OHMAX Smart Plug, Energy Monitoring Smart Wifi Plug Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Wifi Plug with Timer Function App Remote Control, 2.4Ghz Only,No Hub Required (1 Pack)

Smart Plugs have multiple purposes and one of the best benefits is being able to switch on devices outside the room you're in turning them into semi-smart devices. This specific one looks very sleek and doesn't add too much to the profile of the "ugly" plugs we get with some devices so makes for a nice way to automate your home.Setup wise was pretty straight forwards - the main thing to be aware of is the 2.4Ghz frequency on your router - most new routers since 2019 or so onwards are 4.8Ghz and 2.4Ghz as a dual band operation but setup wise of all these devices (and that goes for other rival products too) is 2.4Ghz only so you need to be kind of techy to understand how your router backend works to disable the 4.8Ghz before you install and re-enable afterwards. After that although the app is full of ads it's very simple to use and hook into Alexa and co and I was impressed by how instantaneous the control of the on/off of the plug was (literally <1s from pressing on my phone to it having effect)! It's therefore right up there on simple to use, efficient and reasonably priced for a 2 pack of achieving what I bought it for!

This brand was recommended to me by my daughter - who bought some a while ago. I use them to turn on a lamp in my living room and a set of plug in decorative lights that I have in my dining room, as I like there to be lights on when I get home at night and also to look like someone may be home for security reasons. They work by using an app (so you’ll need a smartphone or tablet) but it was easy to download and set up. I use a scheduled timer for on/off times, but particularly like the fact that I can turn on anything attached to the plug at any time if, for instance, I wanted to override the timer and have the plugs come on at a different time. There is also a countdown option to have the plug on for a set period on time before turning off, which would be good for a nighttime lamp etc. Really handy and would also be helpful if plugs are hidden behind furniture and you can’t get to the switch to physically turn on or off.

OK so I have a few of these plugs and fully intend for my entire life to be run through one of theseOnce set up, they almost instantly appear in Alexa and Home, as do any scenes. It's pretty easy to create a scene and use it in an assistant. They respond quickly and seem to be fairly resilient to network blips (Virgin router, frequently taken by surprise by Internet traffic. Baffling)I've only had a handful of instances where I'm required to power cycle one of these plugs (bearing in mind I have around 12 now in constant use). It's so very cool to be able to monitor the electricity usage and define schedules to minimise costsThe only downside is a very typical one: Software. Don't get me wrong, for the most part, the software is very serviceable. But when it comes to adding a device, it's just a little bit opaque. It would be made a lot easier by simply displaying the automated scan page first. Instead, the manual add page is presented. It's a tiny change, but it would make a difference I think (either that or I'm the only one and I really am an utter catastrophe; strong possibility)I definitely recommend these, even if you don't want to automate stuff. They're worth it for the monitoring

Great Value smart wifi socket that was easy to install and tether to my 2.4Ghz home wifi network. The product feels like a quality piece of hardware, not flimsy like some others. Set-up was easy as pie, plug it in, hold the power button for 5 seconds to get it into tether mode and off you go. You don't necessarily need to use the app that the manual recommends, I've used the 'Smart Life' app as I already had some other home automation system set up in there. Works great.I installed this socket on my washing machine and fridge unit in my rental apartment. This socket has an electricity usage monitor so I can see how often and how much the Washing Machine/Dryer is being used by my short term let occupants.

My first foray into 'Smart' devices. Only glitch was the app / my WiFi wouldn't pair up using the first of the two methods in the instructions. Second method worked fine. Gosund app is easy to use. Our electric blankets now turn on every evening automatically. I can see the power consumption. I added Google home for the first time ever and within 5 mins I was talking to them. They have now worked perfectly for a week.

I have just set this plug up on Smart Life app, and all I can think is wow!It linked up super fast, it monitors energy usage on main screen and a second tab for more detail analysis.And in the settings you have child lock, just to make sure no one turns it off (unless they swith the main wall socket or yank it out).And while the plug is on you can set the light as off. Can't do that on a 'TECKIN' Smart Socket, I have to use my old friend DUCT TAPE to hide that light house light away at night.I know you probably reading this and think 'what a load of rubbish'. But I love this and will get more.I usually don't review things, unless I hate them for some reason like, TECKIN removing the energy monitoring from the sockets, but keeping the model number the same (TECKIN - Model: SP23).So this Smart Plug is perfect for me and I want more😁(So to up, these plugs where perfect. I finally got the rest out and set them up.1 in 4 fail to work. 1st plug the button doesn't work, 2nd plug doesn't even power on and the the rest of the plugs STOP ENERGY MONITORING after 4 days of monitoring.) Very disappointing no QUALITY CONTROL carried out here clearly. I wish I could give this review a negative star rating of (-5⭐).

This are great. Simple to integrate and set up timers.It's interesting to be able to see exactly how much power I'm using through the individual sockets.Like for my home office for instance, to be able to accurately see how much my workstation is using.The timer function is really useful and only takes a couple of minutes to get it going.I really like the understated design, they just blend in compared to the old, ugly timer switches.I'm using them with the Tuya Smart app.