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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: nhbeachguy on May 26, 2017, 05:03:38 pm

Title: How to set up Alexa calling without a smartphone
Post by: nhbeachguy on May 26, 2017, 05:03:38 pm

Alexa calling will be great for my older sister -- if she falls and can't get to the phone, she could call me (and it would just be cool if she could leave me a message). BUT she does not have a smartphone (just a cell phone that just does calls).

If there any way to do this?

PS: I'm aware of 'Ask My Buddy' for emergencies...

Thanks,
\Dave

Title: Re: How to set up Alexa calling without a smartphone
Post by: iolinux333 on May 27, 2017, 07:10:44 am

I'm not sure, but maybe you could try set it up via the Alexa web page?  Maybe not - I think it needs contacts info/access.

Title: Re: How to set up Alexa calling without a smartphone
Post by: scottrods on May 27, 2017, 11:50:29 am

iolinux333 is right... Can't set up Calling without the contact list. If you try and don't allow contacts on a Smart Phone, it still won't allow you to use it... I think it' a Mole to take everyone's Contact list and sell it to marketing firms and researchers.

I imagine you could use ANYONE's Smart phone to set it up, and make sure you're number is always on that phone's contact list, and The Alexa stuff could be set up with that person's contact list and will likely work fine unless they remove the listing for you... or lose the phone or replace it or whatever scenario comes up. I have 3 spare smart phones we use as iPods for music and smart house features... Probably should have set my Echos up with one of those instead of my daily driver phone...