Ok, I will look into this, since I've had quite a few comments on this. Thanks for being patient with me.
> On 12 Feb 2018, at 08:54, Harry Bell <ubupanora...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Every email account I tried to send from subscribe to this new list received > a delivery failure notification. Puzzling. Harry > >> On 12 Feb 2018, at 07:34, christopher hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> Following on this thread, I have changed the subject to reflect what I'm >> about to post. >> For those who are interested in the Homepod, are due to receive one or >> received one already, I invite you to join my new list with dedication to >> the Homepod. I did this to try and prevent the bashing between that and >> rivals like Amazon Echo and Google Home to name but a few. So, if >> interested, please send an email to >> homepoding+subscr...@groups.io >> Alternatively you can request an off list invite or an off list request to >> add you directly using your email address. >> Thanks in advance for joining, I look forward to seeing you on there. >> >> >>> On 12 Feb 2018, at 07:14, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Why on earth they wouldn't make it a standard plug-in cable like on the >>> Apple TV which happens to be the same as any Sonos player is beyond me. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >>> Aleeha Dudley >>> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 1:45 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: I went to pick up my Apple HomePod and got a dire warning, CNET >>> >>> I saw online that the repair for the HomePod cable is $29. >>> Aleeha >>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 2:28 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> I went to pick up my Apple HomePod and got a dire warning >>>> Commentary: When you buy Apple's new musically smart speaker, you're >>>> told to be very careful with it or it'll really cost you. >>>> By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 9:30 AM PST >>>> >>>> It really is quite pretty. >>>> Andrew Hoyle/CNET >>>> It was such a sunny day in Northern California on Friday. >>>> Little did I know that it would be clouded by portents of doom. >>>> After all, I was wandering along to my local Apple store in Marin >>>> County to pick up an Apple HomePod on launch day. >>>> I'd never bought a first-generation Apple product before, preferring >>>> the company to iron out kinks before I give it my louchely earned lucre. >>>> For utterly irrational reasons, I felt good about the HomePod. >>>> Yes, it's expensive. But I couldn't bear the idea of a Google Home or >>>> Amazon Echo -- aka the salt cellar and the garbage can -- in the >>>> house. Aesthetics, you understand. (I can feel you pitying me.) I >>>> presented the QR code kindly texted me by Apple that morning and the >>>> store employee, a rather positive sort, insisted I'd be so very, very >>>> excited about getting my new toy. >>>> "We've been playing with it here all morning and the sound fills the >>>> whole store. It's incredible," he said. >>>> "Incredible sounds good," I thought to myself. "But is that better >>>> than, say, magical and revolutionary?" It's hard to tell with Apple's >>>> constant embrace of superlatives. >>>> We chatted pleasantly for a little while, as we waited for the HomePod >>>> to emerge from the back. >>>> But when it did arrive, the atmosphere changed. >>>> "Now I have to warn you," the store employee began. Oh. >>>> "The cable is permanently attached to the HomePod. If you rip it, >>>> it'll cost you almost as much as the HomePod itself to repair," he >>>> said. (Naturally, someone has already tried to rip it off.) I didn't >>>> have time to react, as he continued: "A pet or a vacuum cleaner >>>> catches it, and it'll be really expensive." >>>> I insisted I had neither of these things. >>>> He barely listened and added: "Unless you've got AppleCare." >>>> Aha. >>>> The math is painful. The HomePod costs $350. Repairing it costs $279, >>>> as revealed by Apple support -- and my Apple store salesman -- on Friday. >>>> As for AppleCare+ for HomePod, which extends your coverage to two >>>> years, that's $39. >>>> The Apple store employee admitted that he was duty-bound to lay out >>>> his fears for my gadget-caring inadequacies. >>>> It is, though, rare for a product to cost almost as much to repair as >>>> to buy. Repair costs for Apple products are going up, though. The cost >>>> of repairing an iPhone X screen? Why, $279. >>>> In the case of the HomePod, unless you have AppleCare+, why wouldn't >>>> you just buy a new one, rather than wait an unspecified period for >>>> your own to be repaired? >>>> Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. It's >>>> likely, however, that the high cost of repair is linked to the fact >>>> that the product is one whole piece, with seemingly no place of entry to >>>> outsiders at all. >>>> The mesh of the device, though, will surely attract some >>>> scratching-obsessed cats. Which, in my experience, is most cats. It'll >>>> be fascinating to see whether there will be a sudden surge of cat-related >>>> snafus. >>>> I walked out with my head hanging a little lower, worried about a >>>> neighbor's cat wandering into our house. A few hours later, it >>>> actually happened, as a lithe ginger cat sauntered in to look around. >>>> (The front door's open when it's warm.) I want to end on an uplift, >>>> however. Let's talk about the HomePod's cable. >>>> It's thick and study-looking. It doesn't look as if it will fray like, >>>> well, every other Apple cable I've owned. It doesn't look easy to yank >>>> off, even if you're an aggressive vacuum cleaner or a rabid cat. >>>> Why doesn't the person who designed this cable design all of Apple's >>>> others? >>>> I brought my HomePod home. It took but a minute to set up. It's >>>> actually quite pretty and the sound is clear and strong. Although Siri >>>> has already begun to protest that she's can't play my music any louder >>>> than she is already. >>>> "Try harder," I keep pleading. >>>> Now, though, it's me against the neighborhood cats. I wonder if I >>>> could charge their owners $279 if their cat scratches my HomePod. >>>> >>>> Original Article at: >>>> https://www.cnet.com/news/i-went-to-pick-up-my-apple-homepod-and-got-a >>>> -dire- >>>> warning/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. Mark can be reached at: >>>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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