I just want to add this to Amazon users. If you don't know an answer, don't answer to say you don't know. It wastes peoples time sorting through nonsense.
By J. Kennedy on November 1, 2017
No. Do not buy this wonderful product to make phone calls. The microphones are terrible, you have to be right next to it for them to hear you, and Alexa is not very good about distinguishing names on your contact list and does not learn. Echo is awesome for playing music and general information but you will not be u…
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No. Do not buy this wonderful product to make phone calls. The microphones are terrible, you have to be right next to it for them to hear you, and Alexa is not very good about distinguishing names on your contact list and does not learn. Echo is awesome for playing music and general information but you will not be using it as a phone.
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No. Do not buy this wonderful product to make phone calls. The microphones are terrible, you have to be right next to it for them to hear you, and Alexa is not very good about distinguishing names on your contact list and does not learn. Echo is awesome for playing music and general information but you will not be using it as a phone.
By Jack Straw on March 3, 2018
Echo Music: WiFi and an Amazon Account is required. It does not have to be a Prime account. The Echo's will default to the free Amazon Music. In Alexa Setup, Skills listed that you can enable:
1. Amazon Music (free) default, auto enables
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Echo Music: WiFi and an Amazon Account is required. It does not have to be a Prime account. The Echo's will default to the free Amazon Music. In Alexa Setup, Skills listed that you can enable:
1. Amazon Music (free) default, auto enables
2. Prime Music (Prime Member) auto enables
3. Pandora (free, link your own account))
4. TuneIn (free)
5. iHeart (free)
6. Amazon Music Unlimited (subscription)
7. Spotify (subscription)
8. Sirius XM (subscription)
None of the enabled music Skills are required. TuneIn and IHeart will allow you to specify radio stations when comanding Alexa, both real and fabricated. If you do nothing, you will still have Amazon Music for free.
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Echo Music: WiFi and an Amazon Account is required. It does not have to be a Prime account. The Echo's will default to the free Amazon Music. In Alexa Setup, Skills listed that you can enable:
1. Amazon Music (free) default, auto enables
2. Prime Music (Prime Member) auto enables
3. Pandora (free, link your own account))
4. TuneIn (free)
5. iHeart (free)
6. Amazon Music Unlimited (subscription)
7. Spotify (subscription)
8. Sirius XM (subscription)
None of the enabled music Skills are required. TuneIn and IHeart will allow you to specify radio stations when comanding Alexa, both real and fabricated. If you do nothing, you will still have Amazon Music for free.
By Dnmcdy on November 15, 2017