It is about the size of a soda pop can and works kind of like an Echo, only you have to press for Alexa instead of just saying Alexa - a battery saver. Plus, I'd prefer that. When I want Alexa or Siri or whomever, I want them, but not just open.
Best regards, Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: jedbar...@gmail.com [mailto:jedbar...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 12:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it ok, so what is the amazon tap, curious On 8/19/18, Tom Rash <dadnthed...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Tap is set up the same way as far as the physical buttons for > volume up and down. Of course, you can always say "wake name. Volume > 10". for max and any number lower accordingly. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 8:25 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > I don't know about the Echo Tap, but the Dot, Echo and Echo Plus all > have volume controls. On the Echo Dot you have 4 circular indentations > on the top, if you think of a clock they are in the 12, 3, 6 and 9 > o'clock positions. Furthermore, if you are in front of your Echo Do so > that where the cable is plugged in is facing away from you (at the 12 > o'clock position) then the indentation right by the cable is volume > up, across from it at the > 6 o'clock position is volume down. > On the Echo and Echo Plus you can turn the entire top of the device, > it's about the first half inch and it turns very easily. Clockwise is > volume up and counter clockwise is volume down. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Tom Rash > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 4:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > You may have already tried this. Say "wake word. Volume 10" that > will give you maximum volume. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Jewel > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 6:30 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > To hear what Alexa is saying, I have to hold the device about 2 inches > from my ear. > > Jewel ; > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 2:12 AM > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > Yes, but for me having to walk to the device and having to tap it to > listen seems to take most of the convenience out of being able to just > wake it up with "Alexa" or "Echo" or whatever wake word you set. I > recently changed the wake word from Alexa to Echo at my Echo Dot which > I keep at my office because one of my employees is called Alex and > pretty much every time I activated the intercom on our phone system > and called "Alex" the Echo would try to interpret what I was saying > next. It definitely seems to have problems distinguishing when you say "Alex" > instead of "Alexa". > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Tom Rash > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 3:46 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > You could also use the Amazon Tap. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Jeff Samco > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 9:12 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iphone, and amazon echo, some good uses for it > > Besides purchasing a second Echo to have downstairs, there are a > couple other options: > First, you could purchase a third party battery which makes it as > mobile as your WiFi coverage allows. > Second, you could use an existing or purchase a bluetooth speaker, > headphones, etc. and listen anywhere within bluetooth range of your Echo. > But you can't really interact with your Echo without using something > like the Echo remote control. > HTH, > Jeff > > At 09:29 AM 8/17/2018, you wrote: >>Hey guys, >> >>OK, so i got the amazon echo plus. This thing is absolutely wild, >>love it! I've got the app running with voiceover. So now the big >>question, would be great to get some feedback on what you guys use it >>for. I've gotten music working, works awesome, and tried adding >>events on the calendar and stuff. Just curious to see some of the >>things you guys do with it? >>I thought for some reason the echo plus had a batery. 1 of the things >>i wanted to be able to do is use it downstairs when i'm working out. >>I would guess i'll have to get another 1 if i wanna do that. >> >>-- >>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: mk...@ucla.edu. 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