Warning --- Amazon Echo

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

If you already own a Amazon Echo, and you are watching the new one on QVC, I advise you to shut off the one in your house. Especially if you have the Buddy list on it.

I was watching one night and they were demonstrating the ask my buddy list and I was in the bathroom at 4 am. My Alexa heard the TV and contacted all 5 of my contacts. LOL at 4 am?????

At least I know the feature works well

Tribesters · ‎03-10-2010

@BalletBabe

This is why I changed her name to Echo. Too many commercials & news stories where they call out “Alexa” and she responds.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@Tribesters Oh thanks for this! I didn't know I could change her name. Great idea!

Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

You can turn the volume off on the Echo you already have, till the TSV day is over if you are watching all presentations. No need to change the name, unless you really want to change it.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
You can turn the volume off on the Echo you already have, till the TSV day is over if you are watching all presentations. No need to change the name, unless you really want to change it.

@Caaareful Shopper I did that this morning because when they asked her to play a song my volumn was up full blast and it scared me to death. LOLOLOLOL. Lately I have QVC on all day as I am getting my shopping done. Sometimes when she goes off it is funny. I heard enough of Garth brooks---How about some pitbull dance music?

libbyannE · ‎10-27-2010

The product is a bad idea. Google Amazon echo security issues. Is a toy worth it? It's always listening, and so are others.

Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

@BalletBabe wrote:
@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
You can turn the volume off on the Echo you already have, till the TSV day is over if you are watching all presentations. No need to change the name, unless you really want to change it.
@Caaareful Shopper I did that this morning because when they asked her to play a song my volumn was up full blast and it scared me to death. LOLOLOLOL. Lately I have QVC on all day as I am getting my shopping done. Sometimes when she goes off it is funny. I heard enough of Garth brooks---How about some pitbull dance music?

Funny @BalletBabe ! 😂

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

LibbyAnnE wrote:

The product is a bad idea. Google Amazon echo security issues. Is a toy worth it? It's always listening, and so are others.

@libbyannE Be honest I have to say yes. I have 2 of the original ones and 2 dots and one Tap. Nothing that exciting is going on in my house anyway. I have two laptops a desktop a ipad and a iphone. It is a electronic world we live in, and I for one love it. You can always unplug it when not in use if your that worried. I personally love mine on because since I live alone , if I fall I can get help in any room I am in. I also love the music, and recipes, and the grocery list, and many more things. Now if I was in the Mafia, I might not want one on all the time LOL

libbyannE · ‎10-27-2010

@BalletBabe wrote:
@ LibbyAnnE wrote:

The product is a bad idea. Google Amazon echo security issues. Is a toy worth it? It's always listening, and so are others.

@libbyannE Be honest I have to say yes. I have 2 of the original ones and 2 dots and one Tap. Nothing that exciting is going on in my house anyway. I have two laptops a desktop a ipad and a iphone. It is a electronic world we live in, and I for one love it. You can always unplug it when not in use if your that worried. I personally love mine on because since I live alone , if I fall I can get help in any room I am in. I also love the music, and recipes, and the grocery list, and many more things. Now if I was in the Mafia, I might not want one on all the time LOL

@BalletBabe

Hi. Chuckling about your Mafia line! Tx for taking time to educate me about how one uses this. More than a toy!

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@libbyannE wrote:
@BalletBabe wrote:
@ LibbyAnnE wrote:

The product is a bad idea. Google Amazon echo security issues. Is a toy worth it? It's always listening, and so are others.

@libbyannE Be honest I have to say yes. I have 2 of the original ones and 2 dots and one Tap. Nothing that exciting is going on in my house anyway. I have two laptops a desktop a ipad and a iphone. It is a electronic world we live in, and I for one love it. You can always unplug it when not in use if your that worried. I personally love mine on because since I live alone , if I fall I can get help in any room I am in. I also love the music, and recipes, and the grocery list, and many more things. Now if I was in the Mafia, I might not want one on all the time LOL
@BalletBabe
Hi. Chuckling about your Mafia line! Tx for taking time to educate me about how one uses this. More than a toy!

@libbyannE My Grandson is going through this question box stage. He drives me nuts, so I am going to teach him to play 20 questions with Alexa and she can drive him crazy asking him a million questions. LOL