I don’t have WiFi in my condo. What iRobot Roomba can I buy, if I don’t have WiFi? null

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KingCreston214 · Accepted Answer

You don’t need WiFi to use the Roomba. You only need WiFi if you want to connect it to your phone or another device like Alexa. I just walk over to it and hit the clean button on top and it goes.

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I got a room a 13 robot it says has to be used with WiFi I don’t have WiFi will it work with out wifi

iRobot representative · Answer

You can actually use any Roomba by just pressing "Clean" on the robot versus using WiFi, and the Roomba 675 is a good entry-level model without a lot of advanced WiFi features. If you want to be totally unconnected, you could also select the Roomba 614 (no WiFi).

Answered by iRobot representative 6 years ago

RoombaGuyTX · Answer

I would be wary of using any IoT device like robotic vacuum cleaners due to the potential for forced obsolesence via software 'updates'. I have two Roombas- an old Roomba 880 and a newer i7+. The old 880 never stops, just good maintenance, replaced parts/filters, flat-out a beast. It's a bit hard on things as it bumps a bit harder but still running. The i7+ has almost monthly/quarterly 'updates'. Too many in my mind for such a simple device. Last update caused an Error 34 which cannot be fixed- they want to give me $100 to buy new. The error is a called an "Internal Communication Error". No broken wheel, vacuum, or brush motors. Has all the signs of a potential forced obsolescence. This seems to be happening with a lot of devices after five years- manufacturers don't benefit from long-running, reliable products so best strategy is to reach out via software updates to render it a brick. Buyer beware.

Answered by RoombaGuyTX 2 years ago

PhilB · Answer

I don't know that most of the Roombas actually *require* WiFi. In any case, we bought the 675 (which can be, but doesn't in any form or fashion need to be) app-controlled and are very happy with it (haven't even tried hooking it up with the app).

“I don’t have WiFi in my condo. What iRobot Roomba can I buy, if I don’t have WiFi?”

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