Just thought of a use, when it gets hot i have a large fan in the corner of the bedroom so with one of these i can switch it on or off without getting out of bed. Sold

Just looking around my house and the majority of electrical items i have require you to switch them on once they are plugged in, even phone chargers only draw power when a phone is attached. Therefore on things like the tv i can only see these as being a way of switching from fully off to standby which whilst not being a bad thing seems an expensive way of flicking a switch.
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)

I have a SkyQ router which runs on 2.4 and 5. It also uses the same ID unless you change it. I have several TP-link plugs and do not have this issue.

I have not changed mine to two id.

Apparently, the BT router has smart setup on it which takes you to a screen with adverts for BT.stuff. If your home device doesn't have an internet browser this causes access to fail. according to the link above just switch it off.

Quick heads up about installing these plugs if you're on BT broadband/fibre.

I just got mine and they operate only on 2.4ghz wifi networks. I've got BT fibre and apparently the BT hub uses both 2.4ghz and 5.0ghz bands, but gives them both the same SSID so the plug gets confused.

These instructions show how to split your two networks into two separate SSIDs with distinct names You can then connect the plug to the 2.4 network successfully.

Hope this saves some people tearing their hair out or returning the plug as faulty.

Nope. They don't work with IFTTT. I use the D-Link ones, and they're much better. I have mine set to turn on my lights at sunset.

​That is good but is there a way to get an IFTTT notification when one of these are turned on or off? this is the function that I am looking for and is lacking as far as I can see.

Prime now has £10 off £40 and let's you order 2. I just paid £38.98 for 2 plugs coming tomorrow.

Cheers, went for one power saving and one regular.

​I tend to use the tp link non energy monitoring one for the timer. :stuck_out_tongue: (Geeky enough for me :laughing: )

IFFTT goes whoosh over my head!

Yep, I'm using one of these timer plugs at night at the moment, set for two hours as you say. But it's not techy/geeky enough for me. :wink:

​I tend to put the plug on timer for about 2/3 hours when charging my phone overnight. So it automatically switches off after the phone is >90% charged.

Nothing wrong with been over cautious but TV's are one the lowest causes of electrical fires now
In fact most TV fires are caused by it been set on fire, doesn't need to be plugged in for that
Any electrical item poses a fire risk even this smart plug

This plug doesn't have native IFTTT support, but there's a hack to interface it with IFTTT yourself.

I'm thinking of using this plug with a mobile phone charger, with IFTTT to turn off the plug when the phone's charge reaches 100% or >90%, so as not to over-stress the battery overnight.

My tv switches on automatically when I turn the plug on. Not sure whether that's a good thing or not!

I wasn't aware that you should switch tv off standby overnight.

Alexa, turn on my electric blanket....

These look like just the sort of thing I don't really need but cannot be without.

Heat, thanks.

I have one of these which I got for free when I bought some powerline adapters.

Works a treat for switching on my espresso machine to preheat in the morning....

Kinda what i thought then, great for turning on individual lights which i do using hue. Still might grab one though as you never know what uses i may find and Christmas isnt that far away

Thanks this is a good price. I already have two basic (without power usage) for those plugs you turn off at night (TVs etc). I will use this for an electric oil heater. ideal for those plugs you cannot reach.

btw it should be obvious BUT this does not switch on a device with a switch on it. it switches on the power supply to a socket, so it won't switch your kettle on or put a teabag in your cup either. lol

Gutted i got 2 normal ones delivered lastnight at 8pm via prime now. now these are only £2.50 more each, does anyone know how i can swap them,iv not opened them yet cheers.

These smart plugs are a great bit of kit, far superior to the 'Orvibo b25, smart plug' which i first purchased, and returned for a refund, due to a very poor app'

I dont have the energy ones but as remote power plugs these are the best on the market at the price. Outstanding pieces of kit that work with Alexa as well.

Just looking around my house and the majority of electrical items i have require you to switch them on once they are plugged in, even phone chargers only draw power when a phone is attached. Therefore on things like the tv i can only see these as being a way of switching from fully off to standby which whilst not being a bad thing seems an expensive way of flicking a switch.
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)

also work with google home

Oh, you're right : - )

£22.49 at argos if you don't mind picking up (and the retailer)
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6254269

Just thought of a use, when it gets hot i have a large fan in the corner of the bedroom so with one of these i can switch it on or off without getting out of bed. Sold

I've got 2 for the table lamps in the lounge/dinner and 1 for the display cabinet in the dining/lounge room, all connected to the echo dot and they work perfect. When I come in to the rooms at night I tell echo to turn on all with 1 command and again when I leave to turn all 3 off again with 1 command. It saves me going to 3 locations to turn these things on and off and I got a spare one for the Christmas tree lights as well. Great cheap bit of kit to make some of your house automatic. It's great to walk into the room and tell echo to turn all these things on with 1 command. Not for everyone but for me it works. Hot Hot Hot.

Did think about lamps but i dont actually have any however great shout about the Christmas lights

Would this work with Google Home / Assistant?

ordered one anyway, shame not to.
This should get really hot today

Just came to post this. I literally only added these to camelcamelcamel yesterday and here we are with a £10 discount.

Limited to one per customer.

Heat for the saving by the way

Not sure whether to get the energy monitoring one at this price. Currently have the tv plugged into one and phone chargers etc into the other (for the timer function!). :/

Bargain, got 3 and love them! paid nearly £35 too. Considering the standard ones are £22-25 it's worth it to keep an eye on your energy usage on that appliance