Contacts are not on the core Echo (not Alexa) device. Contacts are in the cloud. Location is highly relevant to many frequent queries (e.g., weather) and a com

Contacts are not on the core Echo (not Alexa) device. Contacts are in the cloud. Location is highly relevant to many frequent queries (e.g., weather) and a common Echo device does not have GPS or similar location-determining hardware. Consumers may choose to configure an address for things like weather and traffic / routing.