OK so Alexa is working. It does need an Internet connection. So i used my phone as a hot spot. Back to using macro droid again i guess, there's progress for you.
Anyway, the fun thing with alexa is that it comes up and tells you that you can't login to alexa while the vehicle is moving. Sounds sensible... Only you actually only have to interact with the thing once to login. After that it's logging in when you start the app in the car.
I guess those safety conscious Germans can't have alexa trying to login while I drive, she might crash or something.
Anyway once it was working I was able to freak out everyone in the house by switching the lights on and off and playing motorhead at max volume.
Had to make my own dinner tonight and ate it with the dog in the kitchen.
The things I do in the name of experiments for you all