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Old 07-11-2024, 07:14 AM   #4963
John F
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Originally Posted by OtinG View Post
The Echo Spot seems grossly overpriced At $80 USD for such a limited device. I'm guessing it probably annoys you with a gillion ads too and the occasional unsolicited Alexa response. I've given up trying to use voice commands with Alexa devices, but the Kasa app works okay, just. Still buggy though, however it is way better than Apple's attempt at automated home control, and Alexa is not nearly as stupid as Siri. I think Siri probably graduated from YouTube University...
FWIW, 2 reviews from Amazon:

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So far, with the 2024 Echo Spot, there are no ads and no settings for content to lead me to believe random content would be added in. It is Amazon though and they have a history of adding ad content without your consent. I'm optimistically hopeful they don't do that with this device.
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No ads displayed, at all. It hasn't pushed other Amazon offerings via the display.
Although I agree, I would guess that it will have ads in the future.
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