Kenmore washers, dryers can talk on the phone

pacemakers/defibulators have had that ability for years, why did no one thing of applying it to..well..appliances?!

Strange since Kenmore is the a brand name for Sears and not the actual manufacturer.

Folks shouldn't get their hopes up to high about buying that sale model washer and dryer and then having it talk on the phone.

I seriously doubt very much that "all" Kenmore washers and dryers have this feature. It's likely the rebranded high end models made by LG that they're talking about.

From a Gizmag article August 10 2010.

That's odd. I thought the last thing even inanimate objects like washers and dryers would like to do would be to talk to Kenmore.

Lightweights. Why not build in a nerd stick that you can just plug into your puter. Pull up the website's customer service and have it read the diagnostics off the stick.

(Like I'd have any clue how to actually make that work. )

How about something as simple as a USB port?

How about something as simple as a USB port?

Unfortunately, that's as far as my creative genius goes. Someone else would have to figure out how to make it work.

kenmore.dll not found.
Warranty expired 0.957ms initiating blue screen of death.
Drying cycle complete. Overdrying may cause shrinkage.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer.
Press DONE to stop dryer......

I'll question my phone bill from now on if I see XXX maintenance calls made at $9.95 per minute.

They called, but Kenmore would only speak to them in French so they hung up

Does it take all the spam/advertisement calls for you? Than I'd definetly buy one. "hello?", "Bzzzzzzzzz", "Would you like to buy this lowprice object Sir?", "Bzzzzzz".

I agree with earlier posters...it seems like there are easier ways to keep track of appliances from far away (like having a usb port)...I mean, you can unlock your car remotely, shouldn't you be able to troubleshoot your dryer from a distance?

The only thing I want my washer and dryer to tell me is what it did with my socks!

THAT is the best idea yet!

You will be a very wealthy man if you can solve that mystery.