Amazon Echo Dot (newest model) – Vibrant sounding speaker with Alexa+ Early Access, Great for bedrooms, dining rooms and offices, Charcoal

Excellent home assistant
I love my Echo Dot. The sound is very clear for its size, and the assistant responds quickly to commands. I use it to listen to music, control lights, and set reminders, and everything works wonderfully.Setup was very easy, and it connects easily to Wi-Fi. Plus, the design is modern and looks good in any room.Definitely a great purchase if you want to make your home a little smarter. 🔊💡

Fast delivery and awesome device
My Amazon Echo Dot arrived super fast and setup was a breeze. The sound quality is surprisingly good for its size, and I love using it to control smart devices and play music. Definitely recommend if you want a handy smart speaker!

Terribly flawed set-up process
I have no idea how amazon made such a basic device so ridiculously difficult to set up. I ordered one of these a few days ago, spent a few hours trying to set it up, consulted the internet, and nothing really worked. It continually got stuck at the “searching for wifi” step and being unsuccessful in finding *any* networks. I tried manually connecting it, using a mobile hotspot, restarting my router, etc etc etc. It could not find ANY signal at all. I called customer support, did a hard reset, tried some things, and still nothing. The lady recommended I return the device and order a new one, so I got a refund, returned the first unit, and ordered a new one.I was conflicted whether I should order this same model again or try a completely different smart speaker. Ultimately I decided to give it one more shot and I received the new unit today. Plugged it in, had guarded hopes. Again, same issue that it couldn’t find a network to connect to. So I shut off Bluetooth and tried manual connection again. This time, a list of networks came up! … but not my network. So I “added” my network, and it would glitch and start over. I tried half a dozen times to add my network, and it still wouldn’t show up or connect. I tried another hard reset for the device, and repeated adding my network again to no avail. Back to consulting the internet! I hard reset the device, and followed a guide I found on Reddit. Still, it didn’t work with my wifi network, so I had the idea to download the alexa app on my tablet and use my phone hotspot instead of my wifi. I read something that if you leave the app page for ANY reason during setup (even just the device falling asleep for a second or two), the app will glitch and connection with fail. So I hard reset the device again, added device, selected the echo dot, disconnected my tablet’s bluetooth, selected manual connection in the app, then connected to the Amazon “wifi” network, let it search for wifi, came up with a list that didn’t include mine, and so I manually added my hotspot network’s name and password. It did it’s little loading thing, and sent me back to the searching for wifi page. The list of networks came up again and alas, it happened! My hotspot appeared on the network page! I clicked it, feeling as though Alexa were playing tricks on me but after all my failed attempts, it finally connected! …. to my hotspot, but at least there was a shred of hope somewhere in the universe that this tiny, frustrating device had some potential, if only I could just add my personal wifi network instead!So all I had to do was spend another hour repeatedly fiddling with the app trying to add a new network so I could move it off of my hotspot to my wifi. I followed the same steps that worked for the hotspot connection (minus the hard reset) and after the third or fourth attempt, it finally connected…. And then I had to unplug it to move it to it’s permanent location 10 feet away from my router- I did all this at the same outlet my router is plugged into because it was struggling so much. I considered just leaving if there for eternity because I didn’t want to risk it reseting and having to deal with all the connection issues again. You have no idea the relief I felt when I plugged it into its permanent outlet and it automatically reconnected. If I had to mess with the setup process from scratch again, I probably would’ve just returned it again.I don’t understand how this is a 5th generation device with such a flawed and frankly crappy set up process. I had to go digging through my router settings, app settings, restarted/reset the device multiple times, rebooted my router, consulted customer support, poked around multiple online forums, and spent hours trying to get this cursed little orb functioning. That said, it is now working. We’ll see how it holds up over the next few weeks. If it had so much trouble finding my wifi in the first place, I’m curious to see how it’ll hold up and if it will stay connected or continue posing issues. All I know is when I move out and have to set it up again in a few years…. lord help me.

Subject: Great Sound and Smart Features in a Compact Design
I’m really impressed with how much the Echo Dot has improved over the years. The sound quality is surprisingly clear and loud for such a small device. I use it every day to set reminders, check the weather, and play music while I get ready in the morning. Alexa also connects easily with my smart bulbs, so I can turn lights on and off just by speaking. Setup was quick and simple, and the design looks great anywhere in the house. Definitely worth it if you’re looking for a reliable smart assistant!