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Are other people starting to hate Alexa too?

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Givemestrengthorvodka · 03/04/2023 19:28

Is the tide turning on amazon Alexa? I just hate it, I hate having to speak everytime I just want to play a song or turn the radio on. Today she hasn't been able to play the Titanic soundtrack or Greatest Hits radio...its just annoying. 1st world problems I know but think I'm going back old school and getting my cd player back out

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Lcb123 · 04/04/2023 13:31

Never had one, always thought it’s the creepiest thing. Just get a decent Bluetooth speaker

User639762456 · 04/04/2023 13:42

Towmatertomato · 04/04/2023 12:53

No. It's all hook your phone up to the Bluetooth and stream these days

That doesn't sound very good, hopefully my car will last a long time

timetorefresh · 04/04/2023 13:44

Mine will not put absolute radio on for me. I have to get someone else in the house to tell her. Or just use the app, which defeats the purpose

User639762456 · 04/04/2023 13:45

We have two of those dots but Alexa asks inane questions like what do I think of an Amazon purchase, Siri is a bit more civilised and has never asked me what I think of an Apple purchase so he is the better of the two

Paloma66 · 04/04/2023 13:46

I have them dotted around the house and love them.

nofilteronme · 04/04/2023 13:48

I love ours, especially being able to ask for a song as I think of it.

OldTinHat · 04/04/2023 13:52

I have 4 and she rules my house. And it's just me in it! I say please and thank you now 😆

HurryShadow · 04/04/2023 14:06

Mine keeps my shopping list and controls my smart plugs. She very annoyingly confuses "on" and "off" commands though, which is very aggravating!

HurryShadow · 04/04/2023 14:11

Though I recommend the Akinator skill - you think of a character/person and it asks you questions then guesses who you are thinking of. I even chose a random YouTube vlogger that has 300k subscribers and it got it!

topofbighill · 04/04/2023 16:55

User639762456 · 04/04/2023 10:25

Do new cars have CD players as I don't think I could buy a car that didn't have one

Better had, just bought a 45 track Whitney Houston album.

User639762456 · 05/04/2023 09:03

I don't think streaming has saved me any money as I still buy the CDs of my favourite artists as I want have them so I am just paying for both now.

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