DISH Expands Amazon Alexa Voice Control Support

[HipKat]

The Hopper turned on but the TV does not. I have HDMI-CEC turned on. HipKat, does your TV turn on when you wake the Hopper with Alexa?

I haven’t tried it yet. I just found out this morning, but I will after work

 

[ekilgus]

The Hopper turned on but the TV does not. I have HDMI-CEC turned on. HipKat, does your TV turn on when you wake the Hopper with Alexa?

I have a correction to my last post. I looked into my TV's menu and I also have HDMI-CEC turned on with the same results as you, it doesn't turn on when the hopper wakes up. I'll have to do a bit more experimentation but the solution might be as simple as replacing the HDMI cable.

 

[charlesrshell]

I have a correction to my last post. I looked into my TV's menu and I also have HDMI-CEC turned on with the same results as you, it doesn't turn on when the hopper wakes up. I'll have to do a bit more experimentation but the solution might be as simple as replacing the HDMI cable.

OK, thanks. See if you can figure out a way to turn the Hopper and TV off too with Alexa.

 

[navychop]

What would be REALLY nice, is for it to turn on Hopper, TV and A/V receiver!

Guess I’ll stick to my Harmony.

 

[Deadlocked]

What would be REALLY nice, is for it to turn on Hopper, TV and A/V receiver!

Guess I’ll stick to my Harmony.

You can turn on hopper by asking it to tune somewhere. Agree on TV though.

 

[pattykay]

I wake up my Wally by saying "Alexa, On Dish."

 

[lakebum431]

What would be REALLY nice, is for it to turn on Hopper, TV and A/V receiver!

Guess I’ll stick to my Harmony.

Well, if your AV receiver has CEC, then it does. I say "Alexa turn on the TV" and then Alexa tune to ESPN and everything powers on and tunes to my channel.

 

[SandFarmer]

About Amazon Alexa device trigger word:
For each Alexa-based device, you can choose one of four trigger words:
Alexa
Amazon
Computer
Echo

That's it, only 4 choices.

And the Dot's built-in speaker is fine for talking back to you; you only need to add speakers for playing music.

I renamed mine to Echo since there are many things on the TV that will trigger it. South Park did an episode dedicated to doing that. I wanted to call it Bob. But no. Also I wish it had more control. It's a toy.

 

[pattykay]

And the Dot's built-in speaker is fine for talking back to you; you only need to add speakers for playing music.

I use the built-in speaker on my Echo Dot to listen to Pandora all of the time. It sounds fine to me.

 

[davcarsevll]

I have 2 echo dots. One in the kitchen and one in the bedroom. The bedroom Dot controls my 4K Joey, the kitchen Dot controls my H3. Don't waste your money on the Echo. You can usually find Dots on sale for $40 or less, and if you need better stereo sound, stick the Dot inside a Vaux Speaker. Both my dots are in Vaux speakers and they work great and it adds battery portability to the Dot.

How did you get your joey to work with Alexa. I can't get the device to show up in the list. I have the Joey 2. They told me that is the newest one.

 

[comfortably_numb]

How did you get your joey to work with Alexa. I can't get the device to show up in the list. I have the Joey 2. They told me that is the newest one.

Have to remove the Dish skill from the Alexa app first, then reinstall the skill. When you do that, it should find both your Hopper and your Joey.

 

[david_jr]

I got a new (old) Harmony Smart Control with a hub and an echo Dot and they work great together. I recommend it if you don't have a complicated system (8 device and 6 activity limit) and can be had at Walmart (I assume while supplies last) for under 60 bucks. I love being able to say "Echo go forward 3 minutes" and then watch it happen.

 

[blatimer1983]

Is Amazon Alexa compatible with wireless joey? If so, how do I pair my device to it?

 

[KAB]

Is Amazon Alexa compatible with wireless joey? If so, how do I pair my device to it?

Yes. How to Set up the DISH Hopper to Work with Amazon Alexa | DISH

 

[eddie willers]

I use the built-in speaker on my Echo Dot to listen to Pandora all of the time. It sounds fine to me.

ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!

(that's the cry of every old stereo salesman on the board)

 

[Jim5506]

Bought the little woman a pair of Echo Dots for Christmas to use as intercomms.

She likes them so much she bought another.

I use mine to control my Joey, she uses hers for music, timers, Hopper 3 control.

 

[navychop]

BTW, did you know you can say “Alexa, set a meat timer for 30 minutes.” Substitute “broccoli,” “vegetable,” “chicken,” or “turkey” and so on for “meat.” So you can have multiple timers going, for different things, and she’ll (it’ll) tell you when it’s done, labeling it with whatever word you choose. “Your potato timer is done.”

That sure beats the heck out of the four or so timers I have in the kitchen today.

 

[KAB]

Anyone figured out how to tell Alexa to tune to an OTA channel?

 

[pattykay]

Anyone figured out how to tell Alexa to tune to an OTA channel?

That is the one major drawback that I don't like. I always get a message saying that I am not subscribed to that channel. (Well duh, I don't need to subscribe to an OTA channel, it is free. )

 

[KAB]

That is the one major drawback that I don't like. I always get a message saying that I am not subscribed to that channel. (Well duh, I don't need to subscribe to an OTA channel, it is free. )

Mine just says, "Sorry, I don't know that."