Wifi Smart Plug Set of 2 Mini Smart Outlet Compatible with Alexa Remote Control By Smart Phone from Anywhere Anytime (2 Packs)
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iinformative
> 24 hourThese are great easy to program. When my internet went down for a while (a week) half my Smart Plug devices had to be reprogrammed as when they were new and couldnt use them all week. They really really need to add a local server app for people who want to use these without internet. Pros: I really love the convenience of being able to turn stuff on and off from cell phones, tablets, or even windows desktops using Memu with the Tuya Smartlife app loaded. Since they go through an internet server, you can turn off (or on?) the lights at your home from wherever your cell phone is. Cons:When the internet is down they wont work. Since they go through an unknown nebulous internet server they wont work without internet and present a security risk that others might turn your stuff on and off from the server. There is also the issue of what happens if the server they are speaking to ever goes away so what all of these devices in the world will stop working?
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Roscoe
> 24 hourNot compatible with 5 GHz, but works great on 2.4.
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roadster
> 24 hourThey work great as long as they are close enough to the WiFi. The lighting that was attached kept cutting off at random intervals. The only solution was to move the WiFi router closer to where I was using the Smart Plugs, no easy task but it worked.
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AbelBurglechner
> 24 hourThese plugs work great with my Alexa. You download the appfor the smart plug so you can connect it to your wifi. Then you use the Alexa app to discover it, name it, add it to a group of outlets/lights whatever. I can say Alexa turn on the dining room lamp and just the one lamp turns on, or I can say Alexa turn on the dining room lights and then all the lights I have set up for voice/wireless control turn on. Awesome, easy to set up and Id buy them again.
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LC@las Vegas
> 24 hourNot that hard to set up. Once you did, it work good. I love the fact that you can control it with your phone. Add another level of security to your home compare to the old style timer.
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Captain Rick
> 24 hourI need to return my two smart plugs. Both wont allow me to set up the sunset and sunrise times for on and off. It keeps reverting back to the 15 minute timer. Also, even when I try to use the light without any settings such as the timer, etc., the light simply turns itself off at random times. This does this even if I simple turn on the light using no other functions. I would like to return these, but I dont know how to do it. I didnt put the plugs into service for a month or so after they arrived so I apparently went over the window for returns. I would like the seller to contact me to work something out. I will change the star rating to 5 if the return process works well. Thank You.
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Dave Mac
> 24 hourWorks exactly as advertised. Easy to set up. Best price I can find at the moment for such devices. Great product to get you started in home automation. Integrates easily with Alexa. But...note if you want to do more advanced programming of the smart plug (eg. If a sensor triggers, then turn on this smart plug) i have yet to find a way to do so. You will need a hub (eg. SmartThings by Samsung) that will allow it to be integrated with other devices. But, for basic functions, no hub required. Note also, two of these devices will not fit on one wall receptacle...that might not be a big deal however.
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movin and groovin
> 24 hourI was a bit hesitant about how these would work, but set up was a breeze. The app works fine and works with Alexa. I use one for my kitchen cabinet lighting. No more reaching behind appliances to turn them on. The other on a light fixture that doesnt have a normal size bulb. There is no dimming function, but works fine.
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Shay
> 24 hourWork great with Alexa and with the button on the side for those rate occasions when wifi is down. Easy to install, but you have to have the phone VERY close to the device when youre first connecting for the app to find it. After installed, works perfectly. The only problem Ive encountered is if youre turning on more than one thing, you have to wait until Alexa is completely done processing the first command and then a few seconds after before you can command her to turn on something else. I would love to have these on everything in my house!
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Bob S
> 24 hourWaited to hook up all four and watch for a few days and so, great! App for IOS is easy as can be. I need to experiment and see what happens in a power loss before we go away. A question was emailed me by Amazon before these arrived. CAN THEY FIT WITH ANOTHER PLUG? I ordered these because they appeared to allow room for the other outlet. This turned out to be true, only a larger head plug like the angled ones on some surge protectors do not allow both to fit. Anyway, Ill update this if plugs fail but so far they look like an excellent investment. Dont try to read the skimpy instructions, just scan the code with the phones you want to program and its pretty intuitive (for iPhone, at least) from there. the program looks like it can consolidate smart feature programming and makes it easy to review current schedules by day of week.