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Another Alexa Goodie!

Krimpette — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 18:59:01 GMT

You can now set reminders. Tell Alexa you want to set a reminder. She'll ask for particulars - date, time and what you want to be reminded about. You can set for any future appointments, etc. When the time is reached, she'll remind you what you wanted to be reminded about. Example: Yesterday afternoon, a friend of mine asked Alexa to remind her to take a shower at 7:15. Come 7:15, on came Alexa reminding her twice to take a shower. I have set reminders for several things coming up later this month. She repeats back to you what you're asking for. (Oh, and you can see all your reminders on your Echo app. (Unlike timers, she doesn't keep making a sound. She only repeats your reminder twice.)

I believe you can now also add a description to timers, which i especially helpful if you've set more than one timer.

Cool.....really cool!!!!!!!

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Mz iMac — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:30:53 GMT

For Reminders & Timers you can go into the Alexa app & set up multiple "reminders" & "timers."

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Nightowlz — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 21:03:53 GMT

Thx for sharing. I just bought an Alexa Dot to put in our bedroom so I can turn on the AC when I wake up hot. LOL!!! I should have set it up when I received it instead of waiting to do it today. I will have to find a place to put her so the light does not bother me when I talk to her. I wish I could turn the light off. Maybe you can & I just don't know it.

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Krimpette — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 21:59:52 GMT

@Nightowlz I don't find the light to be bothersome at all, since it's only momentary. I sometimes will wake up in the middle of the night and ask Alexa to tell me a baseball score. But the light ringt only comes on when I call her name. Doesn't stay on very long at all. It's not a case where the light is on all the time. Have fun with your new Dot!

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Beth-QVC — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 01:26:39 GMT

I have an Alexa Echo and I love it. My new favorite thing is everday I ask alexa for the national geo quiz "geo quiz". It is 6 new questions everday concerning geography...love it! Beth QV C

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CareBears — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 01:31:08 GMT

I have to re-install or reset up my Alexa, we had a power surge and I lost all of my settings, the more I find out what you can do the more excited I get to start using it again!

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pattypeep — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 01:59:53 GMT

@Beth-QVC Hi, Beth: Maybe you can answer a question for my dh. We just bought the Amazon Echo and then signed up for Unlimited Music through Amazon. My dh wonders if he bought a Dot, would he be able to listen to different music on his Dot in another room if I am listening to an artist or station on the Echo? TIA

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Beth-QVC — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 02:05:24 GMT

@pattypeep

I believe the Echo and Dot are completely seperate....so the answer is yes. Keep in mind that the major difference between the Echo and the Dot (besides the obvious size difference) is the speakers in the Echo are of exceptional quality while the Dot not so much.

Beth QVC

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pattypeep — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 02:06:46 GMT

@Beth-QVC Thank you.

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wagirl — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 15:42:53 GMT

Yes, each dot is separate.

wondering if there is a way to connect them. Was listening to the beatles Sarg Peppers album yesterday downstairs and would have liked to hear it upstairs too. I love my dots--have 2--one up and one downstairs. Have the remote you can talk into as well--that works great. And have them both hooked up to Bose speakers so the sounds are great. but love being able to put my months worth of appts in and not worry about writing them down. I am not one to put stuff on my phone. use it as a phone and to text--that's it.

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Starliteshine — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 15:58:49 GMT

@Beth-QVC wrote:
I have an Alexa Echo and I love it. My new favorite thing is everday I ask alexa for the national geo quiz "geo quiz". It is 6 new questions everday concerning geography...love it! Beth QV C

@Beth-QVC We love our Alexa too! So glad we bought it when it was a TSV. Everyday my family (including kids) gather around Alexa for the Nat Geo Quiz. A lot of fun and they are learning geography in the process. We love Alexa so much, I bought 3 Echo Dots for different floors of the house.

Oh, Alexa arrived from QVC a day before we were leaving for a trip. I took her with us. She was a great companion in our hotel room for weather forecast and information.

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NYC Susan — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 16:48:58 GMT

I have an alarm and a few reminders set right now. My Dot was a gift, something I didn't think I wanted or needed, but it's been a few months and I'm using it quite a lot. I don't want to be without it now!

It's great to easily get weather, news, whatever I want while I'm making my morning coffee and getting my day going. I also play Jeopardy every day, ask for mileage if I'm going somewhere unfamiliar, and it's good for recipes too. So it's safe to say that I'm somewhat hooked. It's like a toy, but a useful one, and I'm enjoying finding new uses for it all the time.

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ScarletDove — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 17:29:46 GMT

I have had the Alexa Echo for almost 2 years now and she is indeed my personal assistant. Also have added the Dot and Tap, using Tap outside when I work in the garden and yard. Alexa provides me whatever I need, want and desire within the realm of what she does and I depend on her daily. Considering all she does, she truly deserves a raise! This is not a toy, Alexa is an important tool that enhances my life! As I get older, I can see how she will provide even more as my needs require......

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Beth-QVC — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 18:09:25 GMT

@Starliteshine

I am glad to hear someone else enjoys the National Geo quizzes; my sister finds it annoying (she is TERRIBLE at geography!). Like the idea of taking it on holiday - might get more out of a trip with Alexa along for the ride....

Beth QVC

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mooshka — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 18:23:01 GMT

Can you access your iPad or iPhone music library with Alexa?

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Beth-QVC — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 21:48:18 GMT

@mooshka

I believe you can access your music library through Alexa.

Beth QVC

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Nightowlz — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 22:11:03 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
@Nightowlz I don't find the light to be bothersome at all, since it's only momentary. I sometimes will wake up in the middle of the night and ask Alexa to tell me a baseball score. But the light ringt only comes on when I call her name. Doesn't stay on very long at all. It's not a case where the light is on all the time. Have fun with your new Dot!

@Krimpette DH was not happy I put Dot in the bedroom so I can turn the air/heat on/off when I want to. He said it's a waste of money to only use it for that. I told him that's why I bought it. He want's to leave her in the kitchen. I told him to buy his own Alexa. LOL!!! She does not answer him half the time because he keeps calling her Alexis instead of Alexa.

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Krimpette — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:09:42 GMT

@Nightowlz But, as I'm sure you're aware, Alexa is great at "multi-tasking"!!!!!!! Enjoy your Dot. I have Echo in my kitchen and a Dot in my bedroom. Contemplating adding one more. I just asked Alexa if I had any reminders set (knowing that I do). She answered back with my next three reminders (coming up on different days in the next week or so). Alexa rocks!!!!!!!!

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pattypeep — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:20:32 GMT

@wagirl Can you listen to two different songs/stations on your dots at the same time? TIA

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Nightowlz — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:51:32 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
@Nightowlz But, as I'm sure you're aware, Alexa is great at "multi-tasking"!!!!!!! Enjoy your Dot. I have Echo in my kitchen and a Dot in my bedroom. Contemplating adding one more. I just asked Alexa if I had any reminders set (knowing that I do). She answered back with my next three reminders (coming up on different days in the next week or so). Alexa rocks!!!!!!!!

@Krimpette It sure was nice this morning when I woke up hot & told her to turn the Hallway to 70°. I will have to buy another one for DH so he can set all his reminders for things to do at work & meetings to go. He kept talking to her last night & I was trying to go to sleep. I finally had to tell him to shut up. LOL!!!