ALEXA isn't the only person you can speak to on an Amazon Echo device. Here's how to use the smart speakers just like a phone to make calls to your friends and family.

But for some people it’s also possible to make a receive call with Alexa, using your mobile phone number. In the UK this is limited to EE customers and Vodafone customers who have a Red account.

Beyond asking for the latest temperature, calendar appointments and recipes, smart speakers devices can be used for phone calls.

How to get Skype and Alexa to team up Before you can make calls, you need to link your Alexa device with your Skype account. First, go to the Amazon Alexa App (you can download it on Android or iOS).

Alexa calling and messaging allows you to make calls, leave voice messages, and send text-based messages between Echo devices, the Alexa app, and Fire tablets. It's free to use and works over Wi ...

Thanks to Alexa Calling, you'll now be able to make free voice calls not only through the Show, but through other Echo devices as well.

Alexa has long been able to call friends and loved ones on their home and cell phones, but now you can ask Alexa to perform a new trick: placing and receiving calls using your AT&T mobile number.

My wife and I have a few Amazon Echo Dots in our home. We have them tied to our home automation system so we can control our lights or thermostat through Alexa’s voice control.