Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-03-02 Thread Greg
yanderson...@gmail.com>] *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:15 PM *To:* quad-list *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others? Hello I have a SCI 4/5, no movement from the neck down using a sip and puff power wheelchair. The picture on our TV went out yeste

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-25 Thread Jim Lubin
This device lets you use a cell phone to connect to a phone with a jack. Cell2jack - Cellphone to Home Phone Adapter - Make and Receive Cell Phone Call on Your landline Phone Free https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B089984QRT/ On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 5:32 PM Lori Michaelson wrote: > Yup I do

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-25 Thread Lori Michaelson
Yup I do know that Aaron but thank you. What I am paying for right now is Internet and a landline and I am currently looking into a desktop phone that I can use and push the buttons with my fist to call numbers or you have to push a button (I need that independents) and have it looked up to my

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-25 Thread Aaron Mann
Lori, if you're interested in saving money you could drop everything cable except Internet. Watch everything via Internet. I've been cable/satellite free since 2010. Aaron Mann On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:44 PM Lori Michaelson wrote: > Please consider yourselves all very fortunate that you have

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-25 Thread Randy Anderson
Hello all Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely have some homework to do. Randy On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:44 PM Lori Michaelson wrote: > Please consider yourselves all very fortunate that you have a house and > are able to enjoy all of these things. I lost all of that when I lost my >

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-24 Thread Lori Michaelson
Please consider yourselves all very fortunate that you have a house and are able to enjoy all of these things. I lost all of that when I lost my husband. Thankfully, I don't watch more than 30 to 45 minutes of TV so since my live-in caregiver doesn't care for TV either I called Comcast to try to

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-24 Thread Aaron Mann
C4/5 here as well, I know it's not TV related to your question, Randy, but I just installed Alexa enabled controllers for my fans in the house. I only just stumbled on these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GKGB6L5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8=1 Just overhauled my house for

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-24 Thread wheelsdw
I have an Amazon Firetv and the fire tv app on my phone. I can control lot of stuff, turn tv on/off, control amazon prime tv, netflix, other apps. I cannot control Directtv box. My friend c/5 has Amazon Cube. It controls his Dish network channels plus everything I can do with Amazon tv.

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-24 Thread Noel
Hello Randy, I have a Toshiba fire TV that I control with Alexa /Amazon echo. Good for opening and closing different apps, watching anything streaming. I also use a Broadlink RM pro in combination with the echo to change channels on dish network. The Broadlink RM pro took a while to figure out,

Re: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-23 Thread Randy Anderson
; > > > Nicki C5/6 > > > > *From:* Randy Anderson [mailto:randyanderson...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:15 PM > *To:* quad-list > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others? > > > > Hello > > I have a SCI 4/5, no m

RE: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-23 Thread Nichole Rohling
Hi Randy, I don’t have any advice or input but just wanted to welcome you! Nicki C5/6 From: Randy Anderson [mailto:randyanderson...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:15 PM To: quad-list Subject: [QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others? Hello I have a SCI 4/5

[QUAD-L] Voice Operated TV Google, Alexa, others?

2021-02-23 Thread Randy Anderson
Hello I have a SCI 4/5, no movement from the neck down using a sip and puff power wheelchair. The picture on our TV went out yesterday morning so I'm looking for another one. I'm seeing that some TVs they come with an option of using your voice with Google or Alexa, and maybe others. I do have