Cheap in car amazon echo

Very nearly purchased an Echo Auto - to get Alexa in the car. Then I had an epiphany....

Why not use one of my old Echo Dots?

Well, I installed it today and it works a treat. The dot fits nicely into the car cup holder. It is powered from the accessory socket; connected to my 'phones hotspot and uses the car speakers via the aux input socket with an appropriate cable. If I had a nuer motor then I could have simply connected the sound via bluetooth.

Interesting that the new Echo Dot's don't have a mini usb power supply - so not so easy to installl the generation 2 dot - was this a cunning ploy by Amazon to promote their mini usb powered Echo Auto?

 

What's an echo dot and alexa?

 

@strongylodon I just said to Mr S what's an echo dot so he looked it up. I know what Alexa is, I've used it at my daughter's house and it doesn't always respond.

 

I'm still none the wiser.

 

I meant to say generation 3 dot - silly me...

 

Obviously something I have no need of then.

 

I dont even use a car radio, bloody thing winds me up with all the chatter and rubbish music.

 

Alexa controls all the lights and technical equipment in my daughter's house. I was staying with them last Christmas and often last to bed. It would have been quicker to flip switches than battle Alexa to get the lights turned out.