Echo dot

debbie in seattle

debbie in seattle

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Was looking at the Amazon app the other day and they had knocked off $10 on the Echo dot. Ordered one and got it today. Slickest thing around. I was able to connect to our Bluetooth speaker in the kitchen and was surprised by all the "apps" offered.
 

Debbie, do you subscribe to Amazon Prime? If so, there are thousands of free songs you can listen to with your Dot and Bluetooth speaker. Just download the Amazon Music app and you can add playlists, songs and albums and stream them through your Dot. If you set up a free iHeart radio or Pandora account you can ask her to play radio stations or different types of music.

If you have a smartphone download and install the Alexa app and you can tell your Dot to add items to your shopping list and they will show up on you phone app. We add items whenever we think of them or run out of something. (My neighbor's kids add ice cream and candy to her shopping list when she's not around. :D)

There are tons of things you can do with the Dot. They're on sale right now.
https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amaz..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480220323&sr=8-1&keywords=Dot
 

BlondieBoomer said:
Debbie, do you subscribe to Amazon Prime? If so, there are thousands of free songs you can listen to with your Dot and Bluetooth speaker. Just download the Amazon Music app and you can add playlists, songs and albums and stream them through your Dot. If you set up a free iHeart radio or Pandora account you can ask her to play radio stations or different types of music.

If you have a smartphone download and install the Alexa app and you can tell your Dot to add items to your shopping list and they will show up on you phone app. We add items whenever we think of them or run out of something. (My neighbor's kids add ice cream and candy to her shopping list when she's not around. :D)

There are tons of things you can do with the Dot. They're on sale right now.
https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amaz..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480220323&sr=8-1&keywords=Dot
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I have Pandora so downloaded that and also checked out amazon music, looks great. Was surprised by all the apps offered, great thing so far.
 
We ask her what time restaurants and stores around us open and what time they close. We ask her about the weather all the time or what the weather is in other cities around the world. You can also ask what the weather is for the week or if you need to bring an umbrella today. I ask her to spell things all the time.
 
I have been interested in one, but looking on youtube and reading the comments on Amazon, you need to download a bunch of apps to get it to work the way you want.

I think the TV Commercials exaggerate all that it can do..

I am not sure that my home wifi will be strong enough to get to operate good (slow internet speed)..
 
Ken N Tx said:
I have been interested in one, but looking on youtube and reading the comments on Amazon, you need to download a bunch of apps to get it to work the way you want.

I think the TV Commercials exaggerate all that it can do..

I am not sure that my home wifi will be strong enough to get to operate good (slow internet speed)..
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The apps are on the Alexa app, you just browse through the apps and touch them to download them. Yes, there are lots, but I've decided to keep it simple, at least for now. My main focus was to listen to music with my Bluetooth speaker I have in my kitchen. The sound through Alexa itself isn't shabby, if I didn't already have the speaker I have, would of been satisfied with the sound. I was using my iPhone for that but wanted something dedicated to the speaker. So far, so good, no complaints at all.
 
Ken N Tx said:
Ok, I ordered one and will see what it does....
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Be sure and download the app and look through it, lots and lots of stuff. I want only simple.....for now have my favorite radio stations and some other commands and plan on expanding later. Today I used the timer and loved it. Let us know what you think.
 
debbie in seattle said:
Be sure and download the app and look through it, lots and lots of stuff. I want only simple.....for now have my favorite radio stations and some other commands and plan on expanding later. Today I used the timer and loved it. Let us know what you think.
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Should be in todays mail..I am hoping that my WiFi is strong enough or I may try to find a signal booster (??)
 
You can't change voices but you can change her name or "wake word". The choices are Alexa, Echo or Amazon.
 

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