You can play all your music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more using just your voice and the Amazon Echo for $179.99. In addition you’ll be able to get answers to questions, reading of the news, traffic reports and weather, reading of audio-books from Audible, info on local businesses, sports scores and schedules, and can even control Amazon Video on Fire TV, and more using the Alexa Voice Service. A new feature is Alexa calling and messaging. This is a new way to be together with family and friends. Just ask Alexa to call or message anyone with an Echo, Echo Dot, or the Alexa App. Shipping is FREE.