Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Sure wish the Echo/Dot had playback controls (play/pause, skip, repeat) like the remote does. My Dots sit right next to me in the living room and bedroom, so they're within easy reach. Since the speaker(s) is closer to the mics on the Dot than they are on the Echo, I have to yell louder to be heard. So it's a lot easier to tap "skip" than it is to yell a voice command.