HBN Smart Plug 15A, WiFi&Bluetooth Outlet Extender Dual Socket Plugs Works with Alexa, Google Home Assistant, Remote Control with Timer Function, No Hub Required, ETL Certified, 2.4G WiFi Only, 2-Pack

This smart plug works well, but setup was difficult requiring a number of non-intuitive steps to finally link to Alexa.

I got this plug for my bearded dragons lights as I will be out of state for a weekend and I cant torment her with keeping the lights on 24/7. I tried to see if I could turn the lights on and off from my office at work (literally not even 5 minutes away from my apartment) and it says the plug is offline. The automation I set up to turn the lights off at 12am and on at 9am, did not work. I was so excited for this to arrive because I would feel confident her lights would go on and off each morning and night but now I am terrified I will come back from my trip and my bearded dragon will be frozen to death if the lights havent turned on. If someone would be kind enough to help, that would be great but in the meantime...might have to put her through the pain of having her heat lamps and UVB light on for the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I am gone. Wifi and internet speed consistently show they are top notch and full speed so there is no reason for this to be happening. Might have to return this and just go for a manual timer plug. I liked the remote one as I could have the security of knowing her lights were on and off every night.

These work great and are exactly what I needed however set up instructions are very very vague and scheduling instructions. don’t really exists. Still trying to figure out how to delete a schedule. Difficulties 8 had were found to be human error, would have been easier to clearly written instructions.

Just what i needed, working from home recently redid my home work desk. got a real desk and put 2 lamps on the corner. was getting cumbersome reaching over to turn them on and off. got this plug and now have it set on a daily timer to automatically turn on and off. setup was a little wonky as others have mentioned. opened the smartlife app which i use with other smart outlets to setup. found it tried to connect got an error, tried to refresh and nothing. But went back to the homepage and there it was and worked flawlessly. not sure if it was the app or the product but its all good now.

This is a pack of 2 devices, each with 2 outlets. There are 4 outlets total that you can control individually. For the price, this is a great buy. Setup is also very very easy with your phone and Smart Life app. Of course, if your Smart Life app is registered with Alexa, you can control them with Alexa as well. You can set schedule for on/off via Alexa or device app. Like most of these types of smart devices, they only use 2.4ghz Wi-Fi which is very common in today’s home. Other things: + when each outlet is on, a red arrow light turns on, pointing to the active outlet. Not too bright. + when each outlet is off, the device switches on a single blue indicator arrow. Again, not too bright. + there is an audible click as each outlet is switched on/off + pressing the same individual arrows as stated above will manually switch each outlet on/off. + pairs easily with Alexa app. Alexa adds it as 3 devices. (1 device with 2 outlets = 3) Example: Living room with lamp1 and lamp2 Overall, a great deal vs buying 4 individual smart plugs/outlet . I do have single smart plugs and inevitably I wish there was a second outlet on it to use as an always on. These help deal with that and more.

After connecting with HBN app easily integrates with Alexa smart control. I use this to control outside lights and a shop light in my basement. Can easily setup trimmers or arrange to operate based on daylight.

A little hard to set up at first but then I watched a YouTube video and it explained everything so much better. The thing I can’t stand is the bright lights. It’s sooooo bright that it keeps me up at night. Works as a night light but not if you like complete darkness to sleep in. Might just find black tape to cover it cause the double outlet is really convenient.

The available app does not work on the current version of Android OS. Luckily I had an old iPad and was able to connect to the plug using the HBN app on it. Buyer beware.

Might be a personal thing but I had an easier time setting it up on android than iOS

I use these with Smart Things and IFTTT to create a remote trigger to control room heaters. I think they work perfectly.