You can reach anyone from your mobile phone's contacts list who has a compatible Echo device and who has also signed up for Alexa Calling. Alexa-to-Alexa calling: Make and receive calls between compatible Echo devices (or the Amazon Alexa app, more on that below).You can make the following types of calls: If you don't sync your contacts, you can only use it to contact other Echo or Alexa devices that you're signed into - like an intercom system. Alternatively, you can use Alexa to call other Echo devices that your contacts have. You can sync the Alexa app with your contacts on your smartphone and this will allow Alexa to call phone numbers, meaning you can call from your Echo to a mobile phone, for example. Once you've set it up via the Alexa app, you'll be able to use the service across all your Echo and Alexa devices, as long as it's enabled on each individual device - which it is by default. Everything must be set-up using the Alexa app, where you'll find the Communicate tab. You need an Amazon account and the Alexa app on a device running Android 6.0 (or higher), iOS 11.0 (or higher), or on an Android Fire tablet. The best bit about the feature is that it's free to use as it works over Wi-Fi (or mobile data on your phone), so you don't need to invest in a talk plan. Not only can you place a call using the feature, but you can also leave a voice message or send a text-based message.
It works with compatible Echo devices, the Alexa app, and it works with Fire tablets. The free feature was first introduced on the original Amazon Echo Show, but Amazon has extended this functionality to other Echo and Alexa devices, so it developed what we now call "Alexa calling" or "Alexa calling and messaging". Pocket-lint What is Alexa calling and messaging?
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