We'll give her a whirl certainly Jackie even if there are not many
principles relevant to me at the moment but I'll be gladd of internet
radio on it and of course the music too and it being an Amazon product
books too.
Cheers,
Tony Sweeney.
On 17/11/2016 16:41, Jackie Brown wrote:
Hi Tony
I just followed the spoken instructions to set it up from Alexa. She tells
you what to do when you plug her in!
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Hi Jackie,
I reckon this is the final question from me LOL on this: how do you get the
instructions then for using the Dot?
Best with your setting up and use of the Dot,
Tony Sweeney.
On 17/11/2016 08:29, Jackie Brown wrote:
Hi Tonywireless connectivity.
The Echo and Dot use a USB lead which goes into the device at one end
with a Micro fitting, and a standard USB fitting at the other. The
latter part fits into a plug which then goes into the wall. When you
turn on the power at the wall, wait until you hear the Echo or Dot
play the welcome tune, and Alexa will start speaking. It is at this
point that you need to go to your Alexa app and set up your device,
signing into your Amazon account, and choosing either Echo or Dot.
Alternatively, you should be able to do this on a PC or laptop if you have
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activating the Skills, either on the app, (good luck with that,) or
your computer at the website http://alexa.amazon.co.uk
The beauty of the Dot is that it has a 3.5mm socket in which you can
plug a lead to use on a hifi or similar system. So far, I haven't
done this as I have put the Dot in our bedroom. In fact, I set an
alarm for 6.30 every day so Alexa can wake me up if my dog doesn't!
There is a serious side to using the Echo or Dot in addition to the
fun once you grapple with the app, or better still, use the website.
I agree the Dot doesn't have the depth that the Echo does in terms of
sound, but its price for me is more sensible, and it does offer that
option to plug it into another sound system.
There are plenty of Echo or Dot owners on here if you decide to
purchase one and get stuck. But it is pretty self-explanatory. I
didn't get off to a good start when I purchased the Echo as the app
drove me mad, and I sent it back. But now I have opened a lot of the
Skills, and steer clear of the app, I like it much more.
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Hi Jackie,
I'm interested in you getting the Dot as I too may go that way,
hooking it up to my home speakers.
"setting up Alexa" you say so do you need to do much for setting up
the basics or is that basic a default?
I may purchase the Dot before the end of year and in time perhaps get
a mobile version too, but maybe not rush in.
I assume those devices have USB ports as I don't think my computers
have bluetooth.
Best,
Tony Sweeney.
On 16/11/2016 13:33, Jackie Brown wrote:
Hi Tonyquicker.
I returned my Echo because I hated the app, it drove me bananas to
start with. But I decided to purchase the Dot, one because it is
£100 cheaper, and two because it has an audio connection that lets
you put it through a hifi system or something.
So it arrived this morning, and I've had a lot more fun with it this
time round. I set up the Dot with the Alexa app to start with, then
went to alexa.amazon.co.uk
This is much easier, as you can add Skills and search for them much
I found the app very stuttery, and wasn't always able to double-tapother Wi FI?
on icons to move about properly.
I like the size of the Dot, which I will use as an alarm clock. This
means I don't need to have my iPhone in the room overnight. I
couldn't say for definite whether you could set up the Dot or Echo on
the above website without a Smartphone, but I would think it is possible.
Both the Echo and Dot are mains only powered.
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Jackie Brown
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Hi folk,
Thanks for the interesting and sometimes even amusing LOL posts here
recently.
I don't have a smart phone but only a laptop and a netbook so I
wonder are the Echo and Dot usable with them?
I wonder also as I have mobile broadband does the Echo/Dot work
anywhere as long as I have my wi Fi enabledor say if out and about
using
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using the Echo or Dot have I then accessx to internet radio?
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