Could you provide steps as to how you set this up in the Alexa app?
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 5:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Thoughts on the Ring Doorbell and App Hi, I can tell my Echo Dot 5th gen to answer my front door and can then communicate with whomever is there through it with no trouble. I could also do this with the 4th gen dots and the 4th gen regular Echo as well. No screen needed. Take good care, Robin On 10/23/2023 2:50 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Less good than one would expect, even if you tell your Echo Show to answer a > doorbell ring, the microphone is still disabled so you would have to make > sure the Echo Show's screenreader is turned on and then try to find the > microphone button and enable it so you can talk to the person at the door. > If anybody has different information like how one can do all this by voice or > if there is a setting where the microphone is on by default when you tell the > Show to answer a doorbell call then I'd love to know how it's done. > I also find it silly that Amazon doesn't allow speakers without a screen to > answer a doorbell call, I mean you could still use it as an intercom and us > blind folks couldn't care less if there were video or not, but once again to > my knowledge you can only link an Echo Show to a doorbell. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 11:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Thoughts on the Ring Doorbell and App > > I would like to know how it works with an Echo. When my son has some time off > around Thanksgiving, we are going to set up my Show and my Dot. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of paekstr...@gmail.com > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 10:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Thoughts on the Ring Doorbell and App > > Thanks, Sieghard. Do you use it with the Alexa products? > > > > Do you get any kind of a notification if a package is dropped off at your > door and they don’t ring the doorbell? > > > > We were also looking at a similar product made by Wyze, if anyone has any > experience with that company. > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 4:18 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Thoughts on the Ring Doorbell and App > > > > I personally like wired versions of such devices, but if you don’t live in a > place where it gets really cold like it does up here in Northwestern British > Columbia you are probably fine with a battery-powered model. Having said > this, if you have a traditional doorbell right now chances are it would be a > relatively simple thing to get a wired Ring doorbell hooked up. > > The app is fine but has a few issues, one is that if you switch to live view > Voiceover speech moves to the Earpiece, makes it difficult to deal with and a > situation where using a headset comes in handy. It also definitely takes > practice if you want to be able to answer a doorbell press quickly enough so > the persojn at your door hasn’t walked away. I always thought it must be an > Apple limitation which doesn’t allow you to answer a Ring notification like a > phone call evben from the lock screen where as soon as you tap on the > notification it connects you to your doorbell. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On > Behalf Of paekstr...@gmail.com <mailto:paekstr...@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2023 3:44 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Thoughts on the Ring Doorbell and App > > > > Hi All, > > > > We are considering buying a Ring doorbell, and looking at the available > models on Amazon is somewhat overwhelming at first glance. > > > > Can anyone comment on the initial installation of the doorbell, accessibility > of the app, usefulness with Alexa, etc.? > > > > If you have recommendations for a specific model, that would be great. We > have only used the old fashioned type of doorbells, so are not yet familiar > with these guys. > > > > Are there any major accessibility issues with the app? > > > > Thanks much, > > Pam > > > > > -- 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. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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