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  • Amazon is turning your Alexa smart speaker into a Wi-Fi extender

    From TechnologyDaily@1337:1/100 to All on Wed Sep 28 18:15:03 2022
    Amazon is turning your Alexa smart speaker into a Wi-Fi extender

    Date:
    Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:06:16 +0000

    Description:
    The new Amazon Echo Dot 5th gen, Echo Studio, and older 4th Gen Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers can act as Eero Wi-Fi extenders.

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    Amazon has announced that its new Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers will help to boost your home's Wi-Fi signal strength. A couple of its older Echo models will also get the feature.

    At its September 2022 Amazon Launch Event , the retail and device giant unveiled a new feature called Eero in Echo, which should help its best smart speakers become even better by acting as Wi-Fi extenders.

    New Echo devices, like the newly announced Amazon Echo Dot (5th gen), as well as the older Amazon Echo (2020) and Amazon Echo Dot (2020) , can now help to boost the Wi-Fi signal around your home by acting as part of your Eero mesh Wi-Fi setup.

    Mesh Wi-Fi systems integrate with your home's existing Wi-Fi router to
    provide better coverage across your home, and are generally better than traditional extenders at ensuring you get good internet speeds throughout larger properties. A mesh Wi-Fi setup in action (Image credit: Future)

    It looks like you'll still need a couple of Amazon's Eero Wi-Fi extenders, like the Eero Home Wi-Fi System , as well. But if you have a couple of Amazon's latest smart speakers then it should hopefully be a fair bit cheaper to get full mesh Wi-Fi coverage across your home.

    With the new Amazon Echo devices having been announced we expect to see older models, like Amazon Echo (2020) and Amazon Echo Dot (2020), get a discount during the upcoming Amazon Prime Day 2 sale in October. If our hunch is correct then you should be able to pick up these older Eero-compatible smart speakers for a reduced price and create a budget-friendly mesh Wi-Fi setup.

    Alternatively, if you just can't wait, you can check out the best Amazon Echo deals available right now, and give your Wi-Fi signal a boost right away.



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    Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-is-turning-your-alexa-smart-speaker-into -a-wi-fi-extender/


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