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Originally Posted by OtinG
A storm took out my Charter/Spectrum internet connectivity yesterday. Now I have a lot of pricey, heavy paperweights around my house as Alexa is even more stupid than ever when she has no internet, plus I've had to relearn how to work light switches. 
I thought they added some functionality that did not require a WiFi connection, but I guess not. The mere utterance of her name brings up a red ring and a lot of verbage, but no action...
BTW, I'm using my iPhone as a personal hotspot and have it tethered to my MacBook Pro to have internet connectivity via a T-Mobile cellular connection. Still waiting on Charter/Spectrum to show up and fix their internet service. |
Only the Echo Plus (with the built in hub) has some local control features, I believe.
My Wink Hub supposedly has local control for lighting and lock products, which is better than nothing, so in the event of an outage, I can at least control the lights with my phone app, but not Alexa. This is important for my kitchen lights, because, unlike the GE Link bulbs we have elsewhere, the Halo lights don't always revert to "on" when you flick the power switch, they remember their last state.