r/amazonecho • u/plkelly3 • 2d ago

Just Got A Phone Call From My Amazon Echo..... NOOOOO

Don't know what triggered it and didn't even know my device could make phone calls to be honest, but it happened and I hate it. They really are recording everything apparently, which is why I just turned off all recording.

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u/Zimboi178 2d ago

I’ve used my echo to call my phone to find it dozens of times over the years

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u/Odd1yOminous 2d ago

Me too. The calls come up as potential spam or Texas.

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u/OldPro1001 2d ago

heh, yeah, that's me as well. When you live alone there's no one else to call your number.

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u/Rustyempire64 1d ago

Damn how do I do this!! Any how to videos or dummy proof instructions would be appreciated p!

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u/LumpyPhilosopher8 2d ago

I thought they ended that service?

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u/Obasan123 2d ago

I use it all the time. It's one of the most useful services they offer.

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u/JayMonster65 2d ago

What ended was the ability to link Alexa to your mobile phone so that you could call/receive calls from your mobile phone number via Alexa.

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u/purplehairedpagan 2d ago

I've used it for years in order to find my cell phone. I'm always losing it when I'm home alone.

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u/Endy0816 2d ago edited 2d ago

It listens for it's wake word.

Once it thinks it hears that, it sends the rest off to the mothership to be processed 

It thought it heard your equivalent of, "Alexa, Call Bob".

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u/Mordarroc 2d ago

You can call other people's alexa's if you let it. I added my exwife so our kids could call her if they wanted to.

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u/Mykn_Bacon 2d ago

I did know Alexa could call through devices, it's an obvious advertised feature. They really are timing my rice cooking.
(I'm not sure how you went from calling to recording so I decided to make a similar leap.)

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u/CaptZ 1d ago

Google devices can make phones calls also.

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u/chill-phil 2d ago

When TF will Alexa tell my kids to clean up their GD messes for me?!

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u/tightlipssorenips 2d ago

wait till it calls 911 on you . happened 3 times to me.

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u/breagerey 1d ago

AFAIK Alexa can't call 911 unless you pay for a service to do it.

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u/tightlipssorenips 1d ago

well then something's wrong with my account because I don't pay for it