EhhhhâŚonce I found âAmbient Noiseâ on Alexa, I found less need for one of these.
LectroFan advantages over Alexa:
- Doesnât require an internet connection
- Isnât constantly streaming data (an issue if you have a data cap)
- Isnât listening to everything you say and sending it back to LectroFan HQ for analysis
- Isnât reliant on a cloud service that wonât necessarily always be there
- Wonât ever become a brick because LectroFan really wants you to upgrade to a newer model
We have one of these, and my wife absolutely loves it. It provides several white noise varieties, as well as a volume control so that you can get things just right for your space. The speaker isnât cheesy and tinny like some white noise machines Iâve tried, it actually could be mistaken for the sound of a fan in the room. Best of all, the machine retains its settings when you cut and restore power to it, so you can plug it up to a timer outlet or a smart plug and make it part of your home automation system.
I have one of these for my son. Itâs the BEST! Our favorite feature is the 1 hour button. Once on, if you hit the one hour button itâs only on for one hour. He falls asleep to it every night. Highly recommend.
Agreed, this is a good device. Been using one for over a year, since we moved to a place next to a busy road. Drowns out the traffic noise to allow uninterrupted sleep
These things are great and work better than streaming from various devices. Well worth the $20. Been using them for years.
No, but every microphone and camera can be turned on remotely if itâs networked (sometimes without the red light activating). I have seen threads where people post links to cameras in universities and Times Square and you can just watch people.
Not to mention massive international spying programs that have been proven not to âjust collect metadata from terroristsâ or whatever bullshit. That stuff is way worse than some marketing data with your personal info removed.
I never understand why people rag on Amazon smart products, but not that.
The LectroFan is the greatest invention mankind has ever produced!
Have you tried Ambient Noise?
My only issue is the internet connection since I bounce the router and modem every morning. Donât have caps, so thatâs not an issue. I doubt seriously that the âanalysisâ is going past âWhat the heck did they ask Alexa to do?â
lâm sure the cloud service will be there as long as Amazon wants to make moneyâŚso forever. I think they arenât bricking their devices as much as they did the first one. The only devices Iâve lost have been because I messed them up. My Tap still works, just doesnât play well in Alexa groupsâŚNot a huge issue in my world.
I have a white noise generator, but it just doesnât have the options and doesnât work as well as Ambient Noise.