Kasa Smart Plug Mini, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa & Google Home, Wi-Fi Simple Setup, No Hub Required – A Certified for Humans Device (HS105)

The Kasa smart plugs have all been very reliable and easy to set up. I bought them after throwing out(returning but seriously wanted to just chuck them) multiple Wemo minis. Not sure if its the particular mesh router I use(eero) but I just could not get the Wemos to work. Not with the Kasa smart plug. It easily set up on first try, and was rock solid throughout. I use them for my bedside lamp and set a schedule to have them turn on around bed time so I never go up to a dark room. They also worked like a champ for indoor christmas lights and random lighting when Im out of town. I havent gone all out with smart home products, but if you just want a couple here or there for lighting, this is such a great product, no fuss and rock solid reliable.

Easy to use. After downloading the Kasa app and setting up the plug on my wifi, it set itself up on Alexa. Plugged my bedroom lamp in and now I can turn it on/off from the phone app or via voice w/my Alexa dot. Honestly only purchased because Amazon offered this device for 99cents. Really good value. Unsure if Id spend the almost $20 listed as normal price for 1 smart plug. I only have Alexa devices in my bedroom. Personally I dont find it that difficult to manually turn the lamp on and off. This was honestly the only item in my room that I can use the plug with. Biggest benefit is I dont have to get out of bed at night to turn off the light.

I bought this for a specific purpose - to be able to power cycle our smart TV when it became unresponsive, without needing to get to the outlet behind the TV. Once set-up problems had been resolved, it does this very well through the app. I havent yet set up Alexa integration, so cant comment on that. Setup appears simple - plug in, and use the app to guide through the stages, following flashing lights on the unit. Despite following to the letter, it kept stalling at the stage when the app was trying to communicate via the wifi network to the smart plug and (I think) trying to establish direct communication with my phone via its own SSID. It kept getting stuck at that stage, taking me down one of two routes, the app asking if I could see blue and amber alternate flashing and if so, trying to select its SSID on my phone or otherwise doing a reset. Neither were successful. I sent the first back, suspecting a bad radio after talking to support. Same with the second, and having decided that it was unlikely I received two bad units, I spoke to TP Link support directly. They were very good, considering the low price of this item and got things going after a router and phone reset and a long (30 sec) reset of the smart plug. However there is nothing odd about my network - a single Linksys WRT series 802.11ac device or phone (Pixel 4). So why was this so difficult? A puzzle given the large number of excellent ratings.

I cringe every time I have to deal with anything related to technology, and for good reason. Normally “easily installed “ relates to hours of frustration and a return of the item. If you want to be able to control lights, TV, heater, etc., get this plug. It installed in minutes and it works seamlessly with my Alexa. This is my third mini plug and I’ll continue purchasing them for all my Alexa remote uses. Thank you Kasa, I’m a very satisfied customer.

Weve set it up as then intermediary connection for the hot water pump that sends the hot water to the far reaches of our house (MBR). Its been a Godsend for that purpose. On a couple of occasions weve had wifi connectivity issues, but thats been rare. I havent used the timer function, but I may buy a couple more of these to use for lamps, etc. for when we travel. Good product though so far.

I looked for reviews that said whether or not this integrates with Smartthings before purchasing, but didn’t find any, so I’m writing one. The Smartthings website seemed to say that it would integrate without issue. I just got it yesterday and went to connect to Smartthings. It does work, BUT you must install the Kasa Smart app first and you need to connect the device through that app in order to get Smartthings to recognize it. The Kasa app was relatively straightforward and I was able to get it hooked up pretty quickly. It’s not the end of the world. It works. I got it set up with a timer, etc, but I wish you could add it straight through Smartthings.

I’m disabled and don’t move much. These plugs, I bought 4 (and want more). They allow me to turn on lights and fans by myself without having to call for help. Fairly easy set up. Worth the $$ The lights are set to turn on at dusk. I don’t have to move through dark rooms.

Its really a fairly decent product, but they are a PITA to install. Totally not really intuitive. Supposed to be easy, but clearly not designed for average people. Im guessing engineers decided what easy should look like. So vexing. Terribly bulky packaging.

Ive used a lot of variations on Smart Plugs over the years. Some of them you have to set up to your Wi-Fi. Some you have to scan. But, these? These are the first plug and play devices Ive tried. Now, it probably helps that I already had an older KASA device in my home (a plug that was not as easy to set up), but what that does mean is I already had the App installed on my phone. But, as soon as I plugged one of these new plugs into the wall, Kasa already had it set up and Alexa instantly knew what it was. Im not a big review writer...but this plug and play ease of use inspired me to sit here at my computer and type this up. Well done.

Let me tell you... this device; amongst other similar devices comes in handy! When I leave out of the state I can still control the settings and pretend as if I or another family member are still at home. So funny story... my daughter was on restriction and sometimes she likes to sneak and watch TV while I am not home. What did I do? I turned that light on with my phone and watched her (hidden cam in livingroom) get startled, jump up and turn that TV off and shoot straight to her room to get in bed. Lol.