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Dr. Dre

Any fellow Irish users of this device?

It should be top of your list if you're into gadgets

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nickhx

Dr. Dre wrote: »

Mainly Radio, Podcasts when going to sleep, and home automation ( I have like 12 lightwaverf devices through smartthings, 2 lifx colour bulbs that I can control colour and brightness through, and a few IR devices controlled via a logitech harmony hub (TV, fan etc))
I use the shopping list also I suppose
and as a timer when cooking
oh, and spotify

Have you managed to get local weather working yet? ie. "Alexa what is the weather like today?" would tell you the weather for say, Dublin, without you actually saying in Dublin Ireland

LiamG

Personally I looked into that and it seems like a lot of hassle - I am happy to say "in dublin ireland" at the end but thats just me.

Also, I suspect when the echo goes worldwide they will also regionalisation - if I were a betting man that will happen sooner than later as Googles version is due out before Christmas

Dr. Dre

I'd be the same as Liam, it hasn't bothered me enough to investigate tbh Nick.

I've seen it RUMOURED to for an October UK (and I guess Ireland) release.

nickhx

Cheers guys -, have either of you managed to get Alexa to play Newstalk radio via tune in? I have tried but it either cannot find the station even though it is on tune in, or plays another station entirely.

Arbie

nickhx wrote: »

Cheers guys -, have either of you managed to get Alexa to play Newstalk radio via tune in? I have tried but it either cannot find the station even though it is on tune in, or plays another station entirely.

I have the same problem - recognises other stations fine but no matter if I say "Newstalk Ireland", "Newstalk 106FM", etc. it still plays random American stations. I even have Newstalk as a favourite in TuneIn but no luck.

OldMrBrennan83

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LiamG

re newstalk - you can play it from the Alexa app but I have yet to get it verbally (which I suppose is the point)!

Dr. Dre

Yeah the Newstalk thing is a pain, it worked ONCE (verbally) for me when I first got it last year, but not since, oddly enough.

I have a theory that it's because the name is comprised of two 'genres' of radio and that confuses Alexa, perhaps if they give us a deeper integration with Tunein in the future, we may be able to give nicknames to stations etc..

Dr. Dre

Engadget speculating a UK launch is close at hand > https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/02/amazon-alexa-uk/

Dr. Dre

et voila https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GAGVIE4/ref=gw_d_JL_L_AuCC_Dopp?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-jeff-letter&pf_rd_r=11B7PW3GBWDEB301EYEQ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=720186d7-5ed8-40b2-a674-339666a8088b&pf_rd_i=desktop

Howard the Duck

Doesn't deliver to Ireland does parcel motel work for that?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Won't ship to parcel motel it appears.

Dr. Dre

Wow, that's a bit extreme of them

donegal.

£50 off for prime.

i.ve tried it for a local delivery service from derry (similar to parcel motel etc) and it worked.

dbro

Just ordered through parcel motel...no problem

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I had tried it twice earlier and it wouldn't ship to parcel motel.

Just tried it again after reading the bargain alerts thread and it is now allowing me to ship to parcel motel.

Autumn Grumpy Ring wrote: »

Won't ship to parcel motel it appears.

Radioheader

Hi,
If I get this shipped to parcel hotel, will it work fully in Ireland, using my Amazon.co.uk account? Can I pair an iPhone with it? Everything I have is on my iPhone at the moment. Will it work with my Nest? I don't use Spotify so is it a waste of time for me?

I really like the sound of this gadget and want to give it a go.

Sorry for the simple questions!

LiamG

Hi

I am presuming it will work with the .co.uk account. Can't see why not. It definitely works with Nest thermostats I believe. I also works with TuneIn and amazon prime music.

You can pair by phones by bluetooth per the amazon site but kind of defeats the purpose then if you are into music.

donegal.

how would you get amazon prime music to work on it ?

LiamG

just get the alexa app (or via the website) , link your prime account to your echo on the app
easy to do

donegal.

LiamG wrote: »

just get the alexa app (or via the website) , link your prime account to your echo on the app
easy to do

In ireland?

LiamG

should be an option i would have though (not out yet obviously) but worse case you sideload apk file - i did this for the US version and its perfect

donegal.

i can only find us/canada version of apk

LiamG

it only launched yesterday - give it a few days!!

donegal.

prime music launched about a year ago.
I can't decide if the echo is worth getting or not.
I've a few things i can control with my phone and it'd be cool to have voice control. But how often do you need to change the thermostat etc ?
If its only for spotify then theres probably better speakers

But if I could get prime music working that would swing it for me.

Radioheader

I think I will get it anyhow, even if its applications aren't apparent right away.

OldMrBrennan83

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loughrey2887

donegal. wrote: »

i can only find us/canada version of apk

loughrey2887

donegal. wrote: »

i can only find us/canada version of apk

loughrey2887

donegal. wrote: »

i can only find us/canada version of apk

The US Echo app apk is the exact same as the UK one, just like the Fire TV remote app. It'll give you the relevant apps depending on the address you set up as your digital content address on the Amazon site. The problem is the UK Echo app won't appear on the Irish Google Play store or the Apple store. You'll need to sideload it on if you have an Android phone, just like the Prime Video and Fire TV apps which don't appear on the Irish app stores. You simply can't get it if you have an iphone (lack of app sideloading is one of the reasons a ditched the iPhone) unless you are jailbroken or are paying a visit to the UK. VPN doesn't seem to make these apps appear in the app stores either.