BroadLink Wi-Fi Smart Remote Hub with Sensor Cable, IR RF All in One Automation Learning Universal Remote Control, With a Mini Smart Plug, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT （RM4proS+SP4M)

For the most part this is an excellent product until you change the password on your router, then you lose all the hard work you have invested in scanning your original remotes. The universval remote app does offer the ability to backup the remotes. Unfortunately, this did not work for me using my android tablet. I did manage to backup two remotes using my android phone. Today, I added another remote but could not backup with my phone or tablet. While trying to backup remote, I get submission failed, please check network status. I find it hard to believe that Verizon and Mediacom cannot connect to Broadlinks servers reliably.

This is the only option in the market and it works, makes any applices with remote smart for cheap. Interface is very straight forward. I very like it, i bought it twice.

Complex setup with cable set-top box remote. Works well with Alexa.

As stated, it does not do bluetooth. Unfortunately, the newer Optimum/Alice One set top boxes only support bluetooth so it cant be used to fully integrate a system that includes Alice One. Otherwise it seems to be easy to setup and the price is good. It needs to be able to support bluetooth though as more and more devices are going that way.

I returned mine because I was missing my return window with Amazon... its not there yet. I had issues with my smart shades after the Shade Store decided to remove the app from the Play Store for their first gen hubs. I was able to control the shades and it automatically discovered up or raising of the shades but not lowering them. Another issue I had was with my X-finity receiver. It discovered the receiver correctly (you have multiple templates to choose from) and I chose the one that had everything including the channel numbers but were greyed out. The channel numbers which were grayed out indicating that they may or may not work and recommendation is to manually add them. The funny thing is, manual adding failed for the greyed out channel numbers worked perfectly! I could not use the greyed out numbers through Alexa etc.

I purchased this as an accessory for Google Home. I use it to control my living room entertainment center and my ceiling fan. The functions for the entertainment center that translate to Google Home are very elementary - change channel, on and off. I cannot pause my DirecTV box or restart, nor can it control the volume. Also, it doesnt recognize on from off - it just sends a signal. So, if the TVs off and it gets a command to turn the TV off (via a Bedtime Routine), it will turn it on. Same with the fan and the fans light. You can, however, control the speed of the fan with Google Home, so thats a nice feature.

Very easy to setup and program. Works very well with my motorized shades.

The BroadLink RM4 Pro IR/RF Blaster appears well built. For this device to be controlled you need the BroadLink app for iOS or Android. Electrolux brand (which owns Frigidaire) is supported by the BroadLink app while Frigidaire is not. The only way to get the BroadLink app to remote IR control my Frigidaire window A/C unit was to put the app in learn mode (for selection my brand is not listed) where I would use the Frigidaire remote to program the A/C unit as I desired it to operate then turn it off. Then put the BroadLink app and device in learn mode, point the Frigidaire remote toward the front of the BroadLink device and press the Frigidaire Power On button. The BroadLink app encountered multiple errors both trying to learn just the Power On button and then the + button options which I can only describe as scenes (temp/fan/mode/auto/energy-saver settings). Ive attached a screenshot of that error screen. Note (another screenshot) that in the Me section of the BroadLink app I have my settings set to Fahrenheit but for my Frigidaire A/C unit the apps device control screen is still showing Celsius. BroadLink tech support, who did respond quickly, says theyre still working on the Fahrenheit issue. The BroadLink app has zero effect doing anything other than powering on/off the Frigidaire window A/C unit. BroadLink support informed me that theyre working to add additional brands like Frigidaire and my model in particular. Ive also included a screenshot of the BroadLink apps remote control screen for the Frigidaire A/C unit. Moving on to Alexa control. You must add the BroadLink skill to Alexa to control any devices via the BroadLink device. When my AC device was added to Alexa it shows up as a thermostat not as an air conditioner. The only command Alexa will acknowledge is Alexa turn off AC. This will either turn on OR turn off the A/C unit. If you say Alexa turn on AC Alexa responded AC doesnt support that. Im guessing this is because the device type is misclassified as a thermostat and not an air conditioner (see attached screenshot), but I dont know precisely why this occurs. Ill update this review in coming weeks and months depending on how the app and device operate including with Alexa. At this time I dont any RF devices to test with so I can only talk about IR functions.

Aunque funciona, llego sin el Smart plug

We decorate the house for Christmas. Over the years, we have collected a number of remotes to turn Christmas Lights on or off. It is inconvenient to go through several different remotes and that is if we can find them. This device learned all the remotes - especially the RF ones. Then added the skill to Alexa who immediately discovered all the programmed devices. We created a skill so now when we say “Alexa Merry Christmas”, it plays jingle bells and turns on all the Christmas lights. Then if we forget, they are automatically turned off at midnight.