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If the internet is out it will work as regular switches. They will have a blinking red wifi sign to show you the internet is down, but they will work normally. If I'm not wrong, they will keep the present state when the power cycle, or maybe off, I had some power outages and didn't have to walk around the house turning them off, but I'm not sure if the lights that was on remained on. But it will not wake you up in the middle of the night in case of outage.
Tp-Link is staying in business as far as I've read. Matter compliant devices should come out by the end of the year. I don't think they've announced if they're going to release their new products under Kasa or Tapo branding.
Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
I have one integrated with a smart switch - when headed downstairs first thing in the AM, I turn on first floor hallway lights with a smart switch from upstairs, which triggers a Home Assistant automation to turn on a switched lamp plugged in to one of these in our living room. Downside is that if anyone switches the light off manually, automation killed.
But yeah I have a pile of these and they sit in a drawer until this time of year for holiday window "candles".
Smart switches > smart plugs > smart bulbs
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I have them in use for kids' lights, subwoofer, playroom tv, office, and of course Christmas lights this time of year.
In most cases it is just for a routine to shut things off since they are not always needed to be plugged in. The plug is cheaper to have on then the device when turned off.
Just a side note that my newer Asus Wifi 6 Mesh Router will not work with these plugs no how no way. I've tried a ton of settings to get them to work but for whatever reason they just can't see the main Wifi network (but they see the guest network, go figure).
Do you have a schedule set from the Kasa app to reboot your modem and stuff using one of these?
I use Alexa mostly. But you can do that as well. I use them in conjunction with 2 keep connect units, which are awesome, btw. But they don't use Alexa, so I combine them with these for manual resets.
Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
One of the best things to setup with Smart plugs is electronics and batteries. I have tools and some electronics that i only use maybe once a week or a few times a month. So instead of leaving my tablet, my camera or tool batteries charging all the time i use these switches to only kick on once a week to top them off. My camera one kicks on once a month. They have a schedule you can do.
Just some Ideas.
Just a side note that my newer Asus Wifi 6 Mesh Router will not work with these plugs no how no way. I've tried a ton of settings to get them to work but for whatever reason they just can't see the main Wifi network (but they see the guest network, go figure).
Just a side note that my newer Asus Wifi 6 Mesh Router will not work with these plugs no how no way. I've tried a ton of settings to get them to work but for whatever reason they just can't see the main Wifi network (but they see the guest network, go figure).
Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
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Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
But yeah I have a pile of these and they sit in a drawer until this time of year for holiday window "candles".
Smart switches > smart plugs > smart bulbs
In most cases it is just for a routine to shut things off since they are not always needed to be plugged in. The plug is cheaper to have on then the device when turned off.
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2-pack for $13
3-pack for $20
Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
Just some Ideas.
The newer slim models *do* work with my network so I've moved over to them. They are the same price and about a third smaller:
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The newer slim models *do* work with my network so I've moved over to them. They are the same price and about a third smaller:
https://smile.amazon.com/Kasa-Sma...091FXLMS8/ [amazon.com]
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2-pack for $13
3-pack for $20
Love these for Christmas lights/decorations but, for the other 11 months of the year, I can't find many things in the house that come on as soon as you plug them in.
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