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. You can use the Drop In feature ...

As well as playing music, answering questions and controlling your smart home – among many, many other things – smart speakers and smart displays can also be used to make free phone calls. It is also ...

Beyond asking for the temperature and setting up calendar appointments, your smart speaker can now be used for phone calls. Amazon has an exclusive alliance with AT&T to enable customers to link their ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

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-Fi or ...

Who says you need a phone to make a call? Certainly not Amazon, which has not only debuted its new Echo Show with touchscreen, but also a handy feature to go along with it. Thanks to Alexa Calling, ...

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. Whenever I show off ...

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. The ...

You can use the Drop In feature to call another Echo smart speaker in your home or a friend's home anywhere in the world. Alternatively, you can try ringing the smartphone or home phone of contacts in ...