the app is mostly accessible. > > > Guess we can try it and return it if we don't like it. > > > I used a Neato many years ago and was much more impressed with its > cleaning ability although I thought the Roomba had a bit more inteligence. > > > Unfortunately the Neato was quite hard to use and we just couldn't do it > successfully most of the time so had to return it. > > > There was the ability to access the linux shell in the neato through a > computer but it was kind of a pain and a lot of trouble to go through > just to try and vacuum successfully grint! > > > Don > > > > On 27-Nov-16 12:17 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote: >> >> Yes, and I believe Sandy Tompkins on this list has had both Rumba and >> Neato products, and she seemed to much prefer the Neato. >> >> >> >> The neato currently has some app accessibility issues with VoiceOver, >> but I’m still using mine successfully, although not as efficiently as >> I could with better accessibility. >> >> >> >> I direct message NeatoRobotics via Twitter on Wednesday asking them to >> make their iPhone app fully VoiceOver enabled for blind users. I >> received a response direct message from them several hours later >> thanking me for bringing this to their attention, and that they had >> forwarded the request on to engineering. Of course, there’s no >> guarantee that anything will be done. I’ve made the same suggestion >> through their customer support twice previously without evidence of >> change in their 2 recent app upgrades. But, as Mark Taylor pointed out >> to me, companies seem to have different and possibly more impactful >> representatives on their social media streams. I encourage others >> interested in this to either direct message NeatoRobotics, or another >> avenue of their choice. It’s clearly in their interest to address >> these changes. >> >> >> >> Thanks, Keith >> >> >> >> *From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel >> *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:09 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* RE: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? >> >> >> >> Hi Don, >> >> >> >> Make sure you also check the Neato Connected robotic vacuum, it’s a >> bit cheaper and gets much better reviews across the board. It’s been >> discussed here quite a bit. I believe the app is accessible with some >> issues, but it sounds from what Shaf said that this is also the case >> for the Roomba. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> *From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Don Breda >> *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 4:42 AM >> *To:* VIPhone google group <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Subject:* Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? >> >> >> >> Well the subject says it all. >> >> >> >> A friend is considering getting one and I wanted to be sure the vacuum >> and the app were a good combination. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> Don >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn > - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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