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Ocelot II

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3. The new default voice is horrible - it's a squeaky little teenaged valley girl voice

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:19 PM

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that's like fingernails on a blackboard. I don't know why they thought people would like it. Fortunately there are a few alternate voices so I chose a rather bland male voice that at least doesn't annoy me. I haven't tried many of the other features, just stuck to the original ones like turning lights on and off.

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Wired reviewer compares Alexa+ to "a synthetic bridge troll haranguing me until I said the magic combination of words" [View all] highplainsdem Friday OP

Never understood the need to use this. SheltieLover Friday #1

This takes me back to a casual conversation I had with a local smart phone tech from before gAI was even a thing. Hugin Friday #2

Could the phone have been hacked twice, the second time after the rebuild? highplainsdem Saturday #4

A remote possibility... Hugin Saturday #6

The new default voice is horrible - it's a squeaky little teenaged valley girl voice Ocelot II Friday #3

That's one of the more common complaints about Alexa+ that I've seen. highplainsdem Saturday #5