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Amazon echo finally gets to Ireland

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  • #2
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    Just been looking at this. Is it any good? Or just a gimmick that you stop using after a few weeks. I'm interested in hearing what people use it for outside of music?


  • #3
    givecredit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    Eire Go Brach wrote: »
    Just been looking at this. Is it any good? Or just a gimmick that you stop using after a few weeks. I'm interested in hearing what people use it for outside of music?
    There is an FAQ thread in sticky section this forum. Have a read of some of the 1624 posts there to get an idea of what this is used for.


  • #4
    coley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭coley


    Just the Dot and Echo(+), the Spot and Show only ship to UK according to their website.


  • #5
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Have these not been available a while now? I got one last year.


  • #6
    Effects
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    I don't find it that great to be honest. I'd leave it disconnected as I don't want it listening to me all the time.


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  • #7
    ted1
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    Effects wrote: »
    Have these not been available a while now? I got one last year.
    Did you use parcel motel?

    The fact is that they are supported here and have Irish apps available


  • #8
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Nah, just bought and shipped as normal. What Irish apps are available? Doubt it's anything useful tbh.


  • #9
    cletus
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    Effects wrote: »
    I don't find it that great to be honest. I'd leave it disconnected as I don't want it listening to me all the time.

    So, do you plug it in when you want it to do something, then plug it back out again when you're finished?


  • #10
    Mike1961
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Mike1961


    What does everyone think about having a sticky of the best/most popular Alexa skills? I've done several Google searches and have written down lots (e.g. in the Music and Kids categories) as there was no way I was gonna remember them. I've tried some with mixed results and some of the ones listed on sites aren't available in the 'skills list'.

    Just thought I'd ask...


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
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    Effects wrote: »
    I don't find it that great to be honest. I'd leave it disconnected as I don't want it listening to me all the time.

    You might as well have bought a brick (and maybe a tinfoil had) if you are going to leave it plugged out. It completely defeats the purpose.

    I have two and use them all the time, brilliant devices imo.


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  • #12
    paulbok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,984 ✭✭✭paulbok


    Mike1961 wrote: »
    What does everyone think about having a sticky of the best/most popular Alexa skills? I've done several Google searches and have written down lots (e.g. in the Music and Kids categories) as there was no way I was gonna remember them. I've tried some with mixed results and some of the ones listed on sites aren't available in the 'skills list'.

    Just thought I'd ask...

    There is one in here somewhere, it wasn't updated too often after the initial posts.


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