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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: Kerry on December 25, 2018, 04:40:12 pm

Title: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: Kerry on December 25, 2018, 04:40:12 pm

I have the Amazon Alexa app on my S8+. Can I call a landline using my Echo Dot?

Title: Re: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: renegade600 on December 25, 2018, 06:16:01 pm

It can in the US.

Title: Re: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: Laurel on December 25, 2018, 08:42:43 pm

Yes you can use it to call anywhere in Canada or USA for free.  Just needs to be hooked up to wifi.

Title: Re: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: Kerry on January 27, 2019, 04:59:39 pm

Thanks,
Alexa says to first register with in Alexa App. I do but I don't receive a call with the code. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: tngw1500se on January 28, 2019, 08:17:18 am

"Alexa dial 555 5555"

Title: Re: Can Alexa Dot call landline?
Post by: FarmerBob on February 02, 2019, 07:54:23 pm

Quote from: Kerry on January 27, 2019, 04:59:39 pm

Thanks,
Alexa says to first register with in Alexa App. I do but I don't receive a call with the code. Any suggestions?

You don't get a "call", you get an "SMS Text Message". So you have to have a Cellphone. I don't, but have VoIP phone service that can run on all my mobile devices and get "certain" types of text messages, but not from Amazon. So I can't use my "Home/Main" phone. Had to use a family members cellphone that when you make a call their phone number comes up in the Caller ID. If only my VoIP service could get the Amazon text I could get the code and that number would be my CID for calls.

If you are using a Cellphone, it too may not be able to get the Amazon Text. Not sure what's so special about the way they send texts. I thought it was all about the same.