Got my Echo earlier today.
Just like Fire TV Stick, it was horrible to get it to work out of the box.
Got on Amazon Support Call and I was suggested to disconnect and reconnect.
After reconfiguring, all issues got sorted out. It got connected to Amazon Music and started responding properly.
As a speaker, it is pretty solid. I am not an audiophile so cannot comment on how good it would be for people with specific requirements but I find it more than adequate for streaming music. Haven't tried streaming over bluetooth so cannot comment on that.
As for Alexa... It is no Google Assitant. It does not seem to handle simple queries that Google would have handled with ease. I guess Google's Knowledge Base is still superior compared to Alexa.
Voice recognition is pretty great. Though at times it does mess up. I have heard enough horror stories online so I do hope that it does not start reading/streaming adult stuff as I have placed the device in the living room with access to everyone in the house.
I would love to get recommendations for skills and routines that other folks are using.
I tried a few news sources and switched from NDTV English to NDTV Hindi. I prefer to get news without the theme song and background music. NDTV Hindi seems to be pretty nice. Any recommendations on news sources would be nice.
Would love to know how your experience is for ordering through Amazon, Zomato, Uber, Ola and others.
Just post your experiences using Echo devices here. Tips, tricks, cool features and anything that comes to mind!
Also feel free to post questions for me and others to answer!
Just like Fire TV Stick, it was horrible to get it to work out of the box.
Got on Amazon Support Call and I was suggested to disconnect and reconnect.
After reconfiguring, all issues got sorted out. It got connected to Amazon Music and started responding properly.
As a speaker, it is pretty solid. I am not an audiophile so cannot comment on how good it would be for people with specific requirements but I find it more than adequate for streaming music. Haven't tried streaming over bluetooth so cannot comment on that.
As for Alexa... It is no Google Assitant. It does not seem to handle simple queries that Google would have handled with ease. I guess Google's Knowledge Base is still superior compared to Alexa.
Voice recognition is pretty great. Though at times it does mess up. I have heard enough horror stories online so I do hope that it does not start reading/streaming adult stuff as I have placed the device in the living room with access to everyone in the house.
I would love to get recommendations for skills and routines that other folks are using.
I tried a few news sources and switched from NDTV English to NDTV Hindi. I prefer to get news without the theme song and background music. NDTV Hindi seems to be pretty nice. Any recommendations on news sources would be nice.
Would love to know how your experience is for ordering through Amazon, Zomato, Uber, Ola and others.
Just post your experiences using Echo devices here. Tips, tricks, cool features and anything that comes to mind!
Also feel free to post questions for me and others to answer!
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