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

Love these little guys. I bought 4 and just order 6 more. They are extremely easy to program and set up. I am controlling them through Alexa and they work great. Im going to use one to control all the Christmas lights my wife is going to make me hang this weekend.... :-)

Works as stated, wish I could use these to dim, but on/off is just fine as well Can not give 5 stars due to the fact this item blocks the other outlet on the wall.

Im giving a pretty high review because I easily set up both of these using the default approach, and the price is good for the feature set. I downloaded the Smart Life app on iOS, created an account (yes, it requires your phone number...Im not too troubled by that). I had one problem giving my full Wifi SSID password, it was too long to enter into the Smart Life app on iOS. So I attached these to my guest network which has a shorter password (and probably a good idea anyway). If not for this one problem I might give a 5-star review. There was also a backup connection approach which makes these their own temporary WiFi AP (a lot of devices do this as an alternative connection means). I did not need to use that, as the plan A approach worked fine for me. I renamed each of these to a good straightforward name and enabled the Alexa Smart Life smart home skill, and discovered the devices. All of this worked flawlessly and I can use the app or Alexa to control these. The Smart Life skill also supports IFTTT for the more advanced home automation tinkerers. My only concern, I guess, is that these require a cloud platform to stay running for them to continue to work - and that means ongoing costs. If the company ever decides to shut this down, these no longer function. Although made in China my two units both connect to EC2 instances in US-West-2 on the MQTT port. You can easily check this by checking your local router to find the assigned IP, then search in the list of open ports what target IP and port they connect to, and then run a whois to find ownership of the related IP block. Anyway, Im counting on these staying operative but I guess there is no guarantee. EDIT: Ive been using these for many months and theyre still great.

Easy to setup. Integrated with my Alexa show. Great addition to my smart home!

I love these plugs. I realize that sometimes an electronic device may not work correctly and anything will have a bad review from time to time, but these are legit. Be patient setting up and read first and they will connect just fine. The app is awesome and then enable alexa and your golden. I have many of these in my house and they are all on a schedule, plus the app will override whenever you want from anywhere, and then when you home just ask your device to turn on or off and it is pretty sweet. On a few of these I have plugged in more than one thing as well and still have no trouble.

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.

Really great to have and use however, within a week one failed. Couldve been that the heater it was attached too was over the current rating? I have another Jina of remote plug (outdoor version) that has no problem with a heater.

I work nights. A lot of times its dark when I get home. Its nice to turn a light on so Im not walking in in the dark. I dont like to leave a light on all day, so Im able to turn it on right before I walk in my apt.

UPDATE: 10-27 Stopped working with Alexa. I had to factory reset delete the skill re enable the skill still wont work. Basically a POS. Really sad because at first I thought these were junk, then they worked (after some effort) now they stopped working with Alexa and I cannot get them to function properly. Crap, stay away from this product you get what you pay for. I had trouble getting one of the devices to connect to wifi even though they were both in the same place when I was setting them up. A second plug barely fits if it has a ground. Will update after usage.

I bought these as a gift for a friend. When I tried to set them up, I found that his Spectrum-installed router had assigned the exact same name to both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands. for some reason, the band selected always defaults to the 5GHz. I was unable to find a way around the issue. I kept them, and they work perfectly on 2.4GHz at my home.