Thought about giving in and getting an Amazon Echo and Dot. Echo for me, For for my son. Thoughts?l
We have some friends with a Google device. Nothing funnier than watching the drunk wife yell "HEY GOOGLE" and try to get it to play a specific song she wants, but she slurs so much it can't understand her. Only "HEY GOOGLE" is intelligible.RealTalk said:
If you have Spotify Premium, you can get Google Home device for free.
https://www.spotify.com/us/family/
Just a friendly reminder that you'll then have to set it up for them. And re-set it up a couple of months later. And then a couple of months after that.Geralt of Rivia said:
I have an Echo that I really only use for playing music. My parents really liked it when they were staying with me for a couple of months, so I will probably get them one for Christmas.
RealTalk said:
If you have Spotify Premium, you can get Google Home device for free.
https://www.spotify.com/us/family/
Yeah, I've taken that into consideration.MooreTrucker said:Just a friendly reminder that you'll then have to set it up for them. And re-set it up a couple of months later. And then a couple of months after that.Geralt of Rivia said:
I have an Echo that I really only use for playing music. My parents really liked it when they were staying with me for a couple of months, so I will probably get them one for Christmas.
Geralt of Rivia said:Yeah, I've taken that into consideration.MooreTrucker said:Just a friendly reminder that you'll then have to set it up for them. And re-set it up a couple of months later. And then a couple of months after that.Geralt of Rivia said:
I have an Echo that I really only use for playing music. My parents really liked it when they were staying with me for a couple of months, so I will probably get them one for Christmas.
Vivint Security? How does that work?mike_ags_fan12 said:
Echo
we use it for Spotify, Pandora, and Vivint security.
You can change to "Amazon" "Echo" or "Computer" but that's all.88planoAg said:
My kid likes having a dot in his room.
Be prepared for Alexa to join in conversations if it thinks you say 'alexa'. And also, you cannot rename it, which I think takes the fun out of it because I want to call the damn thing skynet.
Yep. Originally I was very against owning one. My MIL gave it to me for Christmas at the urging of my husband. I wanted to call it Satan at first....MooreTrucker said:You can change to "Amazon" "Echo" or "Computer" but that's all.88planoAg said:
My kid likes having a dot in his room.
Be prepared for Alexa to join in conversations if it thinks you say 'alexa'. And also, you cannot rename it, which I think takes the fun out of it because I want to call the damn thing skynet.
I don't think you can change dot, but you can change echo.MooreTrucker said:You can change to "Amazon" "Echo" or "Computer" but that's all.88planoAg said:
My kid likes having a dot in his room.
Be prepared for Alexa to join in conversations if it thinks you say 'alexa'. And also, you cannot rename it, which I think takes the fun out of it because I want to call the damn thing skynet.
You are right. I can't change it on the ecobee with alexa built in.MooreTrucker said:
I have a Dot.
MooreTrucker said:We have some friends with a Google device. Nothing funnier than watching the drunk wife yell "HEY GOOGLE" and try to get it to play a specific song she wants, but she slurs so much it can't understand her. Only "HEY GOOGLE" is intelligible.RealTalk said:
If you have Spotify Premium, you can get Google Home device for free.
https://www.spotify.com/us/family/
MooreTrucker said:Vivint Security? How does that work?mike_ags_fan12 said:
Echo
we use it for Spotify, Pandora, and Vivint security.
Good to know. Thanks!mike_ags_fan12 said:MooreTrucker said:Vivint Security? How does that work?mike_ags_fan12 said:
Echo
we use it for Spotify, Pandora, and Vivint security.
Just set up your vivint or home security account (if compatible) to the echo and you can use voice command to control the security device.
"Alexa, Tell vivint to arm the house."
"Alexa, Tell vivint to turn on lamp 2" and etc
Dammit that's what I've been known to go by.88planoAg said:
Be prepared for Alexa to join in conversations if it thinks you say 'alexa'. And also, you cannot rename it
You can rename it to Echo or Computer.The Fife said:Dammit that's what I've been known to go by.88planoAg said:
Be prepared for Alexa to join in conversations if it thinks you say 'alexa'. And also, you cannot rename it