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03 Apr 2023

Alexa can now make and receive calls through T-Mobile

Alexa now has the ability to let T-Mobile subscribers make and receive phone calls on dedicated devices hands-free. The new feature comes in the form of an Alexa skill, which can link your T-Mobile service directly to your Alexa Account. The new feature joins the other big US carriers AT&T and Verizon in enabling Alexa to handle phone calls. ”This is completely free for T-Mobile customers and it’s fully available to all Alexa customers today,” wrote T-Mobile spokesperson Trang Nguyen in an email to The Verge. In comparison, Verizon still charges you $5 per month to use its Alexa skill. You can enable the new feature by opening your Alexa app and then going to More > Settings > Communication. [...]

16 Dec 2022

Verizon’s Plus Play

Verizon's Plus Play Arrives in Beta With Offer of Netflix Premium Verizon wants to draw people to its new subscription manager by offering free access to Netflix's top plan if you buy another subscription. In March Verizon announced Plus Play, a central location to manage all your streaming services and subscriptions. The company promised a full launch by the end of the year, and while it hasn't fully reached that goal, Verizon is finally opening up the service in beta to its mobile and 5G and 4G LTE home internet customers. To get people to try its free subscription management platform, the carrier is dangling a "limited time" offer of one year of Netflix Premium for free if you also [...]