5 Reasons WHY to Start an ECHO & ALEXA Smart Home!

Let's look at 5 Reasons to Start an Echo & Alexa Smart Home in 2021. Amazon Echos and Alexa offer so many features and advantage over a Google or Apple HomeKit Home. Such as the Compatibly, Ecosystem, Devices and more. You can do more than just ask for weather, timers, information and more. There are so many devices that work with Amazon Alexa.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 #1 Price
02:15 #2 Smart Home Ecosystem
03:15 #3 Compatibility
05:32 #4 Devices
07:22 #5 Functionality

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[jimg]

2 Echo Dot Minis 4th gen. paired with a Echo Sub, Echo Flex, Echo Show 5, Echo Dot 2nd gen. and a Echo Dot 4th generation; controlling bulbs and switches. Thanks for the help you have given me on these devices.

[BlaqViper]

While over the years I have accumulated a number Echo devices, mostly Show’s. What I still can’t quite understand is why they continue to refuse to overhaul their Home screen, or at a minimum allow owners to fully customize it. They have to know Apple will one day release a display model of the HomePod that will potentially be eye candy. Amazon need to stay the leader rather than wait to play catch up.

[paulatharris]

Was looking to move to Amazon, got one echo but could not find anyway to set it up so that our individual Spotify accounts were linked so that we could play our own playlists by recognising our voices. We set up Amazon family but that made no difference. It recognised who we were but only the Spotify playlists of the user who registered the device could be played. Google allows us to do this but could not find a way to do this with Amazon. With 4 of us in the house this is biggest feature we use on google home.

[MacYYurme]

I wish my Sonos speakers could integrate better with my echos… but I imagine Amazon put limits on 3rd party devices.

[dnoland]

Craig, great video for folks new to, or thinking about trying Amazon.
Your costs for entry to each ecosystem assumes that everyone uses an iphone.
For me to dabble in homekit would require much more than $99 for a homepod mini since there is no homekit app for android. That's what keeps me from even thinking about apple.

[dnoland]

I spent today re-setting up my smart home with google after buying the nest hub. Well I guess the grass is not always greener. Yes, the display is super quick! Amazon should really be embarrassed by the speed of both the show devices as well as the app. But the google app is way more complicated for setting everything up and the nest hub display seems very cluttered and disorganized. While slow, the echo shows are much more consumer friendly for navigation. I also like the fact that most of the settings are accessible on the shows and don't require the app. Plus when comparing the show 8 to the nest hub (7 inch display), the show just smokes the nest in sound quality.

[mrsbettytracy]

Reason to Go with echo? Hubby hates cell phones and will only use his 10" fire or a desktop. So if I want him to be able to use the automations, it's just easier to use echo

[AlGggeee]

I'm feeling very inclined to get a ring alarm system (the 2nd get not the new pro) since I have 2 show 5s, 1 dot, 1 tap, 1 sonos beam and 1 fridge with Alexa Lol.

[lahi-lophoto]

Apple, other than computers, are way overpriced for what they offer

[philhughes]

I have 3 echo dots and have tried to set up multi room but only 2 will connect they are all registered to me and are on same WiFi network ... only 2 will pair

[EternalLove.]

Love all our echo dots but looking forward to upgrading to a show or two.

[BornAgainFarmGirl]

Fully invested in both Apple and Amazon's ecosystems but primarily home control goes to the Echo Dot, Show 4, mini dot in our barn and finally an echo flex for our bathroom . Apple really has my computing and cell phone needs though and continues to dominate my television as well . Always enjoy your work Craig, thank you !

[GlennThoughts]

You're extemely useful sir do you know that? All of yoyr videos are extremely informative. Subbed!

[kristinotto]

We're a HomePod house so I thought I would watch this to see what I’m missing… nothing basically haha except for maybe cheaper prices. But I think you’re getting a worse product for that price, and also selling your privacy as well.

[trxfrmr]

My inventory 3 echo shows Echo 4th gen 2 echo 3rd gen 2 echo dots 2nd gen 1 echo sub countless number of smart lamps and switches 2 Amazon tv cubes 3 fire sticks 1 myQ garage door control and 7 cameras all linked to my echo shows! And a pit curdog for security!

[starbase]

#1 reason for switching from Google to Amazon (besides lots of other reasons) is ability to CHANGE THE HOTWORD.

[WaynoGur]

Echo Auto is not even half baked. All it would do would tell the time and weather. No audible. It is complete garbage. I sent it back.

[ashlyndayanarain]

Great video, I have a question. Can I turn on devices with my echo dot while I'm not at home

[KenAdams]

all my christmas lights are on my amazon plugs and 3 years ago while on thanksgiving break it started with one the is smart. LOL

[ChaufMT]

I is about time Amazon makes serious work rolling out their devices and functions in Europe (Holland). Now they have nothing special to offer.
If they will not soon penetrate other markets (language) they get behind google.