The reason I think Hoover has gone done this route is to drum up more business as the machine has a link when connected to wifi to the call centre to alert them if there is a problem with the appliance so they can get more work this way,they are now also programming the new machines via a app on the phone
Just another layer of digital nonsense on some poorly designed appliances – bah humbug. Just glad I’m getting out of the game at the end of next year before all this stuff starts to bite. I’m finding more appliances harder to diagnose than ever and to think that I used to boast of a 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} fix rate 20 years ago. I sound like a technophobe but I’m getting one of those Alexa thingys for the wife -it’ll be someone for her to talk to as she says that I never listen and she likes gadgets.
Will any of the software have audio for the consumer.. like ” wake up im on fire” …or will it just dial 999 or??? all this stuff was bound to happen…. im holding back my cash waiting on cars without wheels to hit the market