home internal wireless intercom solution
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any solutions for a wireless intercom system, I keep looking at google minis and echo's but they only seem to do broadcasts, which is one solution when telling everyone dinner is ready, but when two people want to have a conversation neither seem to offer that.
I'm almost thinking of buying a 3-4 dect phone handset system, as they do this, but there clunky and a bit old skool.
To me if the mini's or echos did this it would be a "killer" app and these have other obvious benefits of performing a whole host of other functions aswell.
Any other solutions out there ?
I'm almost thinking of buying a 3-4 dect phone handset system, as they do this, but there clunky and a bit old skool.
To me if the mini's or echos did this it would be a "killer" app and these have other obvious benefits of performing a whole host of other functions aswell.
Any other solutions out there ?
familyguy1 said:
any solutions for a wireless intercom system, I keep looking at google minis and echo's but they only seem to do broadcasts, which is one solution when telling everyone dinner is ready, but when two people want to have a conversation neither seem to offer that.
I'm almost thinking of buying a 3-4 dect phone handset system, as they do this, but there clunky and a bit old skool.
To me if the mini's or echos did this it would be a "killer" app and these have other obvious benefits of performing a whole host of other functions aswell.
Any other solutions out there ?
Does the Echo Drop In feature not do what you want? You can speak to individual devices (people) not just all at once.I'm almost thinking of buying a 3-4 dect phone handset system, as they do this, but there clunky and a bit old skool.
To me if the mini's or echos did this it would be a "killer" app and these have other obvious benefits of performing a whole host of other functions aswell.
Any other solutions out there ?
https://www.imore.com/how-use-amazon-echo-speakers...
In our previous house the office was above the kitchen, but a long walk away.
We fitted this type of thing - hard wired with bell wire, but did the job perfectly as the 'called' end did not have to press any buttons and could just talk to their unit until the caller took their finger off the button. Much handier than a system that needs 'answering'.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eagle-Station-Intercom-Ca...
We fitted this type of thing - hard wired with bell wire, but did the job perfectly as the 'called' end did not have to press any buttons and could just talk to their unit until the caller took their finger off the button. Much handier than a system that needs 'answering'.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eagle-Station-Intercom-Ca...
In addition to Drop In, there is also Alexa/Echo calling.
Drop In doesn't require someone to accept the call at the receiving end, so essentially you can simple listen in and speak to (or frighten the feck out of) someone in that room.
With Alexa calling, you initiate a call with "Alexa Call Kitchen", and the Kitchen device will ring, and someone has to answer the call.
Alexa Calling can make calls to your contact's devices, home phones, mobile phones etc as well - won't make international calls BTW.
Drop In doesn't require someone to accept the call at the receiving end, so essentially you can simple listen in and speak to (or frighten the feck out of) someone in that room.
With Alexa calling, you initiate a call with "Alexa Call Kitchen", and the Kitchen device will ring, and someone has to answer the call.
Alexa Calling can make calls to your contact's devices, home phones, mobile phones etc as well - won't make international calls BTW.
alorotom said:
Nest / Google hubs and minis do this via the broadcast feature
No they don't.I would sit on my hands and wait though as I suspect they'll get it eventually.
It would be really handy to be able to patch into the Kitchen from my workshop when I'm outside and I have cabling there that would let me run an intercom, but I'm sure the Google kit that's already in both will do it eventually.
familyguy1 said:
as this is around the house PMR handsets would be just as good as adding dect handsets. But thanks for the double suggestion.
I'll look into Alexa drop... thanks
I suggested it twice because it got ignored the first time I'll look into Alexa drop... thanks
Edited by familyguy1 on Wednesday 4th December 14:53
, but it's what we use. They work in the garden and the local area as well as in the house, so you can just keep one in your pocket or whatever. Much more flexible than dect handsets.
paulrockliffe said:
alorotom said:
Nest / Google hubs and minis do this via the broadcast feature
No they don't.I would sit on my hands and wait though as I suspect they'll get it eventually.
It would be really handy to be able to patch into the Kitchen from my workshop when I'm outside and I have cabling there that would let me run an intercom, but I'm sure the Google kit that's already in both will do it eventually.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/75319...
alorotom said:
paulrockliffe said:
alorotom said:
Nest / Google hubs and minis do this via the broadcast feature
No they don't.I would sit on my hands and wait though as I suspect they'll get it eventually.
It would be really handy to be able to patch into the Kitchen from my workshop when I'm outside and I have cabling there that would let me run an intercom, but I'm sure the Google kit that's already in both will do it eventually.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/75319...
paulrockliffe said:
alorotom said:
paulrockliffe said:
alorotom said:
Nest / Google hubs and minis do this via the broadcast feature
No they don't.I would sit on my hands and wait though as I suspect they'll get it eventually.
It would be really handy to be able to patch into the Kitchen from my workshop when I'm outside and I have cabling there that would let me run an intercom, but I'm sure the Google kit that's already in both will do it eventually.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/75319...
familyguy1 said:
I'll look into Alexa drop... thanks
As per earlier post, Alexa does more than Drop Inhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display....
We use Alexa calling to do exactly what you want in your OP.
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