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Tarana · 10-02-2017, 11:51 AM

I don't quite understand what the new part is of the Echo. Looks to be just a decoration choice vs. added utility. I DO like the idea of the one new gadget - where you can tell the echo to dial someone using a land line. I've suggested it to my sister for my BIL (who is legally blind). $35 is pretty reasonable for something that I'm sure would make things easier for my BIL when my sister isn't available.

10-02-2017, 11:51 AM	#22
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I don't quite understand what the new part is of the Echo. Looks to be just a decoration choice vs. added utility. I DO like the idea of the one new gadget - where you can tell the echo to dial someone using a land line. I've suggested it to my sister for my BIL (who is legally blind). $35 is pretty reasonable for something that I'm sure would make things easier for my BIL when my sister isn't available.