Free Google Home mini for Spotify Family account holders
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Caporegime
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That's exactly what a conspiracy theorist might say.
Are you denying that data doesn't drive the world? Why was Cambridge analytica shut down? I know they're not Google.
I just find it a bit odd that people are so relaxed about their personal data.
Caporegime
Firstly we are talking about Google here, just so we are all on the same page.
Who said we are relaxed about personal data? It's not like I'm giving my security, bank, address, etc details to some unknown evil corp. We are talking about telling Google I like shopping on Amazon for gym supplements and watch YouTube videos on tech.
Didn't Amazon get caught recording non-relevant data and storing it? I recall reading something about it not long ago. I just think it's not unreasonable to assume something similar could take place with all such devices.
Anyway I use android so I guess that's listening to convos anyway and also reading what I'm typing just now
Soldato
We're not giving card details to google for something supposedly free. Fighting our way through those annoying captcha's was bad enough - that was the final nail in the coffin.
Children's phones are both linked to her google account and we don't want random charges appearing if they make a mistake of clicking on some "buy it now" link or an in-game purchase. She's quite happy with an error message coming up saying that stuff can't be bought due to out of date credit card information.
We didn't need it: so someone else is welcome to the Mini instead of us.
Soldato
Only the primary account holder of the Family plan can claim the freebie.
It is free, there's no supposedly about it...
Soldato
I thought it was £14.99. Am I missing something?
Soldato
The Home Mini is free for existing subscribers.
You can also claim one if you decide to subscribe to Spotify Family.
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nice offer! but i just dont trust google with my data
Soldato
Depends on how you look at it I guess.So not free
Though for existing subscribers no reason not to get one.
I never look at Spoitify's website but have family so thanks for this. It will be handy in the kitchen for music and if Google want to hear me tell rude jokes to my wife and moan about stuff they can crack on 
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Ordering it was a bit of a pain as every time I tried updating the out of date payment method on google, the browser crashed on my phone. Had to hard reset it and then bugger about trying to get the discount to show up again
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.Ordering it was a bit of a pain as every time I tried updating the out of date payment method on google, the browser crashed on my phone. Had to hard reset it and then bugger about trying to get the discount to show up again
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Soldato
Well that was super easy! Thanks for the heads up. We’re quite entrenched in Alexa currently. Might make a good gift for someone or perhaps get google and amazon talking at home!
So not free
Though for existing subscribers no reason not to get one.
It's free in as much as I've been paying £14.99 for the family sub for over a year, and will continue to do so, and this the Google Mini was at no extra cost.
So yeah, it's free for existing subsribers.
Caporegime
Mine is out for delivery today. This will be my 4th home mini now - 1 in the living room, 1 in the kitchen, 1 in the home salon and this 1 will go in the bedroom.
Soldato
Thanks for the heads up. Have had spotify for years so nice to get a freebie out of it!
