Echo & Alexa Forums
General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: newdotuser on December 26, 2018, 05:30:34 pm
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I am new to the echo dot. I have had a google home mini in the past that used its own assigned number to make calls.
With the echo dot I notice you have to register your cell number to place calls. When making a call the person on the other end sees the cell number I registered with. Does this mean everytime I use alexa to call that its' eating up cell phone minutes?
I am setting this up for my elderly mother who has a pay as you go cell plan from 711 (speakout). If it does eat up her minutes then there is no real point to her using alexa to make calls. I was hoping alexa would be a free way for her to call and not eat her minutes. Can someone clarify? I have read articles where it says it doesn't eat her minutes and other articles that say it does.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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I used google voice number for my alex :-) however, to answer your question, as long as she is using the echo to make the calls, her minutes will not be touched :-)
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You register the cell phone so that Alexa will give that number as the calling party for Caller ID. The calls themselves are VOIP, so no minutes used.