HBN Outdoor Smart Plug, Wi-Fi Heavy Duty Outlet with 3 Independent Outlets, Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, IP44 Waterproof, Voice & Remote Control Outlet, No Hub Required, ETL Listed
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Jatczak
> 3 dayWe only have 1 plug in our yard it great being able to split and control one of those and keep the other free
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John A. Kella
> 3 dayI bought this smart plug for my outdoor Christmas lights. So I haven’t used it yet. It was a little difficult to set up but I did.
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rpieters
> 3 dayI could never get the blue plug to sync and work with the app. I gave up and it’s just and pricey plug now.
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OSCAR TORRES
> 3 dayCant conect the app is out od date and it does not work with 5ghz internet
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Lou M
> 3 dayIt’s app is easygoing and works exactly as I thought, will most likely continue to purchase the same brand for other household uses.
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Dave
> 3 dayI have a water fountain and lights connected to the hub work great.
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Kyle Scott
> 3 dayI bought this to control a small water fountain heater and a 500W halogen light for my chickens, whose coup is about 75 feet away from my house, where the electricity comes from! My extension cord has only one outlet at the end (as most do) and I needed a way to control both appliances - independently - with a single plug. This product DOES accomplish what I needed, but only after hours of painful setup. First, your wi-fi modem/router must support 2.4 GHz. Most routers support multiple bands/frequencies, but most people create only 1 wi-fi network in their homes. I had to literally go into my routers settings, and create 2 networks; wi-fi network 2.4 GHz and wi-fi network 5.0 GHz. Once I did this (over an hour!), I was able to connect to the plug via the HBN Smart app on my phone. I then spent another 2 hours resetting all of my wi-fi connected devices (5 Alexas, 2 Chromecasts, 2 thermostats, etc...) to the newly created networks! What fun! The HBN Smart app asks you what kind of device youre trying to connect! Are you kidding me? The app cant detect its own products? Anyway, finally got it working and the app allows you to control each of the 3 outlets/switches independently. Awesome! Unfortunately, this doesnt seem to be the case using Alexa to control the device via the HBN Smart Skill. As far as I can tell, Alexa can only turn the entire plug On or Off as a whole - not the individual outlets. I have the question below pending a response from the manufacturer - so Ill keep you posted. Question to HBN: I purchased HBN Outdoor Smart Plug, Wi-Fi Heavy Duty Outlet with 3 Independent Outlets, model U130T. The HBN Smart app allows you to control each of the 3 outlets separately, which is great! Unfortunately, when controlling with Amazon Alexa via the HBN Smart Skill, the ability to control the 3 outlets separately is no where to be found. It seems you can only control the power for the entire unit as a whole. Perhaps Im just not seeing how to accomplish this but, if its possible, can you please provide detailed instructions on how to do this? Thanks Kindly! Kyle Answer 12/2 1:41PM EST from Darren with BN-LINK Support Team: We will forward it to our engineer and see if he can remotely fix the issue. Thanks. Best Regards 1/24/2023 Update: As of approximately 1/1/2023, Alexa began recognizing the individual outlets (outlets named in the HBN app). Not sure how - not sure why - just suddenly started working so I upgraded my rating from 2 to 3 as I still endured the pain of reconfiguring my network.
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Marilyn S.
> 3 dayI was not able to get this set up with the instructions included in the box. The page numbers were all off and half of the pages were missing.
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Whippit
> 3 dayInstallation in the Smart Life app is a snap.
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Ken
> 3 dayOnly 2 of the 3 outlets would connect to Alexa. And, when I got 2 to connect, they wouldnt always respond. The middle outlet says Alexa doesnt support this device.. Programming took way too long to finish. I recommend that you pass on this device and keep shopping. Im sending it back and asking for a refund. Generally, Ive been very pleased with the electronic items Ive purchased through Amazon. But this device was a complete disappointment. It was EXTREMELY hard to connect and when it did, it wouldnt work correctly. If you have a 5 ghz router, this device WILL NOT WORK! If you have a dual band router (included 2.4 ghz) you must shut off the 5 ghz signal! Even with that procedure, it would only connect partially with my network. Keep shopping and be careful what you buy. This item is a piece of crud.