Reluctant Amazon Alexa owner -- can it be useful?

Francesanne

I no longer use an alarm clock or my radio's since I bought my Alexa & Dots. Just wake in the night and ask Alexa what the time is (she must get sick of me asking). Use as alarm, timer and reminder. Great for listening to music. Great quality as radio. To get my brain functioning in the morning, I do "Ask the Question of the Day". Get weather updates & tide times. Numerous quizzes to play. Get football results. Instead of using Wikiapedia, I ask Alexa. Converting currency, measurements. Find nothing creepy about Alexa & very happy with her.

atlantis187

we just returned the amazon echo after a couple days of use as we found we had no real need for it, as most of the stuff u ask it it replies "oh i'm not sure" also once the novelty wore off it would just be sat in the corner collecting dust.
Its just a gimmick me thinks

adonis

Our one has just died when it got moved to another room, just over a year old and out of warranty.


Built in obsolescence to make us buy the newer one I believe.:(

prenton01

Just replaced a spotlight in the bathroom for a dot which was plugged into an extension attached to the wooden support in loft

I can now listen to sepultura while having a bath

Nasqueron

adonis wrote: »

Our one has just died when it got moved to another room, just over a year old and out of warranty.


Built in obsolescence to make us buy the newer one I believe.:(

It was working, you did something to it, now it's not working.


That's an isolated anecdote, not proof of built in obsolescence

PDC

Had an email with these things to try from Amazon the other day...

THINGS TO TRY:

“Alexa, sing a country song”.
“Alexa, why do people need to eat?”
“Alexa, tell me a poem about beans.”
“Alexa, tell me about Michael Bubl!.”
Get a new quote from Michael Bubl! every single day to find out more about the man and his music.
“Alexa, what’s a soulmate?”
“Alexa, open Moon Lander.”
“Alexa, can you talk to dogs?”
“Alexa, do not disturb.”
Enable 'do not disturb' mode when you do not wish to receive any Alexa calls or messages.
“Alexa, give me an Alan Partridge TV pitch.”
“Alexa, who was eliminated from Dancing on Ice?”
“Alexa, tell me a joke about snow.”
“Alexa, open Stop Smoking.”
“Alexa, give me an example of a spoonerism.”
“Alexa, how many cheeses are there in the world?”
“Alexa, open Toothbrush Time.”
This Kid Skill will help children enjoy brushing their teeth while listening to a fun toothbrush song. Kid Skills are disabled by default—activate them by going into your Alexa app > Settings > Alexa Account > Kid Skills.
“Alexa, what’s the smallest city in the world?”
“Alexa, how do I set up calling and messaging?”
“Alexa, open Feel the Pressure.”
“Alexa, read Jane Eyre from Audible.”
The classic read by Thandie Newton is free to stream with Alexa until 1 February. With narration speed control now available, you can adjust the narration speed of your Audible audiobook. Just say, “Alexa, read slower” or “Alexa, read faster”.
“Alexa, recite 'Address to a Haggis'.”
“Alexa, open Womb Sounds.”
“Alexa, play the Yoga Chill playlist from Amazon Music.”
“Alexa, open Lemonade Stand.”
Run your own business and make it profitable with this fun game.
“Alexa, what is the traditional gift for a 25th wedding anniversary?”
“Alexa, what is your favourite letter?”
“Alexa, what would Robin say?”
Lost for words? Cat(woman) got your tongue? Borrow some from the Boy Wonder to express yourself in any situation.
“Alexa, where are the Voyager space probes now?”
“Alexa, open Animal Letters.”
“Alexa, roll a die.”