Reddit reviews Garmin 010-01862-01 Speak with Amazon Alexa, Black, Pack of 1

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Ask Alexa to create to do lists, play games, check your calendar, weather/traffic and control smart home devicesGarmin Speak will continue to get smarter as new features and skills are available through automatic updatesUse Garmin turn by turn navigation by saying, “Alexa, ask Garmin … ” Garmin Speak is only supported in the U.SAsk Alexa in your car to play music from Amazon Music, Pandora , Sirius XM and more; Additional streaming services, such as Spotify , are expected to be added as availableThe Garmin Speak app works with your Bluetooth enabled smartphone relying on a suitable cellular data connection; Use your phone’s Bluetooth or an AUX cable to hear audio through your car stereo

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u/ZeroCorpse · 1 pointr/amazonecho

Well, first of all, there has been in in-car Echo for a while. It's not by Amazon, but by Garmin. It's called the Garmin Speak. I've had one for a while now, and it works pretty well.

If the Echo Auto works in the same way, it's like this:

You connect the device to your mobile phone via Bluetooth when you go through setup.
The device itself plays sounds through your phone's Bluetooth to your car stereo, so all you need is your phone connected to your car via Bluetooth. And yes, your phone can connect to multiple Bluetooth devices at once; In this case, the phone is outputting audio to your car stereo, and taking input and sending data to and from from the Echo device.
If you leave Bluetooth on, it automatically connects when you power on the Echo device. I don't know about the Echo Auto, but the Garmin Speak needs power via the cigarette lighter port. Some cars provide power to that port constantly, others cut off power when the car is turned off. Whether or not it's safe to leave it plugged in when your car is turned off is up to you.
It relies on your phone's mobile data completely. Make sure you have a robust data plan with good area coverage. If data drops out, the Echo is brainless during that time. It will also use a fair bit of your data if you plan to stream music or audiobooks, so be aware of your phone service's limits and caps.

The Garmin also has the added benefit of having a little screen on it for navigation and messages. It's not a high-tech screen, but it's good enough to show arrows and plain text. As a navigator, it's OK, but definitely isn't as good as using Google Maps, which Amazon says the Echo Auto will do.

I, too, asked for an invite. I'm eager to try it and compare the devices to see which will win dominance in my car. Since I do a lot of driving all over the state in my job, I find it extremely helpful to have Alexa in my car. I also find it handy to have a good mobile phone service that covers me even in the middle of nowhere!