How to use Amazon Echo speakers and Alexa as intercomsWith Amazon's Echo speakers, you can set up multi-room intercoms and even Drop In on different rooms in the house. If you're away from home or don't have an Echo in the room you're in; you can use the Alexa app to call into another room.
Products used in this guide
Best all-around: Amazon Echo ($99 at Amazon)
Premium Audio: Amazon Echo Plus ($150 at Amazon)
Budget Option: Amazon Echo Dot ($50 at Amazon)
Video Chat: Amazon Echo Show 5 ($90 at Amazon)
The Guide
To enable Drop In on your Echo device, you'll need to follow a few quick setup steps.
Step 1: Rename your Echo devices
Step 2: Enable Drop In for your household
Step 3: Initiate a Drop In
Step 1: Rename your Echo devices
Though you could keep the default name of your various Echo devices, it's much easier to rename them based on the room they are in. For example, if you have an Echo in the living room, rename it "Living Room." Do this with all of your Echo devices.
Note: If you only have one Echo device in the house, and...
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How to use Amazon Echo speakers and Alexa as intercoms
