Roomskills - FAQ
Basics
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Why do I have to use the same email address as used in the account used in the Amazon Alexa devices?
The connection between the voice commands in alexa and your defined devices in Roomskills is build through the similarity of the email addresses used.
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How do I register?
The registration in Roomskills is done through a registration form (to the form). After the registration is done an email is send to the given email address, which has to be confirmed. After the confirmation of the email received the Roomskills service can beused. As an alternative you can log into Roomskills using your Amazon credentials.
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How can I test Roomskills?
After registration the package "Basic" is enabled for 4 weeks. This should be enough time to test the service in detail.
User Account
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How do I change my password?
The function to change the password can be found at Account > Change Password
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How can I delete my account and data?
The function to delete all data in Roomskills can be found at Account > Delete Account . But be careful - all data will be lost and all credentials and devices have to be set up again, if you want to use them again.
The User Forum
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What is the User forum used for?
The Roomskills Forum is the right place
- to find and share Tipps and Tricks in using Roomskills
- to let us know about you wishes
- to get into contact with other users
You can read in the forum via (to the Forum). But in order to enter something you have to setup a Roomskills account and enter the forum via Roomskills.
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How do I setup an account in the Forum?
After registering in Roomskills your forum acces is setup already.
Prices
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What does Roomskills cost?
Currently there are 4 packages in Roomskills.
- The package Free enables you to use the product Setup with the possibilities to set up and control Smarthome devices via Web- and Smartphone. In addition the product QR/NFC-Connect can be used via Browser and Smartphone. In addition you can setup 2 devices as native Alexa Smarthome devices.
- The package Basic costs 5€/Jahr and allows you to use the products Setup, App-Connect, Voiceconnect and MyMusic. Voiceconnect provides voicecontrol for Roomskills, with App-Connect you can control Roomskills via Apps. MyMusic provides the functionality to play your own music on Echo devices. In addition you can setup 5 devices as native Alexa Smarthome devices.
- The package Advanced costs 10€/Jahr or 3€/3month and enables the product MyMusic Multiroom. MyMusic Multiroom provides Alexa Voice control for the Logitech Media Server Multi Room System. In addition you can setup 8 devices as native Alexa Smarthome devices.
- The package Pro costs 20€/Jahr or 10€/6month and enables the use of ioBroker devices and you can setup 200 devices as native Alexa Smarthome devices.
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Where can I book the packages?
The packages can be enabled in the area Account.
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What are the payment options?
Currently we use Fastpring as partner for payment. Fastspring provides many options for payment.
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Can I get a receipt?
During the purchasing process a pdf receipt is generated and send to you via email. After the purchase the receips of the previous purchases can be downloaded in the area Account.
Security
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How is my data stored? Is it safe?
All Smarthome access data is stored encrypted.
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Are my data stored under EU laws?
The Roomskills data server and all data are stored in european data centers. But the functionality is available from Amazon Alexa as well, and where the data of Amazon is stored is out of the control of Roomskills.
Feedback
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How can I let Roomskills know about bugs and problems?
Please use our contact form (here you can find the contact form).