Placing Calls with Amazon Alexa

Focusing again on how technology can assist seniors to remain safe and comfortable in their own home we talk today about the of ways that you can place a call with Amazon Alexa.

  • make a voice call to or from your Echo device and another Echo device or your Alexa APP, call to your devices or other devices if allowed
  • make a video call between two Echo View devices
  • create intercom like calls between two Echo devices
  • make calls to most cellular or land line phones in North America
Making or receiving a call is simplicity at it’s best.
  • Say : “Alexa, call [contact]”
  • Say : “Alexa, call [10 digit phone number]”
  • Say : “Alexa, Ignore” to not answer a call
  • Say : “Alexa, Answer” to answer a call
  • Say : “Alexa, Hangup” to hang up a call.

Why do we Want to Make Phone Calls with Alexa ?

Falling is one of the top risks that seniors face everyday. Seniors can become immobile when they fall. Voice recognition software it can be very important to enable people to contact emergency services or family members plus it is just convenient.

Drop In is just like an intercom where you can talk with someone in your network or another location. Drop in can only function if the caller has been previously authorized and does not require the receiver to accept the Drop In.  When you start a Drop-In you are automatically connected to the device that you are calling.

Drop In and chat with your parents or other loved ones. The convenience of being able to talk from where they are rather than having to get up and get the phone can be a blessing for those who are mobility impaired.