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Old 01-06-2015, 02:14 PM   #421
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It looks like It wont ship till Valentine's Day.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:31 PM   #422
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It looks like It wont ship till Valentine's Day.
From what I've read, a lot of invites went out today. Some are reporting shipping dates in the third week of February now. If you do decide to buy, I suggest you order soon unless you want it to arrive in March.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:37 PM   #423
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From what I've read, a lot of invites went out today. Some are reporting shipping dates in the third week of February now. If you do decide to buy, I suggest you order soon unless you want it to arrive in March.
Yeah that's how I found out even though I got 7 days I ordered it and figure I can cancel the order anytime I change my mind between now and Feburary 18th.
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Old 01-06-2015, 03:02 PM   #424
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I applied for one about a week ago and the invitation just showed up. I did not expect to get one. Now I am sitting here trying to justify buying it.

Someone help me out. Why do I need this? Why do I not need this?
You need/want one, Blossom.

I'm very happy with my Echo! It does have some minor quirks, but I expect those will be resolved over time. I have a fabulous bluetooth speaker that I use for music in the living room, so my Echo is in the kitchen/dining area right now.

I use it mainly for listening to music. It can access Prime, TuneIn, and iHeart via voice request (for some stations) or the Echo app. I connect my tablet and Echo using bluetooth to listen to other music.

The voice controls are very handy! I can make requests from the living room by using the included remote when I don't want to raise my voice and still hear Alexa's response. I've used it to perform currency conversions, do simple math calculations, make a list, get movie trivia answers, listen to news briefs, as a timer, and to obtain temperature/weather forecasts for the current day and future dates. If Alexa doesn't know the answer, a Bing search link is usually sent to the Echo app.
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Old 01-06-2015, 04:05 PM   #425
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My estimated delivery date was Wednesday, January 11th. The 11th isn't on a Wednesday. Guess they noticed the error and corrected it to Wednesday, February 11th. Funny.

Just pleased to be getting one finally. Seems I was at the end of the queue. I requested one the first day of announcement.
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...If Alexa doesn't know the answer, a Bing search link is usually sent to the Echo app.
That's helpful.
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Old 01-06-2015, 05:11 PM   #427
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And I still can't buy one directly from Amazon. I'm starting to take this personally. Other folks have an Echo from eBay and they got an invitation, so they shouldn't be looking at my list of Amazon devices.
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Old 01-06-2015, 06:19 PM   #428
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I applied for one about a week ago and the invitation just showed up. I did not expect to get one. Now I am sitting here trying to justify buying it.

Someone help me out. Why do I need this? Why do I not need this?
You need it because it's half price now, and if you don't like it, you can always return it once you try it out.
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Old 01-06-2015, 06:46 PM   #429
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You need it because it's half price now, and if you don't like it, you can always return it once you try it out.
Or sell it gently used on eBay

Personally I'm going for the early morning weather reports before work where I don't have to press a button or swype or nuttin'... just say Hey! Alexa!
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Old 01-06-2015, 08:40 PM   #430
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You guys are not helping! I was hoping to be talked out of it.
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You guys are not helping! I was hoping to be talked out of it.
The drone project is a ruse. The real project is Echo. A device that will warp your mind. Take total control. Force you to deliver Amazon packages.
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You guys are not helping! I was hoping to be talked out of it.
You have to get it! You love to stream music.

Yesterday I added a bunch of Prime BeeGees music and today Alexa is playing them for my DH.

Good exercise music (for me)
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Classic Brothers Gibb or disco Bee Gees?
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Disco BeeGees! We love them!

Plus using the Echo in conjunction with the Fire Phone Echo app is a nice way to see what is playing!
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Plus using the Echo in conjunction with the Fire Phone Echo app is a nice way to see what is playing!
Disco Bee Gees suck big time! This is the proper way to treat their records.

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