FRANKEVER Mini Smart Plug,WiFi Outlet Works with Alexa Google Assistant, No Hub Required, ETL and FCC Listed Only 2.4GHz WiFi Enabled Remote Control WiFi Smart Socket

It works. It’s been working. But it was a pain to set up. I had to redownload the app just to get it to pair, and the app is very limited. Instead of setting it on a timer to turn on every 4 hours and off after 4 minutes. I had to individually put in each time and the function i wanted it to do. There was also 2 menus to set up the time. But only one menu worked. The other did not.

Bought this so we can turn a space heater on from bed when it’s cold without having to turn on the house furnace so we can just warm up the bathroom when we shower we love it it’s so convenient

Works as advertised and good quality! Setting it up was a breeze!

Energy monitoring is a welcome feature that I wish more smart outlets would include as a default. Apparently my desktop computer setup uses 11 watts while idle even with everything turned off. Cant wait to see how much energy I can save with my entertainment setup too. EZ Mode failed after several attempts, AP Mode worked but was a bit of a struggle. AP Mode creates its own wifi hotspot that your phone is supposed to connect to and pass along the 2.4 Ghz network details that way. But with most Android phones if a Wifi connection doesnt have internet, like the outlets hotspot it will drop the connection and reconnect to your default wifi so in order to complete the process you need to have your phone forget your normal local wifi connections for the duration of the setup. After all that it works very well with the associated app and integrates perfectly with Google Home.

Not for Google home mini!

My electric bill is going up, and up. Most likely thanks to Covid and stay at home. But I needed to take charge of the situation and identify if anything can be done to bring it under control. Step one was to identify the big power hogs. Then I’ll move to the clusters – power strips with lots of items hooked up to. This smart plug is designed very well. It does not cover any part of the adjacent plug on the wall, going sideways instead of a cheaper solution – Round. Adding to SmartLife app was a breeze. Usually I do it in an outlet convenient to me, and after I add it, I unplug and then unplug the select appliance (a Fridge to begin with), plug the smart plug then plug the appliance in. BTW, once you add the plug to SmartLife, Alexa will automatically add it as well. No need for any extra work. In SmartLife one goes to “ELECTRICAL” (bottom of the plug screen) and he’ll see the total power consumption for the period. In my case it crosses 2 KWh per day. This should help me assess if I can justify replacing my 18 years old fridge. Hopefully this review helps people trying to understand and solve their high electric bills.

I have about 70 smart devices now in my house, all alexa integrated. Most of them are wifi LED lights but right after that, the next largest group is smart wireless plugs like this. And I have to say these are my new favorites. First of all, they PERSIST the setting in case of a power outage. So many others always default to OFF if power is interrupted, even for a split second, during a storm. These are on again if they were on when power was removed, and off again if they were off when power was lost. Second - a full 15 amps. Many of the ones I have only support lower amp totals. Some 10, others I had were as low as 8. This is a 15 amp plug, 1800w. Third - monitoring and history. Want to know how much electricity something is using? This is the plug to get. I had a similar one for my fridge and other spots around the house, so I can see where my energy goes. Fourth - Smart Life app. When I first started getting my house set up for voice control, I ended up with far too many other apps and it was annoying trying to remember which app had what devices on it. Yes, all were Alexa integrated, but if I needed to do something via the app, I really didnt like having to swipe around to find which app the device was in. So I decided at that point, never again anything that doesnt support Smart Life. So these work. Period. Setup was as simple as anything ever is with the Smart Life app, seen instantly by the app, on the wireless quickly. No issues. A bit more expensive than the other ones I have were, but again, these are full 15 amp, and can monitor usage. You get what you pay for.

Good

Never worked

These install so easy and work from my iPhone to control anything you plug in. I have 4 now and will get more. I really find the automated task schedule so easy to set up.