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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Ok so i never buy gadgety stuff but thought i might treat myself to an alexa. Ive looked them up but dont know how they work. Do you just plug them in and speak and whats the difference between a dot and an echo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices "

After Alexa has ‘heard’ your latest meet, are you bombarded with adverts for condoms and sex toys?

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices "
but is it like a talking google. I just ask it a question and it answers

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices but is it like a talking google. I just ask it a question and it answers"

Yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices but is it like a talking google. I just ask it a question and it answers"

In theory yes. But in reality I find the asking questions to not be great.

I use mine for music, radio, news and home control mostly. Just say "Alexa play BBC radio 4" or "Alexa what's the weather today". And it does it. I'm also a geek so have worked out how to do loads around the house with it. "Alexa turn on kitchen lights" and my worktop lights turn on. Great when cooking!

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By *019ReadyCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

From what I've read recently such gadgets sound to be increasing their surveilance abilities. Personally I'm suspicious of most things like that

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices but is it like a talking google. I just ask it a question and it answers

In theory yes. But in reality I find the asking questions to not be great.

I use mine for music, radio, news and home control mostly. Just say "Alexa play BBC radio 4" or "Alexa what's the weather today". And it does it. I'm also a geek so have worked out how to do loads around the house with it. "Alexa turn on kitchen lights" and my worktop lights turn on. Great when cooking!"
Thanks. I only want one for a bit of light entertainment.

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"The echo is the full size one with a proper speaker.

The dot is smaller and has a tiny speaker. Fine for just controlling things but I wouldn't want to listen to music on it. However you can plug it into a speaker if you have one.

You can just plug it in and go for the interaction or to listen to the music/radio. If you want to control things around the house with it, then you will need to buy other devices but is it like a talking google. I just ask it a question and it answers

Yes "
thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"From what I've read recently such gadgets sound to be increasing their surveilance abilities. Personally I'm suspicious of most things like that "

I'm more worried about my phone being used for surveillance. It has a lot more capability for data capture, gets lots of additional software installed on it and runs a much more open operating system.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"From what I've read recently such gadgets sound to be increasing their surveilance abilities. Personally I'm suspicious of most things like that "

There was a news article the other day that said it would be listening all the time, even without calling its' name.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Treat it like a dab radio plus shipping lists and other stuff.

With multiple dots you can make announcements throughout the house

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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago

wolverhampton

You can also get a spot that can be used to video message on too (this would link to say a smart doorbell also)

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"From what I've read recently such gadgets sound to be increasing their surveilance abilities. Personally I'm suspicious of most things like that

There was a news article the other day that said it would be listening all the time, even without calling its' name. "

Agree

Very worrying things

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire


"Ok so i never buy gadgety stuff but thought i might treat myself to an alexa. Ive looked them up but dont know how they work. Do you just plug them in and speak and whats the difference between a dot and an echo"

I can’t tell too much, but I am aware of a high ranking officer telling his son (who was buying home one for Xmas) sorry ######### I can’t have one in the house, as it can be used to listen to conversations which must not be divulged ..

Personally I don’t care if you believe this or not, but the son is known to me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have 2, love them both. Im not bothered if they listen in to us as we dont do anything wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great for radio and Amazon music etc etc. Nellie has a large one in the bedroom .... oo er .... also a £20 dot downstairs blue toothed to soundbar and woofer (sounds great) .... oh and ask it who H is in line of duty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sonos speakers come with Alexa. Not literally of course

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

well i live alone with three cats not going to get much top secret information from me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I,'ve got 3 Alexa dots, I like them for listening to music on. I ask it to play 70,s or ,80,s music mostly and it plays continuously without adds or news. I have asked it questions before too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Great for radio and Amazon music etc etc. Nellie has a large one in the bedroom .... oo er .... also a £20 dot downstairs blue toothed to soundbar and woofer (sounds great) .... oh and ask it who H is in line of duty "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alexa, cover my shift on Friday.

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

im going to get the echo not the dot

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

We have the dot as it only cost 99p through Amazon Music (£14.99 a month - you can subscribe, pay 1 month & cancel but we use the music anyway).

The kids ask her stupid questions & I play music. Not sure I’ll use for lights etc..

J x

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford


"Sonos speakers come with Alexa. Not literally of course "

the cottage where im at has those sonos speakers there good nice and bass'y

plays good sound works off internet and bluetooth/wireless to each other so speakers can be in different rooms playing

enough so I have played them loud just cant resist.

neighbours have even asked me for my music which im playing.

also has alexa devices here hate the things as I unplug them

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By *4nc3rCouple
over a year ago

Clacton-On-Sea, Essex

I got a new Sonos speaker free with my phone upgrade, I can't say I'm that impressed or bothered. But I always have my phone on me (and a simple Sony Bluetooth speaker that sounds great!) so it doesn't feel as much of a lifesaver as hubby thinks it is.

It is nice for the kids when they wanna listen to music, especially my 5 Yr old who although improving can't spell to type what he wants to listen to on the Xbox haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One day there will be a really shit 'reality' show where people are put into a studio, mocked up like a house and every move watched.

Inspiration will have come from real life not a dystopian novel. They’ll call it Alexa.

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