Amazon Smart Plug, for home automation, Works with Alexa - A Certified for Humans Device

Product is great easy set up with your alexa echo.

Im not real crazy about Alexa, but these are cool. Well done Amazon, you sucked me in with one for 5bucks, then I caved and got 4 more for $20/per unit. Im a geek: I make tech work for me. I have felt some interest in smart home, but no use case really spoke to me. Nevermind the crazy protocols like ZigBee, et al. Wtf. I am happy to report that, aside from being tied to big brother, these plugs give instant satisfaction. No phone app, no programming, just say Alexa turn on the light and it happens. All of my network is segmented so some things cant see other things, tldr, so Alexa is always on her owns (4 of them), but it still knows what were doing because were signed in. Theres no escaping that, so be careful what you say and do around the smart things.

So I’m kind of new to the amazon device family. We just got our echo a few months ago. I’ve been a prime member for over 10 years so I’m familiar with how amazon has changed life as we knew it (for me anyway). I saw the amazon smart plug when I was searching for any brand smart plug that had Alexa control with it. It’s been in my cart saved for later for at least a month! I finally decided to just pre order it so that I could review it and hopefully help other people that are like me and have fallen way behind in the tech field. For reference I’m an almost 34 year old mom of 2. This means that my 8 year old stole my iPad, iMac, and I haven’t had a computer of my own in about 4 years! So I do everything from my iPhone. I’ve had some weird issues with our echo and my Alexa app that it will just randomly pause a song so I’m not sure what that is about. ANYWAY! I received my new amazon smart plug the day it was released (so glad it’s not like a new iPhone or PlayStation where people camp out ahead of time or do people still do this??). It was easier than I expected but harder than was described in the listing because my Alexa didn’t just recognize it. Setup: Since my Alexa didn’t recognize it on its own, I had to unplug the smart plug and quickly scan the code on the back of the plug, then plug it back in fast so that when it scanned for it it would see it plugged in. After that it was very simple. I was able to plug in my baby monitor and then tell Alexa to “turn off plug one” and it turned off! It is so cool! Future: I think homes will end up being built with these right into the electrical system. Maybe they already are. Comparing: With so many different brands offering smart plugs with Alexa integration I can’t see myself buying any more than 1 for $25. Too many are 2 for $20. While it’s nice to have the amazon support backing this up, I just can’t afford to fill my home with them at such a high cost comparative to other brands that do the same exact thing. Overall: If you can afford to fill your plugs with these then do! This smart plug is easy and awesome! But if you’re on a tight budget like I am, I would try a different brand first and see if those will work just as well. Every time I purchase something online, I always check the reviews. I count on others to help me choose the best option. My reviews are always my honest opinion and I try to include photos if possible. If my review has helped you in any way, please click the helpful button below so that I know! If you have any questions feel free to ask! Thank you!

Works just like it should, maintains its connection, easily programmed, just wish it had a slightly less wide body

Works well, was easy to set up with my Alexa too. Had it for a few months and no complaints!

I have 4 of these plugs and so far they have worked extremely well. Biggest problem is coordinating the connection to Alexa but it is a learning process I have with electronics.

Basically it works like a dream. Its easy to use. The only thing that youre not going to get with this particular product is being able to use it with Google. If you want to use anything with Google you want to get get something that uses Google or can be synced with Google because you can sync Google with Alexa. Just not Alexa with Google so its a one-way street with that. Otherwise its great. Really good product. I use it and if you have any issues where its not really connecting or its not responding sometimes reassuring a voice command can be good to do. You need to also double check your Wi-Fi signal strength. A little bit of issue with that myself fixed it and it works real well.

Honestly it’s great. I work a lot and fell into a habit of falling into bed and realizing I’d forgotten to turn on my standing fan. Not a huge issue but it started happening so many times and I’ve become so use to my fan that I’d wake up middle of the night if it’s not on. App and plug work flawlessly AS LONG AS you have Wi-Fi. Was having Wi-Fi issues for a solid week or so and the plug became a paperweight. 100% do not get this if you have no Wi-Fi, it does not work off Bluetooth.

The Alexa smart plug is amazing! I use it to control the light in my bedroom. Very convenient when I fall asleep at night and don’t feel like getting back up to turn off the light. It was super easy to set up.

Title says it all. Didnt even have to run any setup, it literally autoconnected to alexa as soon as I opened the app. Easiest smart device Ive ever set up and pretty much my whole home is a smart home. It works perfectly. Look no further for your smart plug.