Amazon has been gradually expanding its range of Echo devices, and it has been possible to make free calls between Alexa-enabled devices for a few months — now Amazon is extending the free calling capability even further.
Amazon has been gradually expanding its range of Echo devices, and it has been possible to make free calls between Alexa-enabled devices for a few months — now Amazon is extending the free calling capability even further.
Owners of any Amazon Echo device — not just the latest batch — can now make free calls to phones in the US, Mexico and Canada. No extra hardware or software is needed to take advantage of free calling.
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The change means that Echo owners are now able to make calls regardless of whether the people they want to call also have an Echo. Alexa can be used to place calls to saved contacts, or told to call a specific number by dictating it digit by digit.
It is not, however, possible to receive phones call via your Echo free of charge, as AFTVnews points out:
Is this a feature you’re happy to see the arrival of?
