greenie95125
Junior Member
New 2026 Laramie owner here. Is it just me, or does the built in Alexa seem like a waste of electrons in the newer Uconnect systems. First, I learned that Alexa is dumber than a box of hammers unless you pay for a data plan to get the wifi hotspot. I did sign up for the trial plan to test it out, and honestly, she didn't get much smarter
I use Android Auto for music, nav, calls, etc, so I don't see the point of even having Alexa. All I could get Alexa to do was get me directions via the Uconnect map, which is fine, but unnecessary, since Google Maps with Android Auto does it just as well. I tried to get Alexa to play Spotify, and the response is that it's not available on this device. Again, AA does this perfectly.
I also don't see the need for a hot spot at all in my truck when I have a 5G phone with unlimited data. Maybe I didn't give the "girl in the speaker" a fair test, but I went back to Ram Connect and cancelled auto renew. That will be $175 that I will not be spending this year.
Am I missing something that makes spending that money to use Alexa worthwhile? I'm a heavy Alexa user at home, so I like the technology, but it seems useless in my truck when free options seem to be more capable.
Thanks for any insight.
I use Android Auto for music, nav, calls, etc, so I don't see the point of even having Alexa. All I could get Alexa to do was get me directions via the Uconnect map, which is fine, but unnecessary, since Google Maps with Android Auto does it just as well. I tried to get Alexa to play Spotify, and the response is that it's not available on this device. Again, AA does this perfectly.
I also don't see the need for a hot spot at all in my truck when I have a 5G phone with unlimited data. Maybe I didn't give the "girl in the speaker" a fair test, but I went back to Ram Connect and cancelled auto renew. That will be $175 that I will not be spending this year.
Am I missing something that makes spending that money to use Alexa worthwhile? I'm a heavy Alexa user at home, so I like the technology, but it seems useless in my truck when free options seem to be more capable.
Thanks for any insight.
