This has made me think twice, been looking at smart sockets for a while. And more or less settled on TP-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug HS100. mmmm which way to go?

shame it's isn't bayonet

Probably worth pointing out that if you use the adapters to make them bayonet it won't fit in the ceiling socket while the bit that holds a shade on is in place.

depends on the shade,half mine have the adapter.

The IKEA adapters are the shortest I've tried. You can also pick up a http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/shades-bases/hemma-cord-set-white-art-80306742/ for £3 and convert the holder to E27. The best bulbs all come in E27 so it's worth doing.

I got an adapter from eBay and it works in my outside bulb

But it is true, adapters are practical but limit the number of shades or enclosures that will allow for "longer" bulbs. Best as said above is to change the bulb holder to e27 if at all possible. Bayonet type is mostly in the uk. Outside the uk the norm is Edison Screw.

There seems little or no stock of the TP link HS 100/110 products in the UK everywhere i look says waiting for stock even the older model. I have several on order but stock won't be available until mid feb.

if you don't mind me asking where did you get the TP link plug from ? I can't seem to find any store that sells them only ebay and i'm really averse to buying tech items from them.

I only have E27 sockets in our kitchen lights and I hate them.
They cause me loads of problems with poor connections.
I've never had a problem with bayonet sockets.

I assume these are the standard and not the ambiance bulbs (still a good price though so voted hot)

I found mine reduced in Sainsburys Brentwood about a fortnight ago. £20 for the plug. I haven't looked since though.

My only concern is plugging in more adpators using power, turning on lights at night with open curtains if you're out, does this not shout "hey, my house is empty?"

Very tempted all my downstair lights are SES or some weird Spot light bulb that cost £9 each? This means I can only use them upstairs.

Still a very good deal op.

Can anyone tell me if this one will communicate to the Echo please? I know some do and some don't ? Think the round ones don't - but as this is a square one it may?

V2 works fine with Echo

I thought i'd found a good deal with the sainsbury offer afew weeks ago but they when checking my order a day later it said the item wasn't in stock so cancelled everything.

Might be worth checking in store as they may have one or two plugs lying around. I thinkg TP-Link are working on a new line of smart home products (including light bulbs) which will hopefully result in a replenishment of stock soon.

can anyone tell me what if any are the major differences between the v1 and v2 please?

Thank you for your kind response, some good advice. I like that idea plus I never thought about teenage kids leaving lights on so worth the upgrade. Probably best to install in 2 bedrooms for my house.

Argos and Amazon both have the TP-Link for approx £25, i didnt know about Sainsburys will go and have a look!

Priced just changed to £59.99 within the last 30 minutes....

can you still use your original light switches for the lights or just the app. as my parents pick kids up from school and clubs etc and go back to mine so how would they turn the lights on. also in kids bedroom how would it work for example.

TP Link plugs were £16:49 from Argos about 6 weeks ago, currently £24:99

​only place I can see has them is cclonline.

25.95. can collect or select free economy delivery.

everywhere else they are 35 now.

​can the cord be made shorter.

Nice - worked for the light strip, extension strip and and extra bulb also!

​what about being able to dim lighting with the v1?

The TP-Link HS110 is around £35 and the HS100 is around £25. The HS110 model can record how much energy the device connected to it uses. Probably not worth the extra £10 for it, but it's the only model of the smart plug that appears to be in stock anywhere. I got mine from Argos before Christmas and I see they still have the HS110 in stock just now.

Even better for the teenagers, program the lights to come on in the morning to wake them up instead of the usual 5pm teenagers like to roll out of bed :wink:

Ordered. Bosh

Main problem for me in changing over to smart bulbs is that your not meant to use the light switch but no one in the house would remember not to (for a good while) other than me probably.

If the light switch was say off presuming that there's no electricity so it's impossible to turn the bulb on with your phone?

As I got an Echo at Christmas this has been brought to my attention but from what I can tell it is kind of doing the job that my Dlink plug sockets do.

