EIGHTREE Smart Plug, Smart Home WiFi Outlet Works with Alexa & Google Home, Smart Socket with Remote Control & Timer Function, 2.4GHz WiFi Only, 4 Packs

Outstanding Smart Plug, integrates Seamlessly with Alexa
I should have purchased these years ago! The small size makes them easy to install and they are a breeze to set up on the SmartLife app. Best part is that they immediately carry over to the Alexa app so you can construct routines to turn them on and off in response to time, noise, or other events. I have now used a dozen of these to control Christmas lights and window candles and they are much more reliable than the older controllers I got rid of. Bought four more and one had a problem, which the manufacturer resolved quickly with minimal fuss.These Smart Plugs use ‘dry contact’ switches so these work well with LED and very low power loads. They will control up to 110V and they have a ground prong, but I would not use them outdoors unless protected from the weather. These work over WiFi, not bluetooth, although bluetooth is initially used to set up the Smart Plug. A great device for use with Alexa. Technology made easy!

Works good, wish I had got them sooner.
As many of the other reviews noted, these are easy to set up once you are aware of a few things which are noted below. I purchased both the small round indoor outlets and the larger outdoor outlets, so these hints apply to both items. The steps outlined in the instructions are actually pretty good but awareness of these hints will make it go much faster for you. 1- I configured my devices one at a time at the same outlet using the Smart Life app on my phone via the BLE mode. The first device is the most time consuming as you need to create a Smart Life account, identify your WIFI and put in your WIFI password. Once that is done, you don’t need to do it again for subsequent devices, so it goes pretty fast after that. 2- As noted in the instructions, just plugging the device into an outlet will put the device into its pairing mode and it will appear in the app as “Smart plug x” where x = the number of devices added to the app. I did have one device that didn’t appear after plugging it in, so pressing and holding the button on the device for 5 seconds put it into the pairing mode and it connected successfully. 3- As each device is detected, you should edit the name of the device from “Smart plug x” to a meaningful description e.g “Smart plug kitchen”. I also wrote the description on the device with a sharpie as several of the devices will be used with Christmas lights and will be stored away in the off season. 4- I just wanted mine to power on and off as specific times. To do this, tap on “timer” for the device in the app and then tap on “add schedule”. The thing to remember is that each schedule added only does one function (on or off), so if you want it to power on at a specific time, that’s one schedule and if you want it to power off at a specific time, that’s another schedule. The schedules just pile up in the order that you add them for the device and execute based on the time and the function (on or off) that you choose. Note that the indoor and outdoor devices behave a little differently from each other in the app because the outdoor devices have 2 individually configurable outlets, so it is a little more complicated but pretty obvious. You can also manually power the devices on and off via the app even with schedules in place.

Easy to use
I purchased these to set all my Christmas lights/trees on timers (is there anything more annoying than having to manually turn on and off your tree?) – easy set up and worked well! Great price.

On top of easy installation, these sockets can also be added to the Smart Life app which I hv been using for an old socket.

The plugs were very easy to set up and sync with Alexa. One of the four did fail. I contacted the customer and they were very apologetic but were quick to resolve the situation. I received a replacement plus one extra very quickly. That is the type of business I like to deal with. They stand behind their product and pride themselves on their customer service and have every reason to. I will definitely deal with this company in the future.