The Amazon Echo Connect connects smart Alexa speakers to the landline. Now Amazon wants to put the device on ice.
Anyone who has an Alexa speaker can easily use it to call friends and family members in their contact list. However, this usually only works if these people also join in Alexa device own. Calls to landlines are not possible – unless you use one Amazon Echo Connect. The gadget was introduced in Germany in 2018 and has always served its users as an intermediary between Alexa and the landline. However, users now have to prepare for the end of Echo Connect.
End of support for Alexa mediators
Because like from the Support page of the Echo Connect, Amazon will completely stop supporting the gadget on February 29, 2024. Once the deadline passes, the Amazon Echo Connect will no longer work and is ready for electronic waste or the collector’s showcase. After all, affected users should not look completely out of their minds after the shutdown. As a small compensation, Amazon should offer Echo Connect users a voucher worth 10 euros, like the portal iFun reported.
Gigaset speakers may also be affected
However, this will probably be little consolation for anyone who likes to use the device frequently. The bar, which cost around 40 euros, was connected to the telephone socket or router using a telephone cable with a Western plug (RJ11), TAE adapter or an adapter for DSL splitter to connect to the landline network. Sometime after the introduction of the Echo Connect appeared with the Gigaset L800HX also an Alexa speaker that integrated the functions of the Echo Connect, like Golem reported. It is currently unclear to what extent the end of product support for the Echo Connect will also affect users of the Gigaset speaker.
