Echo dot

bluebreezes said:
Once you get it, it will be interesting to hear more about your experience with it. The price is fantastic for sure.
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Got mine, it is GREAT!!! But some of her jokes are corny...LOL

Pappy said:
Just got a note from Amazon. Mine will be here Friday. Yeah.
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Pappy, I got mine yesterday, I ordered mine after you, but I got the white as it was in stock..001.gif

Alexa answers all of your questions and has a wealth of knowledge!! My wife gets a real kick out of some of her replies..LOL
 
I think that I am falling in love with Alexa...Hard to believe she knows so much and responds in seconds!!

Tell Alexa you love her and listen to her response...LOL
 

Sure did, Ken. Having a ball with it. Just found out you can add another person on it so wife and I each have our own account. You just say, Alexa, switch accounts. This morning I ask her to play a song from my playlist. Today I will add our Bluetooth speaker.
 
These new gadgets give me hope as I get older. It won't be long before we have some sensors and a gadget like Alexa that can help us remember if we took our pills, where we put our keys, when to take a shower or why the cat is in the refrigerator!
 
Ken N Tx said:
I think that I am falling in love with Alexa...Hard to believe she knows so much and responds in seconds!!

Tell Alexa you love her and listen to her response...LOL
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Ask her where babies come from. She has at least 2 different answers. ;) My husband always used to tell her, "Alexa, thank you" When she answered a question or turned off a light. She replies to that as well. And she has a couple replies to Good night and Good morning or Good bye. Ask her where she is.

Tell her to play music from the 60's on iHeart radio. (I think you have to set up a free account on the iHeart site) If you like a song, tell her, "Alexa, I like this." or tell her that you don't. She'll note it. Ask her what's playing and she'll give you the name and artist. Tell her to Pause and then later (even the next day) to resume. Or to turn the sound up or down. I think her speakers on the regular Echo are excellent. We have a large family room/kitchen combo and her sound fills it perfectly.

We have most of our lights connected to her so we can turn them on and off or dim them by voice.

If you intend to buy a few, we use these bulbs and have several. They're less than half the price of the stand alone bulbs. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NOL16K...1480778660&sr=sr-1&keywords=Smart+bulbs+Alexa. To connect them you'll need a hub. You can control up to 50 bulbs with it. This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/Wink-PWHUB-W...=UTF8&qid=1480779158&sr=1-2&keywords=Wink+hub I also have a Philips hub which was the first one I bought, but it was often unreliable. I switched to the Wink. Then I just tell Alexa to " discover new devices". She finds them and you can group them using the Alexa app. It's pretty easy.

If you want to try just one, these connect directly to your wifi but are more expensive. No hub needed. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Dimm...=1480778660&sr=8-7&keywords=Smart+bulbs+Alexa

These were all easy to set up. Then it's "Alexa, turn on the living room light." "Alexa, dim the living room light to 20%." "Alexa, turn on the upstairs lights." You can add a bulb to several named groups if you like. Very cool!
 
Thanks BB...I bought a smart plug with the Dot (bundle price) but it does not work with my router!!! 001 1.gif I admit my router maybe old, but I do not want to update just to turn on a light!!

The instructions state that it must be 2.4GHz (????) Do you know if the bulb requires the same ??

Edit: Got my answer...Will wait and see what else I can use other than TP-Link.
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This review is from: TP-Link Smart LED Light Bulb, Wi-Fi, Dimmable White, 50W Equivalent, Works with Amazon Alexa, 1-Pack (LB100) (Tools & Home Improvement)
Just like their HS-100 TP-Link Smart Plugs, these will only work on an ENCRYPTED 2.4 GHZ network. Mine is unencrypted, and I'm not going to go back and try to encrypt the MANY devices I currently have connected. I'll be sending them back tomorrow.
 
Ken N Tx said:
Thanks BB...I bought a smart plug with the Dot (bundle price) but it does not work with my router!!! View attachment 33810 I admit my router maybe old, but I do not want to update just to turn on a light!!

The instructions state that it must be 2.4GHz (????) Do you know if the bulb requires the same ??

Edit: Got my answer...Will wait and see what else I can use other than TP-Link.
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Amazon Customer


Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: TP-Link Smart LED Light Bulb, Wi-Fi, Dimmable White, 50W Equivalent, Works with Amazon Alexa, 1-Pack (LB100) (Tools & Home Improvement)
Just like their HS-100 TP-Link Smart Plugs, these will only work on an ENCRYPTED 2.4 GHZ network. Mine is unencrypted, and I'm not going to go back and try to encrypt the MANY devices I currently have connected. I'll be sending them back tomorrow.
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Ken, is that your review? Did you send them back? I called TP Link Support once about a smart light switch. Their customer support was useless. I found my answer on a competitor's website.

I use this router which has a smart feature which automatically connects to faster and slower devices on your wifi network without having to go into the router settings and make adjustments:

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nigh...d=1480880890&sr=8-2&keywords=Blackhawk+router

All of the smart bulbs and switches so far have worked seamlessly with it. And it's a fast router. We already had the router before Alexa, so I didn't have to get a new one.

What router do you have? Maybe we can figure out how to make it work.
 
BlondieBoomer said:
Ken, is that your review? Did you send them back? I called TP Link Support once about a smart light switch. Their customer support was useless. I found my answer on a competitor's website.

I use this router which has a smart feature which automatically connects to faster and slower devices on your wifi network without having to go into the router settings and make adjustments:

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nigh...d=1480880890&sr=8-2&keywords=Blackhawk+router

All of the smart bulbs and switches so far have worked seamlessly with it. And it's a fast router. We already had the router before Alexa, so I didn't have to get a new one.

What router do you have? Maybe we can figure out how to make it work.
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No not my review..

I will hang on to it for awhile..One of my kids might get a Dot so it might help them..
 
I've been meaning to buy one for awhile. I messed up this month, so I'll buy one next year. The Dots are selling quickly. Every time I look, they're temporarily out of stock. Amazon is apparently re-stocking them very quickly. They'll give you the 2-day shipping once they're in stock.
 
ronknights said:
I've been meaning to buy one for awhile. I messed up this month, so I'll buy one next year. The Dots are selling quickly. Every time I look, they're temporarily out of stock. Amazon is apparently re-stocking them very quickly. They'll give you the 2-day shipping once they're in stock.
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That must be why they aren't $39 anymore. I see the price went up to $49. The full size Echo went back up to $179 too. I bought one for my sister a little over a week ago for $139. Glad now that I didn't wait. I wonder if they'll go back on sale again before Christmas? The black ones are out of stock until 12/21 and the white until 12/22.

Have any of you read this review? Hilarious! https://www.amazon.com/review/RJVDJ...il-glance&nodeID=9818047011&store=amazon-home
 
Apparently Amazon has generated a lot of excitement over the Echo Dot 2. They sell fast, and people have to wait for them to be re-stocked. Yeah, they undoubtedly offered sale prices for Christmas shoppers. They're likely to have another sale or two before the end of the holiday season.
 
BlondieBoomer said:
Smart lightbulbs! You can tell Alexa to turn your lights on and off and dim them. Just like The Jetsons!
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is there a way to turn my lights on via Alexa without being home? I know I can preset off and on, but I mean driving home and want Alexa to turn my light on before I get home
 
The best thing is to read the Amazon product page. I believe they describe just which devices work with the Dot.
 
My husband thought he was funny last night and told Alexa he wanted a bag of apples. To his surprise, she responded and added them to 'the list'. Sure enough, they were on my shopping list on Amazon. Guess he learned his lesson.
 
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