Wifi Smart Plug Set of 2 Mini Smart Outlet Compatible with Alexa Remote Control By Smart Phone from Anywhere Anytime (2 Packs)

I used WeMo for 6 years and hated its slow sluggish response. The WeMo app is a piece of crap where it constantly freezes and fails to find devices. WeMo device themselves drops wifi connection aggressively. This new smart plug immediately connected to the wifi in 3 seconds and was ready in 4 seconds. WeMo took me 5 minutes to setup where this took 7 seconds max. I installed the app login and adding new device just took me 7 seconds. Warning there are lots of fake ones with the same name and the QR codes takes you to the wrong one. You are looking for Smart Life app. Then in Alaxa app I added the Skills called Smart Life from Alaxa skills market. Then after 20 seconds the linking was done. After scan it was all ready and connected. Both with the Android app and with Alaxa training on and off is 8 times faster then WeMo. Sooooooooo happy I bought this. Small, fast, and cheap.

SUPER easy to hookup. I bought 2 sets of these for my Echo and in literally 20mins I had all the christmas stuff on them so when I walk in the door and say Alexa, Merry Christmas everything turns on. before bed I say Alexa, Cancel Christmas and it all gets turned off. I also setup some simpler routines to turn off just certain lights and leave others on etc. these are GREAT. they all basicll work the same, so just shop the deals and read the reviews....some are better than others but they all setup the same prety much, I have 4 of these and one other and they all lace nice all on the same Echo DOT (which is EXACTLY the same as the Echo except it sounds better and mosre bass, but thats it. Dont let anyone tell you different, theyre lying or simply dont know) if you dont need this for powering music etc then save the money and get the dot, if you want it for music get the echo for its louder speaker and bassier sound. Those or the only two differences. NOTHING more. Ive heard all kinds of stuff that Only the Echo allows calling and the DOT doesnt etc. /WRONG...they both do if you have two of them. if you only have one you will NOT have a calling, pging or intercom type of use on either one.

These units are fine so long as you have uninterrupted power. But when the power goes off and on again, these units have to be manually reset. The problem seems to be that if the WiFi router isnt up and running when these units are powered on, they will simply hang until you manually reset them ... sort of defeats the purpose of a smart home when the devices are so idiotic.

They frequently fall off my network and have to be manually reset. Can be challenging when plugged into outlet located behind furniture. Work great when they are connected. Not so fun when I have to go through and reprogram 8 outlets.

need great Wifi

Worked great for about six weeks. Now...they are rather sporadic. They connect with Alexa only when they want and connect with my cell phone in the same manner, only when they wish to do so.

I bought this to run a grow light on a set schedule for indoor winter gardening in Alaska. Got the set of two so, Id have an extra to find a creative use for. Function is 5 stars. App is 5 stars. Setup was 3 stars. Setup was not easy and took multiple attempts. (my tech level: geek - all my PCs are home builds, Im the guy my friends and family calls for tech support, I know my way around software, firmware, routers, and networking) After several failed attempts following the Engrish steps on the included instructions for easy mode (recommended), I decided I WAS following the directions correctly, but it just wasnt going to work. Then, I attempted the AP mode setup (if EZ mode fails), where you connect your phone to the device directly via wifi to bootstrap it into submission to your router. That pathway worked on the first attempt, further re-enforcing my opinion that easy mode probably doesnt work that well (also saw other reviews here with similar results). At least one of the set-up algorithms worked, or Id be sending it back.

Warning...do NOT create an account or use this device before reading the Terms of Service. You dont have to take my word for this, go read the Terms of Service yourself. Be aware that the required phone app and this physical device are actually collecting data and could potentially compromise your phone and home network, leaving them, and the data on both, vulnerable to outside access. To be able to setup and use this device with Alexa or Google, you have to download an app to your phone, then create an account with your smart phone, using personal information that goes to the vendor in China. Based on their Terms of Service, they harvest quite a bit of personal information from your phone, including contacts, pictures and even your signature, as well as continued tracking and gathering of data when the device is used, as well as ongoing data collection via the phone app, - including data from your friends and family thats on your phone - which you have to warrant that you have permission from friends and family to disclose. Additionally, their Terms of Service states that they will share your information with third parties may be located outside your home country Some selected points copied from their Terms of Service: When you activate the SmartLife device, we may collect your age, height, weight and gender. We may also collect other details you provide as part of your profile such as your birthday, picture and signature. Personal data that are collected for creating a SmartLife Account may include your email address or mobile phone number, device related information (e.g. IMEI number) and various location related information (e.g. location area code, mobile network and country codes). When you share content or send information to family and friends, we may collect personal information of those people, such as their names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and mailing addresses When you share content or invite users to use SmartLife device, please note that other users may see personal data you share. Unless we tell you in this privacy policy, we will keep your personal information confidential. We may disclose your personal data on occasion to third parties in order to provide the products or services that you have requested. Some of these third parties may be located outside your home country.

Very handy plugs to have can use them in multiple areas in the house use it from controlling my fans to Christmas time controlling Christmas lights great feature love that it works on the Smart Life app simple

Love them, very convenient. However it does not work with my plug in lights. My lamp it works great but just string lights it won’t work with :(