Customer Ratings & Reviews

We like Alexa, but mostly use it as a speaker to stream music, and control some of our lights.

For home automation this thin really does it it can do a lot of things and also is very simple to use.

This was such an awesome purchase. I'm constantly asking her to play different music, sending messages, set timers and even use her just as a speaker for my iPad. She even has learned the music I like and makes suggestions. I plan on purchasing the additions for light switches to utilize it even more.

Very good when using with vivant. Also good when you want need to know something like the weather.

I am building out a relatively large, advanced smart home and it was only natural to integrate voice assistant features to the mix. I use the Echo to control Phillips Hus lights and even my Schlage lock. Every morning I wake up and get news and weather from Alexa as I'm getting ready. What a wonderful product.

Great device that simplifies many things. Mostly understands what I say even without training it.

Great sound. Was surprised how good it sounds. Wife loves it, especially the avaliable music apps.

Simple hook up to smart phone and Internet. Love this product and learning more uses for it every day.

My wife was the one who wanted this item. It unpacked easily and setup was a dream. All you need is an Amazon account to start. It responds quickly and has unlimited potential. My only gripe is that you have to look up the skills but I suppose someone will figure out how to overcome that. It is always listening and will turn up or down the volume by command. We are still having fun playing with it. PANDORA AND IHEART are the best!

Been dragging my feet to get one of these. Once you learn everything it can do, you'll love it!

This is great for creating shopping lists, things to do, general notes that are sometimes forgotten.

Good capabilities good sound, quick responses. Good amount of applications which respond quickly.

Upgraded from dot to echo. Sound quality is great. So many things you can do with this gadget!

Useful around the house, put it in the kitchen and can use it for timers, reminders, asking for sports scores (faster than changing the channel on the TV and checking myself). "Tell me a joke" is usually pretty good, too. Now looking into connecting other things to it, like light switches, etc.

While it doesn't understand everything we say it still is cool and plays most songs we think of.

The whole family enjoys asking Alexa silly questions. We also enjoy playing music on the echo.

I bought the Echo based on a suggestion from a relative... it's got some nice features and the 'easter eggs' are fun to find. Sometimes I feel like I have to yell at it for the Echo to hear me and there's a large amount of stuff that it doesn't know (Amazon is working on that). I would definitely recommend getting a Dot as well if you are placing the Echo more than 5 feet from where you'd normally be talking to it from.

The Echo simply performs as advertised. The function that prompted the purchase was integration with the Harmony remote I use for my home theater system. Once installed, I discovered some of the other things the Echo can do. As an example, it has the ability to control my Phillips Hue lighting system components that help set the mood in the theater. It isn't perfect but the list of capabilities continues to grow. You will like it.

I went to the store to buy an Echo only to find out that it is a hot item this year and they were sold out. A very nice young man helped me and ordered the item right away and had it delivered to me before Christmas. Great customer service!

Would not buy it at full price. Got it half price on a promotion. Enjoyed it, Speaker sounds ok. I enjoyed its music more when connecting to my external Bluetooth speaker. Taught Alexa to turn on and off 3 power switches. Wish there were more skills Alexa can learn. I have 2nd thought about making purchases with Alexa because I read people having issue with Amazon vendors when ordering with Alexa and automatic payment.