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Amazon Alexa and Echo FAQ

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    #212
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Wheres test place to download the app onto your laptop?


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    #213
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    Dr.Winston O'Boogie wrote: »
    Wheres test place to download the app onto your laptop?

    Try http://alexa.amazon.co.uk


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    #214
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I noticed yesterday IFTTT is now available in the UK


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    #215
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    Orion wrote: »
    I noticed yesterday IFTTT is now available in the UK

    Welcome to 5 days ago ;)


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    #216
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    My Echo is on the way down with Parcel Motel :) hoping i'll get it this evening with some luck! Looking forward to tinkering with it.

    What are the suggestions for getting locations to work. Bing Maps is just plain awful....


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    #217
    phantom_lord
    Registered Users Posts: 10,894 ✭✭✭✭phantom_lord


    Has anyone found any useful skills for Ireland?

    Is there a reason why I've to still say "on spotify" every time I play music even though I have spotify set as the default service?


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    #218
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Try asking alexa if she knows father Christmas or how old she is.
    My 6 year old did it with some interesting results:)


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    #219
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    phantom_lord wrote: »
    Has anyone found any useful skills for Ireland?

    Is there a reason why I've to still say "on spotify" every time I play music even though I have spotify set as the default service?

    Is your amazon account set to US or UK?


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    #220
    coley
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭coley


    I just see the harmony skill is now available for UK too.
    Will have to wait until I'm home later to check it out :)


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    #221
    chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭chasm


    Ariel Big Schwa wrote: »
    Try asking alexa if she knows father Christmas or how old she is.
    My 6 year old did it with some interesting results:)

    Telling alexa she is the weakest link gets interesting results too lol The kids love telling her to make them laugh - they find to jokes funny anyway Lol


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    #222
    Jaden
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Jaden


    For Kids, ask:

    * Do you want to build a snowman?
    * What does the fox say?

    For Bigger kids:

    * Tell Alexa "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe".
    * Tell Alexa "Live long, and prosper".
    * Ask: "Is this real life?"
    * Ask "Are you skynet?"
    * Ask "Could you pass the Turing test?"


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    #223
    Silverfluffs
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Silverfluffs


    NomadicGray wrote: »
    Cheaper, and in stock, at the moment in PowerCity
    http://www.powercity.ie/?par=20-27-HS100

    They work well just for turning things on and off from home with voice or when away through the app.
    Im going the Hue route for lights and then using SmartThings for any other home automation. That is not the cheap way to do things but I like the potential of those two products.

    Thanks very much for this. I bought 4 today. They also have the ones with Energy Monitoring for €34.95. Those ones alone are £34.99 on Amazon & out of stock!

    I set up two straight away connect to an old two bar electric fire & to a Harman Kardon set of speakers that I use for a PC connected to my TV. It's great to be able to tuck the extension cord out of the way now & leave the devices plugged in. No more getting up & down to plug/unplug them. I was always forgetting about the speakers too & leaving them on. I can't wait to be able to just say Goodnight Alexa!

    My Echo was shipped today & I am so excited to try it out. I'm like a little kid at Christmas! Santa is really coming this year for me!

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread.


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    #224
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    I've got my Spotify account set up on the app on my phone but echo still doesn't seem to pick up Spotify?

    It's premium too.


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    #225
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Dr.Winston O'Boogie wrote: »
    I've got my Spotify account set up on the app on my phone but echo still doesn't seem to pick up Spotify?

    Is Spotify set a default media player?


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    #226
    NomadicGray
    Registered Users Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭NomadicGray


    Jaden wrote: »
    For Kids, ask:

    * Do you want to build a snowman?
    * What does the fox say?

    For Bigger kids:

    * Tell Alexa "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe".
    * Tell Alexa "Live long, and prosper".
    * Ask: "Is this real life?"
    * Ask "Are you skynet?"
    * Ask "Could you pass the Turing test?"

    Dont forget about opening the pod bay doors, or initiating the self destruct sequence


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    #227
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    So is there any must have skills?

    The only "home" address I managed was the o Connell street tip... I live in cork though :(


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    #228
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    fionny wrote: »
    So is there any must have skills?

    Just the Big Sky skill for weather forecasts.

    Other then that, any skill related to any Home Automation products you might have, Logitech Harmony, Philips Hue, etc.


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    #229
    NomadicGray
    Registered Users Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭NomadicGray


    Anyone get The Wayne Investigation?
    I installed the skill but it won't trigger for me.


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    #230
    phantom_lord
    Registered Users Posts: 10,894 ✭✭✭✭phantom_lord


    degsie wrote: »
    Is your amazon account set to US or UK?

    UK


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    #231
    davo2001
    Registered Users Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭davo2001


    phantom_lord wrote: »
    UK

    How can you check this?


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    #232
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    davo2001 wrote: »
    How can you check this?

    http://amazon.co.uk/mycd

    Go to the settings tab and check country settings


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    #233
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    phantom_lord wrote: »
    UK

    What exactly happens when you request a song/artist? I just have to say 'Alexa, play Justin Beeber' and I hear god-awful music :)


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    #234
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,692 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Anyone tried the yonomi app with Echo. Just download it and trying to link routines.

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



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    #235
    ceegee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,233 ✭✭✭ceegee


    Has anyone else had difficulty pairing a boom2 to the dot? ive tried adding it in the app but it doesn't detect it

    Edit: nevermind, decided to work immediately after posting


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    #236
    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    Anyone tried the yonomi app with Echo. Just download it and trying to link routines.

    Yeah I use it for my Hue lights. Seems a lot more responsive than doing it natively.


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    #237
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    Anyone tried the yonomi app with Echo. Just download it and trying to link routines.

    I do, it is great.

    I've a routine called "night time" and it:
    - Turns off my TV and all the AV gear (Harmony Hub)
    - Turns on the bedside lamps (Hue)
    - Gradually turns off all the other lights in the house over 60 seconds (Hue)


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    #238
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭dodzy


    degsie wrote: »
    What exactly happens when you request a song/artist? I just have to say 'Alexa, play Justin Beeber' and I hear god-awful music :)

    You can be specific with an album request. "Alexa, play xxx by the eagles on spotify". That said, requesting "Now thats what I call music 1" always results in her throwing on Now 95!

    Incidentally, if you have a bit of time on your hands, ask Alexa "What is 9 to the power of 100" and get the popcorn......


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    #239
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,692 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Anyone using Dot as Alarm clock.Set it up no problem but cannot turn it off by voice activation, I end up pressing buttons.

    Tried echo stop etc...but could be just my morning voice been incoherent..

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



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    #240
    judeboy101
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭judeboy101


    Heading to powercity. Anything worth buying for Alexa and dot? Budget ~100


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    #241
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    judeboy101 wrote: »
    Heading to powercity. Anything worth buying for Alexa and dot? Budget ~100

    Creative wireless speaker + 2 TP-Link smart plugs?


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