BN-LINK WiFi Heavy Duty Smart Plug Outlet, No Hub Required with Timer Function, White, Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, 2.4 Ghz Network Only (2 Pack)

Love these timers! We enjoy decorating for Halloween and Christmas inside and out. We used these timers inside for all our lights this year. All you do is plug them, set your time on your phone, and your good to go! We used to use those old mechanical timers. Never again! With these timers, all our lights turned on at 5pm. Plus if you want them on all day, just open you phone and switch them on. No more running around the house trying to line those mechanical timers up and just to have them fail. Also, these timers are great for when you work late and come home to a dark house or if you are traveling. No more dark house! Again we love these timers and will buy again!

It is easy to set up, easy to link to Alexa. I use it to control my hot water recirculation pump on and off several times each day. Programming is a bit more tedious than it should be: switch changes that are repeated every day require each day to be selected individually rather that a single every day button. My biggest complaint relates to the time zone setting. The Smart Life software that controls the device does not allow you to specify the time zone, but rather offers a huge selection of world-wide cities that you must pick from. I picked Los Angeles to represent my north Idaho residence, since both are in the Pacific time zone. The problem is that the software gets it wrong. While the software seems to know what the current time is in the Pacific time zone, the schedule operates on GMT minus 7 hours, which is wrong, since PST is 8 hours behind GMT. The result is that all of my scheduled changes occur one hour too late. I thought I could use a work-around by selecting a time zone that is one zone west of my location, so I selected Anchorage, Alaska, but that had no effect on the timer operation, as it continues to use GMT-7. Next I tried another time zone, New York, which should be GMT-5, but my timer continues to operate on GMT-7. Message to Smart Life: please fix your software. In the meantime my work-around will be to input switching times that are one hour earlier than the actual desired time--very disappointing, and confusing. Update after one week use: I set up the second smart plug, and I had no problems with the time zone setting or getting the device to switch at the designated times. Then I cleared all settings from the first smart plug and reset the timers. This time around all settings worked as expected, and there was no evidence of the GMT-7:00 glitch, so I dont know where that had come from. So now I will upgrade my rating to four stars, with only two minor complaints: 1) no everyday button in the timer setup menu; 2) the user guide is printed in tiny, tiny print, and it actually admits this problem, suggesting the user obtain a pdf version from the manufacturers website. I tried that, but could not find any user guides.

I mainly use these for my holiday lights around the house. I previously used timers but if the power went out I had to reset them all. The power is out a lot here. These are so handy. I can set timers up in my app on my phone or just manually turn them off and on. There is still a button on the unit if something doesnt work right with the app. Havent tested them on my Alexa devices. Not sure I will use it in that capacity.

Work as described and works remotely as expected when away from home. Just install the BN-Link app on your phone . Press the button until it flashes after plugging it in. Then choose add Device and choose Plug (BLE+WIFI-FI) on the app and after 1-2 minutes, itll show up. Works on Alexa really well and aligns with the name given on the app and its really cool to have it work through Alexa. I love the ability to have multiple timed schedule windows. I used it for Christmas lights, plant lights and living room lights to turn on while out of town to pretend somebody was home. If you unplug it, it will forget all settings and youll have to redo the config.

These smarts plug work exactly the way you need them to. The only question I have is their reliability. They feel a bit cheap when pressing the button. But for now they work great.

I originally bought these for my indoor Christmas lights and pre-lit tree. You can either put them on a schedule or manually turn on/off on the app. I had them on a schedule, but when 2000 miles away for a trip I was able to control them, too (verified by checking my indoor cameras). I had a different schedule for each day and room because I’m a weirdo and wanted it to look like I was home rather than having all the windows light up at once. Mild paranoia, I suppose, but I love the flexibility and customization provided. Zero issues with Wi-Fi.

These are my favorite smart plugs now. They are easy to set up with the SmartLife app and work great with my Google Home setup. I like that the physical on/off switch is large and easy to access, and indicates the on/off status with its LED color. Overall: works well, is functionally well designed, and great value for money.