Kasa Smart Plug HS103P2, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control,15 Amp,UL Certified, 2-Pack White

I have 15 of this company’s products in my house. Three of them are of this type. They were easy to set up they work well. Some of them I’ve had for four or five years still working flawlessly highly recommend customer service is great if you need them, which I only did it once and setting up 15 items.

Once you have the Kasa app, it’s easy to add more devices. I find the interface works better than the WEMO system does. I have two cameras outside and the smart plugs inside and I’m able to go schedule or manually turn them on and off with ease.

These were really easy to set up and work great! Even my Amazon echo dots detected them and connected easily. The only thing stopping me from giving them 5 stars is that you cant schedule a group of outlets in the app. You have to schedule each outlet individually within the group... annoying and somewhat defeats the purpose of having a group.

Had to repeatedly try to pair with app before establishing connection. Once it connected all was good. Works great. Plug is large and horizontal. Does not fit nicely with certain outlet configurations or other plugs. I had to add a powerstrip to plug in other devices in order to use smart plug on the wall I needed it on.

I have used the (2) smart plugs on a few occasions to turn lights on and off when I was away from home. Last week while I was gone from home there was a local power outage and the plugs did not come back online (while other wifi devices did so). I was unable to connect with the plugs from a distance or when I returned home. When I got home I pulled one of the plugs from the outlet and immediately reinserted it. It then connected to wifi and my iPhone along with the other one which I did not touch upstairs. I contacted the company and spoke to someone in the Philippines who sent me a link by email to use a beta tester app that deals with bugs. I dont want to play around with this, simply want a plug that is dependable. I then contacted chat support and was informed that it is a weakness of the design. None of the Kasa plugs apparently is immune to this. Well, it is unlikely that I will have another power outage soon but in my mind this is a limitation of the plug. Ive used it to turn on/off lights in the house so that it appears that someone is home. I think Ill use a standard timer for another light as a back-up when I am away from home in the future. Otherwise the plug is great, very easy to use and adjust schedules.

Easy set up and works great. I recommend!

I normally don’t write reviews but you need to know about this! I always second guess if I unplugged items after leaving home, I have made myself late because I was convinced I left something plugged in that was going to burn the house down, I drive my husband insane second guessing and turning around “just to be sure.” We live pretty remote so until about a year ago we were unable to get internet. I kept seeing Wi-Fi controlled outlets and debated for months and now that I have them it is SO worth it. I can check an outlet from my phone and be confident that it is off even if I left something like a hair straightener plugged in! It has a light on the outlet so you can see when it is off/on, the app is easy to use and has icon options for outlets. This is a game changer for me! No more turning around and no more worrying! It is reassuring when I can look at my phone from 40 miles away and know my home is safe. For reference, I had a timed outlet for a long time before we had WiFi and I will worried that I had accidentally set the timer to “on” rather than 1 hour (no minutes option) so if you have a similar situation I’m here to tell you to order these outlets and go enjoy your life without worrying all the time!

Love everything about it. Works perfectly. Alexa intervention is perfect too. Only thing is they are a little bigger than I thought they’d be but not too terrible

This is my third purchase and I am definitely fascinated, especially with a puppy at home if we are late the light is turned on directly from the app. We have located in the balcony, each beds side, dining room and kids room. The only problem is that my husband downloaded the app (hes more technological than me) but the Amazon/Alexa account is under my name (Im in charge of the purchases haha) and they dont work correctly, I tried to download the app to also have access and I couldnt because it kept downloading and how I configured the Alexas with my account my husband was left out and now they no longer work through it so we do it from the app. Apart from that are magnificent ..

I kinda hate that phrase but in this case its true. These are cheap and they come with the problems of cheap tech. First of all, I havent connected these to Alexa because... well... no Alexa devices (nor do we want any, shes creepy). So I assume it works well with Alexa, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I do have it set up with HomeKit via HomeBridge. This is a home-server kinda deal and takes a bit of technical knowledge to setup but if youre careful following HomeBridges instructions, it shouldnt be difficult for the average person whose buying smart kit. I do have these on a metered, packet-inspected, IoT network and they phone home about as much as youd expect though dont seem to send any more info that is absolutely necessary. I did end up completely blocking them from the internet and route external functions through Home Assistant (a tool like HomeBridge that works along side it to give you great access to non-HomeKit devices as well as IFTTT-like automation). The real drawback on these is that they randomly disconnect from the wifi and dont pick it back up until you physically unplug and replug them. Ive tried just about everything i can think of (and, not to toot my own horn too much, Im an IT Pro and a huge nerd, so Ive covered the feasible options pretty well) to little success. Basically, using these is accepting that you will need to unplug and replug them at least once a month. They do have a little orange disconnected light, so at least its easy to tell when theyve errored out. I have found that running an AI managed network for them helps. Being able to dynamically switch channels, IPs, etc., when they start behaving oddly can maintain functionality longer than even an out-of-the-box unsecured wifi (I got desperate during testing). As for the App it comes with its... not terrible. Setting up a new plug only takes a few minutes and its pretty responsive after that. The App is, however, fugly and generally feels like its an afterthought. Which doesnt inspire trust. I used it pretty much only to set the plugs up then played with it just long enough to realize it sucks. Youll need the app, but if youre going to rely on it rather than using Alexa (probably) or HomeKit youre going ot have a bad time. In the end, theyre cheap, but you need to have the tech skills to compensate for that.