The only difference is those controlled by a wall switch perhaps?
Can you control wall lights with this rather than free standing lights?
I have free standing lights plugged into my Dlink sockets and they work well and as this pack is just white bulbs I see no real advantage over what I already have.

The Echo controls the Dlink plugs also so no advantage there either.

Any comments/help would be great. Thanks

A little bit of tape over the switches would be a decent aide-memoir, and yes, no power, no play.

I couldn't justify spend all that money on two light bulbs...plus I don't think I have any bulbs this size in my house to replace them with.

Just buy the dimmer switch and then you have physical switches.

​I'm talking about hs100. the prices have been bumped up on a few places

​if we were as lucky as you we would win them like with your echo dot iirc. :wink:

£14.99 for a replacement lamp, with these and Trump I can't tell if we're heading towards to future predicted in Wall-e or Idiocracy. Think I'll stick with getting up to turn a light on, using timers when away, or if feeling really lazy using one of my kids to do it. Still remember trying to persuade my dad to by a remote controlled TV, his response was "I've got kids in the house, why would I want to pay extra for one of those"

Great price, mine arrived from Amazon today - straight back an collect for £15 less at Argos (Amazon wouldn't match)

Does the bridge use wifi to set up ? Or does it have to be connected with an ethernet cable?

Connects via ethernet cable.

Like father, like son :smile:

And is that just for set up or for constant use
If so sucks that it needs constant connection, feels so 1990s :disappointed:

Do you usually walk out your house leaving all the lights on?
And how would you even know that you've left them on if you're in Spain?

do people need the hub if they have an echo?

That's about right.They need to be on to dim, trigger, etc. There are six options 1] on and off like a usual bulb with the wall light switch 2] set a pre-programmed sequence for when you are in 3] set a motion sensor to trigger the on/off 4] use a phillips battery-powered dimmer switch (useful for changing a switch position without rewiring) 5] control by voice (eg alexa) 6] set an away situation for random security lighting while out

Nope I don't - I was just replying to the previous guy who said what if he accidentally leaves them on.
And you would know as the app tells you which lights are on, which are not etc. You can set timers or cancel the timers if you are away etc. Doesn't matter if you are in spain etc, so long as you have internet connection on the phone....

​for ceiling lighting yes. you can bulbs that can connect directly but they are £25 a piece. also can do a hub. bit more with

*can do a ​bit more with hub.

Out of stock everywhere by the looks of it :disappointed:

there is one in Cornwall!! :confused:

Ordered the v1 yesterday in the hot deal, is it worth going for this instead - is it only apple home the difference?

Am I correct in the assumption that "Hue White" is more white than hue? So you cannot control the colour temperature here?

It's probably worth pointing out that if you get up then you can just turn the lights on/off with your hands. Saving £45.

you can use ITTT with Hue.
Also found the phillips not very good.
I use the one by huelights.com
My only complaint is the white on the colour bulbs aren't bright enough (I like proper white, none of this warm white rubbish!).

I worried about this, but it seem to be a non issue, in respect that if you turn the light off at the switch, it drops out of the system, but you simply need to turn it on again.

That's one reason I'm investing in Smart switches. Standard cheap bulbs, smart switches, and they can still control the light regardless of the switch position.
Well, I say smart switch, it's a module that sits behind a standard switch. I could then replace a single switch with a double, connect the 2nd button up to the same module, and use it to trigger other automated things.
E.g. the first switch controls the light as normal, the 2nd could.....turn on the lamps in the room (connected to smart plugs), or turn on/off all downstairs lighting.......

The Hue hub is £50 at cheapest solo, Homekit compatible, Apple and IFTTT have just partnered with Philips for hue - https://ifttt.com/hue:smiley:

OOS in the 10 stores near me!!

Pity no offers on fot the Hive bulbs, or other bits. Great post though.

OOS across the whole **** country.........bolloxs

Its only a matter of time till burglars get smart and can get unrestricted access to all "smart" homes. Then we all revert back to a petrol lantern.

what benefit would a burglar have by messing with your lights or boiling the kettle in the middle of the night

Erm.......think boiling to the point where there is no water left inside the kettle.........fire hazard?
and lights can easily tell you if a house is occupied at any precise time....do me a favour, wake up and have a cuppa from your smart kettle before replying....when a burglar sat outside has hacked your home, we will continue this convo, by the way things are going it won't be long.

