How do I search for it in the App Store? > On May 11, 2017, at 9:58 AM, Bill Outman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, folks. > > As for your particular question, you would search in the app store for the > app, which is free. > > Here are some other thoughts I have about all this, though. > > I haven’t gotten any of the Amazon Echo products featureing Alexa as I have > thought it was mostly a toyand that I’m able to to get the things it would > offer in other ways. > > I am further disappointed with my mother’s experience with it as a sighted > person. She is not particularly a tech whiz but does pretty well > considering. Mom went to Best Buy and bought the Echo Dot and tried to get > help setting it up. The first person whe was directed to in the store > couldn’t help. I tried to cue her in on the fact she would need the app for > best results in set up and doing things like adding skills. The whole > business with the iCloud on her phone became confusing for her. I went back > to the store with her after we went out to lunch together, but she couldn’t > get help from the Geek Squad folks and was told she would have to call later > since the set up would have to be done within range of the unit at home where > it would reside. > > She made that call and could hardly understand the person speaking with her, > then found out they really didn’t know how to handle the set-up even though > Best Buy had sold it to her. > > We then tried a computer store we’ve done business with before but that would > have required a housecall with a charge. So she returned the unit, wondering > why people sell stuff like this that seems to be just a toy, really. > > What really bothers me is the lack of service and being shuffled from person > to person like that. Something has happened to customer service generally to > where it has eroded badly. I can only imagine how it would be getting help > as a blind person, and if I had this device I probably could get considerable > help her. > > Some of you may enjoy the Alexa devices, and I’m glad if you do, but it’s not > my cup of tea right now. > > Sorry if this is a bit off track and too long winded. Don’t want to get in > trouble with the moderators. > > Bill Outman > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > James Gibson > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Introducing Alexa calling and messaging > > How do I find the Alexa app? I am trying to find it so I can check it out. > > On May 11, 2017, at 5:05 AM, Liz and LD Hope <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I set this feature up when my Alexa App was updated the other day. I have > tried out the messaging feature, and it is pretty cool. I did a test call, > and that works well. > > Liz Ulrich > and LD Hope > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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