“Do you have to have the Alexa Echo first or does the Dot work alone?”
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The Echo and Echo dot are basically identical and work completely independently of one another. The primary difference is the large Echo has the higher quality built in speaker system for music playback and can't transmit a Bluetooth signal. The built in speaker in the Echo dot is quite serviceable for anything but quality music playback. In place of this the Echo Dot can connect to a better self powered speaker set through Bluetooth or a mini audio 3.5mm jack. The artificial Alexa intelligence functions identically on both the Echo and Dot.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The dot works fine by itself. I have not seen a need for the more expensive version. Also, this is more compact and takes up less space.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The latest version of the Dot works as a standalone, but we are not overly impressed with it's capabilitirs. It's a little braindead.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It works alone. Just plug it in and set it up.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can use the Echo Dot as a stand alone device, it's basically like the Amazon Echo, but smaller and would need to be connected to a bluetooth speaker or steroe of some sort to better sound out of it.
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