The TP link HS 100/110 has been pretty much out of stock everywhere i do check regularly although not everyday so might have missed afew i might start looking daily now though.
Argos stock is area specific its never in stock at my local store and is never available for delivery i'll keep looking i'll get one eventually.

Pretty much oos near me, unless I want to drive 3 miles to pick up one bulb, then 12 miles to pick up another etc etc... Annoying that you can't order now (with the discount), and receive them when they're back in stock,

I'm just going down the hue, echo, smartthings, IFTTT rabbit hole, and I agree, it can be pretty flakey tbh. There's no way I'd have a remote door lock, for example. Partly due to worries like you state, but mostly thinking all of a sudden the system won't even recognise a lock is present, and I'll be locked out.

Naked, if my recurring dream proves correct.

There are technical reasons why you would not want to use a wifi connection to connect to your router. If you have local dimmers you do not need a network connection.

your first comment indicating you were desperate for this kit searching the whole country lol


you didn't find any and then thought of a reason to make yourself feel better.




I then asked you what benefit would a burglar have by messing with your lights or boiling the kettle in the middle of the night. Your response...


why would kettle continue to boil once it's reached boiling point?!!

Clearly smart devices are not for you!! Next you will be telling us all donald trump and farage are watching us when we're in the bog.

here you go

https://www.cclonline.com/product/212442/HS100/Home-Automation/TP-LINK-HS100-WiFi-Smart-Plug-2-4GHz-802-11-b/g/n-White-/NET2526/

for sockets, I went with this http://www.dx.com/p/broadlink-rm-pro-smart-wi-fi-ir-rf-remote-controller-for-iphone-android-phone-black-405582?tc=GBP&gclid=Cj0KEQiAk5zEBRD9lfno2dek0tsBEiQAWVKyuGHMIv7oEOEdjQwzprbCAPPY3sdx5oJf6K6hAmX5P4QaAs6d8P8HAQ#.WId9XVWLSM8. and used the cheap IR sockets. Currently have two lamps, the dehumidifer and the kettle attached to them - worked out at about 50 quid to control all from the Echo (also need to use an android device as a bridge using RM bridge - I had an old phone lying around. The Broadlink also allows me to control the telly and the soundbar or anything that uses infra red really.

Is the 25% off the bulbs only. Went to collect and pay for the £149 version with 3 coloured lights and system said no when cashier tried to enter home25. Was told this is listed as a smart device not a light. But in the argos app it comes up under lighting.

After checking my local umpteen times they had no stock. But glad to say got lucky. Cant complain :smiley:

Expired now code not working

Bums, same here, now there's stock code expired!

Code doesn't work

Should have got the RM Mini if only using IR. Half the price.

just to let you guys know I tried picking up a hue Color bulb today I had reserved and showed the Argos website on my phone saying to quote FURN25 at till and after double checking with colleagues and attempting it several times it still went through (37.50 instead of £50) so hopefully you guys may be able to get it to work too.

furn25 is on furniture. surprised that went through.

I was in Argos yesterday and someone next to me was arguing about this and I was listening.
The store phoned head office and were told to add the 25% discount as special discount.
They left with a £149 hue kit reduced by 25% . I remember as the cashier stated it was still expensive at £112 for 3 light bulbs.

I was in Argos on Tuesday and HOME25 didn't go through. Cashier tried it few times and it didn't work, so I left empty handed. However, I spoke with Argos via their online chat and he said to speak to the manager to get the code processed or tell them to ring them as it definitely applies to the Hue bulbs.

Why expired its still online, and managers are honoring in store. Saw a friends last night, Turning lights on and off with Alexa. My kids so want a set of these.

it is pretty cool when all set up. well worth it just to not get out of bed to turn heater and lights on and off.

​spend 50. 5 short.

Back in stock but the code isn't working anymore :disappointed: