That would be nice.Well, Dish could implement a system similar to Tivo, which allows you to skip an entire commercial break with a single button push and then add a voice command for Alexa. Tivo's litigious ways notwithstanding, of course.
DISH Expands Amazon Alexa Voice Control Support
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Well, Dish could implement a system similar to Tivo, which allows you to skip an entire commercial break with a single button push and then add a voice command for Alexa. Tivo's litigious ways notwithstanding, of course.
When Dish paid off TiVo they got rights to TiVo software.
Well, Dish could implement a system similar to Tivo, which allows you to skip an entire commercial break with a single button push and then add a voice command for Alexa. Tivo's litigious ways notwithstanding, of course.
Ever hear of AutoHop? Has nothing to do with TIVO's patents. TIVO is not a broadcast carrier it only makes receivers where DISH has to make contracts to carry programming. DISH gave up full use of Autohop (Still available after several days) to get better contracts.
Does the Alexa DOT talk back to you, like say wrong command, things like that?
Yes...but she's not snarky about it.
I have the Show "the one with a screen" that I use as a bedroom clock radio. They have a new one with a screen coming out that is smaller and cheaper. The Spot. If I was to do it all over again, I would buy the Spot as my clock radio. And now that the Joeys work, it would seem to be a good choice for bedrooms. It will be $129.99.
How are you doing that? Alexa can't seem to find My Music. Tell me, please! Or did I misinterpret?
Ok I have hopper 3 and two wireless joeys. I have a Dot in each room as the wireless joey. Can't figure out how to pair them separate so they Alexa in the Bedroom will work with the wireless joey in the bedroom. Right now I say turn to ESPN and the main hopper turns on and goes to ESPN. Do I need to start all over again? Ah never mind i figured it out. I was making it way harder then what it was.
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It quite often says "I don't know how to do that" or instead of doing the DISH command it will start playing some unwanted and stupid music.
OK, thanks. If I can't hear it very well I might order that Vaux Speaker thing. It looked pretty nice.
I found that it helps if you always include the word "Dish" when making your request. Like, "Alexa, tune to channel 928 on Dish."
IIRC, believe that osu1991 recommended it to me. Kudos to him
I actually saw many recommend it in the Amazon Echo thread on TCF, then it became a big recommendation on Prime Day when it and the Echo/Dots were on sale
https://www.tivocommunity.com/community/index.php?threads/amazon-echo.522646/page-426#post-11342721
Thank you both. Neat little speaker box.IIRC, believe that osu1991 recommended it to me. Kudos to him
Thanks for the tip. I wish it was more simpler, Alexa is too many syllables. I would just like to say, "DISH channel 4." I wish the 54.0 remote was voice activated.
You can change the trigger word to whatever you want it to be. "Dude, play Pulp Fiction on Dish."
