Alexa in the car

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by raspy, Jan 11, 2017.

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  1. JC91006

    JC91006 Senior Member

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    How does it get internet connection?
     
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    Most people use their phone as a wifi hotspot and link the dot to it. I have seen conflicting reports on how much data this uses--apparently when you play music it downloads 2 or 3 songs at a time, presumably to help with buffering issues so that could result in increased data usage.
     
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    Unless you have unlimited data usage, I can't see the point of streaming music in the car, when you have so many other options for music.
     
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    I think it's pretty common to stream Pandora, Spotify, etc in a car. The fact that cars now have apps built in for this make it seem pretty mainstream. We have a 25 gb/month family share plan so I'm not really worried about it, but just trying to make sure using the Dot this way doesn't result in greater than regular streaming usage.
     
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    I just got this. It recently launched. Let's see if it's any good. On a related note, I ordered this from Amazon US on Wednesday morning UK time, and it arrived by 4pm Friday.

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    Wow. What does it do, cost? Keep us updated please. (y)
     
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    I'll wait for raspy's revue. Still, $149.99 is a bit high for my opinion.
     
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    Just checked on its functions outside North America for navigation and am a bit disappointed. It won't give Nav guidance in UK as per the guide below:-

    Garmin FAQ
     
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