"Echo Auto" is the centerpiece of Amazon's "Cyber Monday". If you want to use "Alexa" in a normal car, you have to set "Alexa application displayed on the screen" on your "smartphone". In other words, you cannot use "Google Maps" at the same time. This is quite inconvenient for people who use smartphones instead of navigation. I can't play music or climb reminders using Alexa.
However, if you have "Echo Auto", you can run "Alexa" in the background, so you can operate "Alexa" via "Echo Auto" while displaying "Google Maps". This is very convenient when you actually use it. The environment inside the car is drastically changed by "Alexa".
"Echo Auto" makes the inside of the car comfortable and free with "Alexa". The normal selling price is "4,980 yen (tax included)", but on "Cyber Monday" it is "2,980 yen (tax included)". Currently, it has won the "1st place" in the popularity ranking of "Home Appliances & Cameras".
What is worrisome here is "sold out". "Cyber Monday" where orders are concentrated on popular products. Please be careful not to miss a purchase!
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Super easy setting method of Amazon Echo Auto
First of all, the first thing I want to do so as not to get confused later is the connection with the "car stereo". When connecting with the included "AUX cable", connect with "Echo Auto" and "car stereo", and when connecting with Bluetooth, connect with "smartphone" and "car stereo" instead of "Echo Auto" and "car stereo". Please connect.
Next, set up "Smartphone" and "Echo Auto". Please install the "Alexa app" on your "smartphone" in advance. After opening the "Alexa app", select "Add device" in the "Other" item.
Select "Amazon Echo" from "Device type to set up".
Select "Echo Auto" as the device to set up.
The following warning screen will appear, so read the contents and continue.
Attach the attached holder to the air conditioner air outlet, and attach "Echo Auto" to the holder (magnet type). Next, insert the included DCUSB charger into the car's cigar socket, connect "Echo Auto" and the DCUSB charger with the "USB charging cable", and then proceed.
If the "smartphone" correctly recognizes "Echo Auto", it will be displayed in "Detected devices". In my case, it is "Echo Auto 00TT". If you don't see "Echo Auto" here, disconnect the "USB Charging Cable", wait about 30 seconds, and then reconnect. Select when "Echo Auto" is displayed correctly.
A confirmation screen will appear, so check the "Terms of Service" and proceed to the next.
Select "Pair" on the Bluetooth pairing screen.
Select "OK" when checking the connection between "Smartphone" and "Echo Auto".
If "Car Stereo" and "Smartphone" are connected via Bluetooth, select "Yes" on the screen below.
Next, check the connection with the "car stereo". When you press the play icon twice as much as the connection is made correctly, a confirmation sound will be heard from the connected "Car Stereo". If you cannot hear the sound, check if the volume is set to "0". If you hear a confirmation sound, go to the next step. When you hear "Setup is complete", you're done.
Why Rakuten Mobile, Ymobile, and UQ Mobile are definitely recommended for Amazon Echo Auto.
Alexa supports major popular music distribution services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and AWA, so people who are already members of one of the services and are traveling by car. Let's buy "Echo Auto". The cost performance of the "all-you-can-listen" subscription service will not improve unless you spend more time listening.
However, if you have "Echo Auto" and a smartphone, you will not be able to play news or listen to music. What is absolutely necessary is an "Internet communication environment". Of course, you can't use the optical line at home in the car, so most people will inevitably use the tethering function of their smartphones. Music consumes a considerable amount of data, so if you're not careful, you may be hit by a "traffic limit" with a single drive.
I would like to recommend using "Echo Auto" with a SIM card that supports "low speed maximum 1Mbps" communication. Here are the plans and usage charges of the three recommended companies that support "low speed maximum 1Mbps". A cheaper plan than the one below is also offered, but be careful as it does not support "low speed maximum 1Mbps".
Rakuten Mobile's greatest strength is that the usage charges for "communication" and "calling" are free for the first 3 million people for one year. However, since the Rakuten line area is not so widespread yet, I don't think we can receive such a big benefit in terms of "high-speed communication". The rest is shortly after the service started, so the overall unstable situation is also a bottleneck.
Ymobile has a discount for the first 6 months. From the 7th month, a normal usage fee of 3,680 yen (tax included: 4,048 yen) will be incurred. However, the high-speed communication capacity is "10GB" and the phone comes with "10 minutes all-you-can-eat" as standard, so it is attractive that no more charges will be incurred if you use it in a general way.
UQ Mobile has a plan content that is quite similar to Ymobile. Pricing is a bit low, but there is no discount for the first 6 months and "Unlimited Calling" is not included in the basic rate. UQ Mobile is recommended because the total cost for two years will be lower if you do not use the phone very often.
What all three companies have in common is that you can get a big discount if you make a SIM contract and purchase a smartphone at the same time. The only chance to buy a smartphone at a low price is when you sign up for a SIM, so if you are thinking of changing your model, switch your smartphone at the same time. Definitely a good deal.
2020 version! How to shop at Amazon "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday"
During the sale period, we will carry out a "point-up campaign" where you can receive a return of "up to 10,000 points". The conditions for participating in the campaign are as follows.
The point redemption rate depends on the conditions. The biggest return is the use of "Amazon Mastercard Gold".
"Trial Toku" is a campaign where you can get points each time you clear the mission specified within "14 days" from the entry. There are multiple missions available, so aim to clear as many missions as possible!
It's a little complicated, but after entering the campaign, if you put the Amazon gift certificate and the target product in the cart and purchase at the same time, "500 points" will be returned. In other words, even if you purchase an Amazon gift certificate for "3,000 yen" and purchase the target product for 2,000 yen with that gift certificate, you will not receive a refund. Be careful.
"Amazon Charge (cash payment)" is one of the best ways to purchase products on Amazon. If you are a person who uses Amazon on a daily basis other than "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday", the charge will be consumed in a blink of an eye. If a Prime member charges 90,000 yen or more at a time, the return rate will be MAX "2.5%". Considering that the discount price of "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" will be further discounted by "2,250 yen", it is a great deal! Click here for details on point back.
Apply by January 11, 2021 for "3 months free"! Amazon Music Unlimited is recommended for all-you-can-listen music distribution service!
If you are an "Amazon Prime member", the usage fee is "780 yen (tax included)" for "Amazon Music Unlimited". It's "200 yen" cheaper than other companies. The effect of this "200 yen" will increase as the period of using the service increases. For example, if you continue for one year, it will be "2,400 yen". If it is "Amazon Music Unlimited", it is equivalent to the usage fee for "3 months". It's huge, isn't it?
And there is another reason why I would recommend "Amazon Music Unlimited". If you are using a music distribution service and you like it more than you think. You should think "I want to hear it with a better sound". Because I was. However, there are no plans above it other than "Amazon Music Unlimited". With "Amazon Music Unlimited", it is possible to move to the higher-level plan "Amazon Music HD" where you can listen to high-resolution audio sources.
The usage fee will be "+1,000 yen", but it is very cheap considering purchasing high-resolution audio sources in units of one song. "Amazon Music HD" is enough to satisfy even those who "want to listen to music seriously".
