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re: AMazon Echo $99

Posted on 1/13/15 at 3:35 pm to
Posted by AZBadgerFan
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since May 2013
1534 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 3:35 pm to
Ordered mine January 9 with estimated delivery date of March 26.
Posted by htownjeep
Republic of Texas
Member since Jun 2005
7612 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:04 pm to
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Just gotta wait forever until it arrives.

It will be a nice surprise this summer. At least that's the way it will be for me because I'll forget all about it by then. When I get the shipping notice it will be
Posted by GeauxTigers2007
Member since Apr 2007
756 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:13 pm to
Just out of curiosity I called amazon. While I know you have to take what customer service reps say with a grain of salt, she seemed to think these dates were more of a placeholder date until they can get more units ready to ship. Seemed fairly confident they would ship much earlier.
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160104 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 6:50 pm to
I got my invite today. Think I'm going to pass on it.
Posted by IPlayedGreatTonight
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2012
1381 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 6:56 pm to
can i have your invite please?
Posted by LSU Fan SLU Grad
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2006
4893 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 8:33 pm to
I just got an invite and pulled the trigger. May ship date! WTF?
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13611 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 8:45 am to
Just got an email that my arrival date was moved up from Feb 11 to Feb 3.

Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
4051 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 9:59 am to
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Just got an email that my arrival date was moved up from Feb 11 to Feb 3.




Mine was supposed to be Feb. 3rd but I just got a text that it will be delivered today.
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5711 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:38 pm to
quote:

I got my invite today. Think I'm going to pass on it.


I had gotten an invite as well, then forgot about it, and it had expired before I thought about it again. I'm probably missing something, but the Echo seemed pretty 'Meh' to me.
Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
4051 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 2:12 pm to
I am thinking the kids will enjoy it more than me at first but I would anticipate Amazon hooking this thing into home automation soon

"Amazon, close the garage door"
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5072 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 3:22 pm to
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I'm probably missing something, but the Echo seemed pretty 'Meh' to me.


I thought the same thing about the Fire Stick. I have a smart TV with netflix and amazon prime video. What do I need a Fire Stick for? Well I ordered 2 since I could for half price, gave 1 to the MIL, and last night finally loaded TVMC on the other one. Lets just say I was up later than usual playing with it. I'm glad I ordered the Echo when I had the chance (delivery window sometime between end of May and first of July). I'm expecting that by the time I get it, there will be some great dev community add-ons out there.
Posted by Itismemc
LA
Member since Nov 2008
4718 posts
Posted on 1/30/15 at 3:47 pm to
I really like scaring the wife with it while i'm in the deer stand right now.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20295 posts
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:32 pm to
So, I was supposed to get mine last Wednesday and that day I get an email saying it was delayed until the middle of March and they gave me a $10 credit. Then I get an email Friday saying it had been shipped. It came in yesterday and I still got to use my $10 credit.
Posted by AZBadgerFan
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since May 2013
1534 posts
Posted on 3/7/15 at 8:31 am to
I received mine yesterday, it was supposed to be delivered on March 26. Setup was a breeze and the Echo app makes things simple. Very slick device and the voice recognition works better than I expected. I'm guessing my primary function for it will be to play my Amazon Prime Music library, iHeartRadio and TuneIn on demand. You can use the voice command function to play selected artists, songs or playlists, pause, mute, raise or lower volume, advance to the next track- you name it- and the function works extremely well and is very fast pulling up music. Also cool for setting alarms, shopping lists and to-do lists. Speaker/audio quality is also way better than I expected. Definitely worth $99 (to me) but not sure if I would pay twice that much.
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5072 posts
Posted on 4/21/15 at 8:51 pm to
quote:

delivery window sometime between end of May and first of July


Checked my order status today and it has a delivery date of May 14th.
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27824 posts
Posted on 4/21/15 at 10:45 pm to
Why are these taking forever for delivery? This is insane. I ordered it in February and its not expected to be delivered until July. That's insane.
Posted by IPlayedGreatTonight
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2012
1381 posts
Posted on 4/21/15 at 11:11 pm to
does anyone still have an invite for one of these they aren't using?

I never got an invite, i'm a prime member and apparently now the price is $149.

Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5072 posts
Posted on 4/21/15 at 11:48 pm to
From what I could tell, they sent out a large batch of invites and gave them a delivery window between May and July. I'm not sure if they did it to be able to lower the cost per unit, or if they were doing a hardware v2. Haven't heard of anyone receiving one in the past month, so something happened to make the supply dry up.
Posted by ShrevetownTiger
Shreveport
Member since Jan 2007
2377 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 12:15 pm to
I'd like an invite if anyone has one they aren't using. As a prime member I'm kinda pissed I didn't get an invite!
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5072 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:52 pm to
I don't think the invites are transferable. The place on the Amazon webpage that you request an invite just turns into an add to cart button. I think they send out an email saying you can now oder, but you only have a week to order it.
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