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tankplanker said:
So adverts are meant to be coming: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/11/ads_amazon...
if they do, mine are in the bin if I can't turn them off.
Was on my wish list, now removed. Bill Hicks was right if they do, mine are in the bin if I can't turn them off.
tankplanker said:
So adverts are meant to be coming: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/11/ads_amazon...
if they do, mine are in the bin if I can't turn them off.
Indeed. Hopefully they will follow the Kindle model and offer ad-supported units at a discount to the original price. if they do, mine are in the bin if I can't turn them off.
I can't understand why anyone would buy it with ads - totally undermines the device imo.
kingston12 said:
Indeed. Hopefully they will follow the Kindle model and offer ad-supported units at a discount to the original price.
I can't understand why anyone would buy it with ads - totally undermines the device imo.
I would hope with already paying for Amazon Prime and Music unlimited then if true, the adds would be disabled.I can't understand why anyone would buy it with ads - totally undermines the device imo.
I can see a lot of people turning it off or not buying it if they do put adds on with or without Prime membership.It happens with phone apps, free version has adds, paid for don't but £150/£120 device with adds takes the piss a bit.
Richyboy said:
How do you enable the voice calling?
Step 1 is wait for software version 2.0.2429 (mine hasn't got this yet) https://www.howtogeek.com/306818/how-to-call-and-m...Puggit said:
Received an Echo for my birthday yesterday...
1) Fun so far, but how much use will it be...
2) I have a Sonos house, so sitting tight for that integration
3) Why hasn't anyone made Echo enabled light switches yet? I don't want enabled bulbs!
If you get a smartthings hub any light switch can be made into one that is controllable with Echo: http://aeotec.com/z-wave-light-dimmer-switch1) Fun so far, but how much use will it be...
2) I have a Sonos house, so sitting tight for that integration
3) Why hasn't anyone made Echo enabled light switches yet? I don't want enabled bulbs!
Wiring in the UK is a little more varied than the US, so plug and play light switches are a little harder to do than the US.
tankplanker said:
f you get a smartthings hub any light switch can be made into one that is controllable with Echo: http://aeotec.com/z-wave-light-dimmer-switch
Wiring in the UK is a little more varied than the US, so plug and play light switches are a little harder to do than the US.
Ouch, expensive! And interestingly $59.95 in USA and £64.99 here (when in stock). Wiring in the UK is a little more varied than the US, so plug and play light switches are a little harder to do than the US.
Puggit said:
Ouch, expensive! And interestingly $59.95 in USA and £64.99 here (when in stock).
I'm not sure if the US version is exactly the same, the extra certification needed in the EU (and different voltage support) would explain some of the price difference. This version has only just launched so I'd expect it to come down in price in a month or two. It is the first one I've seen that will work with any of the common wiring types in the UK. There are cheaper versions but you have to know how your wiring is before you start. Ikea are entering the fray with Alexa/Google controlled devices: http://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/News/control-ikea-h...
Hopefully that will bring prices down to realistic levels.
Hopefully that will bring prices down to realistic levels.
Stupeo said:
I want a battery pack for my Echo, so I can it in the garage/garden.
Any recommendations?
I quite fancy one of those that has a USB for charging up my phone too. It must be white.
Easy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lumsing-10000mAh-Portable...Any recommendations?
I quite fancy one of those that has a USB for charging up my phone too. It must be white.
I run an echo dot of a similar one. Last for hours. Not sure about a full Echo though. I'd guess that it'd be fine.
nyt said:
Easy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lumsing-10000mAh-Portable...
I run an echo dot of a similar one. Last for hours. Not sure about a full Echo though. I'd guess that it'd be fine.
Thanks, but I don't think that would work for the full echo.I run an echo dot of a similar one. Last for hours. Not sure about a full Echo though. I'd guess that it'd be fine.
I've found one called the EchoBoot which looks okay.
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