Does Alexa think she knows what I am about to ask.. !!
She's taken over the house.. She plays music I never ask for.. At 5:30pm on the dot she starts paying music.. She is over familiar and calls me by my Christian name.. I never said she could.. She will interrupt mealtimes by asking me what I thought of a purchase I made a few months back and how many stars , out of five, do I give the product.. She tells me something that I have ordered will be 'Arriving today'.. Not on a Sunday it isn't.. !!
Sam would have loved her.. she would have been the other women in life..
Two solutions. The temporary one is to unplug it. The second involves one of these or similar and is permanent...
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An alternative might be to check google to see if others have moaned and how it was fixed. Mine does none of that. Of course I only use mine as an alarm occasionally or ask it what the time is so she's likely sulking or having an affair with the neighbour.
On the contrary. Our Alexa is very efficient.
She can even tell Marge when it's time to turn the oven off.
I must admit having Alexa linked up to smart home kit can give you a lot of handy information.
Just made this video of mine which is linked to an Amazon Air Quality meter.
https://youtube.com/shorts/mBxXDrqqSMQ
You'll have to go through your setting on the Alexa app Scrumps, mine doesn't do anything I don't want her to - 'her' is an Australian Sheila on mine. :grin:
Quote from: Alex on February 09, 2024, 12:38:33 PMYou'll have to go through your setting on the Alexa app Scrumps, mine doesn't do anything I don't want her to - 'her' is an Australian Sheila on mine. :grin:
Oh, you need a reliable British one. You know what the Australians are like!
My Alexa is British... No foreigner for me... She is quiet at the moment but she will think of something to spoil the silence.
Perhaps you should use Mr Alexa instead? :grin:
The British Alexa is very good at farting. She has quite an extensive 'vocabulary'.
Just say, "Alexa, do a fart." Then, "Alexa, do a louder one." Or, "Alexa, do a more musical one."
I don't need Alexa for that :rolleyes:
Quote from: JBR on February 09, 2024, 01:33:12 PMOh, you need a reliable British one. You know what the Australians are like!
I like the accent
Quote from: Alex on February 09, 2024, 07:58:15 PMI like the accent
Does the Australian one fart in British English?
"Alexa" is something else my friends keep telling me I need - but I can't think of a single good reason - so am resisting - so far!!
Quote from: Silver Tabby on February 09, 2024, 09:24:55 PM"Alexa" is something else my friends keep telling me I need - but I can't think of a single good reason - so am resisting - so far!!
Seriously though, Alexa is a very useful item.
A timer for cooking, etc, a supplier of information, music - you name it she finds it, weather reports, she can even make telephone calls... oh yes, and she farts to order, but only when requested so don't worry.
Honestly, if you tried one I'm sure you'd find her very helpful.
Quote from: Silver Tabby on February 09, 2024, 09:24:55 PM"Alexa" is something else my friends keep telling me I need - but I can't think of a single good reason - so am resisting - so far!!
Me too, Tabs.
Can't think of one good reason why I'd need one. It's just yet another gadget to go wrong!
Quote from: Mups on February 09, 2024, 10:06:04 PMMe too, Tabs.
Can't think of one good reason why I'd need one. It's just yet another gadget to go wrong!
You could amuse yourself by asking Alexa what coffee bean 100 in Welsh is.
(It's very very very rude!!!!)
Quote from: Mups on February 09, 2024, 10:06:04 PMMe too, Tabs.
Can't think of one good reason why I'd need one. It's just yet another gadget to go wrong!
That was just how I felt until my kitchen radio broke and I needed to buy a new one......I bought an Alexa instead and now I listen to the radio and can get any station. If I fancy a change I say ' Alexa play Eros Ramazotti ' and believe it or not she finds him :smiley: I keep my shopping list with Alexa too, if I suddenly remember I'm out of milk I interrupt the music and ask Alexa to add milk to my list. I find this very useful :smiley:
She talks a lot.. but is still my friend.. She plays any music that I ask for and reminds me when my pie is cooked..
She does as she is told.. A bit like a wife really..
Just spotted on offer at Amazon for £29.99 :upvote:
Quote from: Scrumpy on February 10, 2024, 08:51:05 AMShe talks a lot.. but is still my friend.. She plays any music that I ask for and reminds me when my pie is cooked..
She does as she is told.. A bit like a wife really..
Not really. Wives remind you that the windows need cleaning and youi still haven't properly finished the previous job. My Alexa is so annoyed with me that she hardly speaks to me at all - now that's like a wife at times.
We must be the only people in the U.K. who don't have an Alexa , don't know how to set them up .
We need to kidnap a teenager while they still know everything .🙁
We don't have one either, not the slightest bit interested in having one.
Quote from: muddy on February 10, 2024, 11:05:56 AMWe must be the only people in the U.K. who don't have an Alexa , don't know how to set them up .
We need to kidnap a teenager while they still know everything .🙁
You are not alone Muddy.. My grandchildren come to the rescue..
Quote from: Alex on February 10, 2024, 04:17:48 AMThat was just how I felt until my kitchen radio broke and I needed to buy a new one......I bought an Alexa instead and now I listen to the radio and can get any station. If I fancy a change I say ' Alexa play Eros Ramazotti ' and believe it or not she finds him :smiley: I keep my shopping list with Alexa too, if I suddenly remember I'm out of milk I interrupt the music and ask Alexa to add milk to my list. I find this very useful :smiley:
Absolutely.
If we didn't already have one, it would be first on my shopping list (apart from beer and butter beans).
Alexa can do just about anything, except for cutting my hair (but Marge does that for free).
Quote from: JBR on February 10, 2024, 01:56:42 PMAlexa can do just about anything, except for cutting my hair
If only she could. Perhaps then Dex wouldn't be so jealous of mine poor soul.
We haven't got one either. But my kids have. Might get our son to set one up for us. He's far from a teen, but he's IT savvy.
Quote from: klondike on February 10, 2024, 02:13:44 PMIf only she could. Perhaps then Dex wouldn't be so jealous of mine poor soul.
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February 10, 2024, 03:18:26 PMQuote from: GrannyMac on February 10, 2024, 02:20:25 PMWe haven't got one either. But my kids have. Might get our son to set one up for us. He's far from a teen, but he's IT savvy.
Marge set up ours, so I can't speak from personal experience, but she found it very easy.
You do need an internet connection for full use, though.
I haven't got one and have no intention of getting one
Thanks Alex, I didn't realize that I could use her for my shopping list. I usually keep a pad next to Alexa but sometimes accidentally mislay it.
She sometimes asks us, totally out of the blue, to rate something we bought a while ago. Paul can't be bothered to try to remember so just says anything (it's usually a book) so don't rely too much on ratings!
I usually write things to remember to buy on a bit of paper and stick it in my bag.. Never to be seen again..
I remember what I forgot to get when I arrive home.
I downloaded a Shopping List App on my phone, put what I need as I need it on there, then it's in my pocket when I go to the supermarket. Delete item as I put it in my trolly.......Simples.😊
Quote from: Sheila on February 11, 2024, 05:06:54 AMThanks Alex, I didn't realize that I could use her for my shopping list. I usually keep a pad next to Alexa but sometimes accidentally mislay it.
She sometimes asks us, totally out of the blue, to rate something we bought a while ago. Paul can't be bothered to try to remember so just says anything (it's usually a book) so don't rely too much on ratings!
Hi Sheila good to see you. I'm sure you can alter the setting on your app to opt out of receiving 'out of the blue' stuff :smiley:
Yes, Alexa is very useful. Did I mention that she can fart to order?
Something best to avoid.