POWRUI Smart Plug Mini WIFI Outlet

Pros: Worked first day Cons: Quit working second day Overall Review: This product is a dud. Don’t waste your money

Pros: Nice looking smart plugs. Paired quite easily with Google mini. I really like that no hub is required. They have been working flawlessly. Arrived quickly. Overall Review: Would recommend to others. Good price.

Pros: Seems to work fine with existing Tuya Smart Life app, along with my existing Geekbes Cons: Begins to clutter up my local router DHCP addresses when you get up into the dozens of devices, but might put them on their own subnet-router, off the Internet, as I don’t use them remotely. If I were organized, I might give them static IPs and maintain a list showing what device was what IP. But I’m not. So I don’t. Would be easier if they used the 5GHz band, but not many remote IoT devices do. They’re a bit big & square… Not able to get Google Home Mini working with them (or other smart devices, except C by GE bulbs, which use BT instead of WiFi to communicate) via voice commands, only via Home App on phone or tablet. Not sure why; may be that they’re on different WiFi bands. Alexa works… but — Honestly, except for the one used for a ceramic heater (which may draw too much power, as its smart plug occasionally stops working and needs a time out), the biggest reason for failure with these smart plugs is Alexa not listening for commands, not understanding them, not responding, or giving blatheringly-long responses rather than merely following the command and then readying herself for the next command to turn off again (“Alexa, turn on inflator” to fill airbed 10 seconds, after which it could explode if the air continues… “Is that device a light? Did you know I can turn all lights on and off with a single command? Would you like me to consider this device a light? Would you like to hear a cute rap I wrote this morning? I can sing you a song, too!” — while I’m screaming, “ALEXA! TURN OFF INFLATOR!” and then, BOOM!) But note, that’s the Alexa device, NOT the plug. And Alexa does seem to learn more over time to get things right (so long as WiFi is working properly). Using the app directly on the phone or tablet avoids the whole Alexa problem and gives finer-grained control. Overall Review: Smart way to gain voice control locally (and remotely via app) of any moderately-low-powered appliance. Using for fans, ceramic heaters, LEDs, TV, electronics (Roku, Firestick), even an airbed pump. Totally recommend if you can manage setting up the app and basic networking skills. These allow you to control electrical devices high up on walls, in remote rooms, even over the Internet to make life easier. You can even use them to turn security lights and cameras on or off, or to reset a modem (if the router is separate)… or use a separate router (from your Internet) to control your smart plugs, then you can reset your Internet router (even if built into the modem) too. Fixes a lot of connectivity problems.