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Is there any way to opt-out of having these in the room? I'm not comfortable sleeping in a room with one of these devices.
by e1ven 8y ago
Is there any way to opt-out of having these in the room?
I'm not comfortable sleeping in a room with one of these devices.
- mholt 8y agoI imagine you could just unplug it.
- e1ven 8y agoGood idea. If all they're doing is adding a physical Echo device, I can do that. It's unfortunate that it'll be another thing to remember to take care of, but it sounds mitigate-able.
- patejam 8y agoUnplug it?
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- th0ma5 8y agoUltrasonics exist to overload microphones but I always thought of then as acoustical coupling of interference which I would think the FCC would frown upon but maybe that's a stretch.
- jedberg 8y agoOther's have said you could unplug it, but you may also find it to be the easiest way to do certain things, so you could also mute it so it's available in case you want it. Of course you'd have to trust the mute function, but Amazon is actually pretty strict about honoring their explicit privacy guarantees (like when you push the mute button it's actually muted).
- test6554 8y agoYea, when muted, not even the wake word triggers voice recording.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoOn the minus side, when muted the entire LED ring glows bright red, which is not ideal in a room you're trying to sleep in... so you need to cover it up too.
- chopin 8y agoYou could cover it with an anvil...
- rdiddly 8y agoI'd say rather than just unplugging it, don't stay at Marriott. Don't encourage them with your money.
- test6554 8y agoYou can call ahead or tell them during check in that you don't want it in your room or just unplug it. There is no charge for any of these options. They're very sensitive to customer perceptions and don't want to force anything on anybody.
- kodablah 8y ago> Is there any way to opt-out of having these in the room? The ideal way, if it is an option for you, is to opt-out of that hotel altogether. Telling them why may be even better.