Echo / Wemo / Big Switch Workaround

[JDRoberts]

@april please combine this with the existing FAQ topic on this same subject:

First Methods for Integrating Echo and SmartThings

BREAKING NEWS AUGUST 21 Official Echo integration is here! And it works great! Please see the new FAQ devoted just to the official SmartThings/Echo integration: And below is the original FAQ showing the various kinds of integration available before the Official version was available. But unless you’re running your own server and want to hack a bunch of stuff, just look at the official one, it’s fantastic. I am quadriparetic, so voice control is very important to me. And I am amazed at the quality of the Amazon Echo farfield voice recognition technology. So I’ve been keeping a close eye on the current state of unofficial integration. I got mine for $99 through the invitation process. It was a several month wait and you needed to be a prime member. It is now available to anyone to o…