HBN Smart Plug Mini 15A, WiFi Smart Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home Assistant, Remote Control with Timer Function, No Hub Required, ETL Certified, 2.4G WiFi Only, 4-Pack

Super Easy to Use and Works Perfectly!
I’m really impressed with the HBN Smart Plug 15A WiFi Outlet. Setup was incredibly easy—just plug it in, connect through the app, and it was ready to go in minutes. Even if you’re not tech-savvy, this is one of the simplest smart plugs to get up and running.It responds quickly, works flawlessly with my routines, and the connection stays stable. I love being able to turn things on and off remotely and set schedules without any hassle. The plug itself feels sturdy and well-made, and the 15A capacity is great for heavier appliances.If you want a smart plug that’s easy, reliable, and user-friendly, this one is a winner! Highly recommend. 🏡✨

Setup instructions lose a star, otherwise great!
This smart plug, the one with Dual Socket Plugs, works great once it is connected. However, I took off one star due to the difficulty with setup using the booklet included. I already had two of these units, but it’s been a few years since I set those up. Every instruction said to press the pairing button, but nowhere did the docs indicate where that was. I finally went to the troubleshooting area on my Amazon purchase and watched a video – it’s actually the first one on the product description – and it was smooth sailing from there. On the 2- socket version, just press one of the two buttons in the middle until it blinks blue rapidly. Choose “Socket WiFi” on the “Electrical” menu of the app (I use SmartLife) – done!

Sporadic functionality
I landed on this product for three reasons: 1) the price, 2) the reviews, 3) the fact that some smart plugs came with 2 outlets. I bought four of the 2-outlet type, and 4 of the single outlet type. I also bought a 2-outlet outdoor smart plug. All 3 orders are on their way back to Amazon as I type this out. I’ve been an IT network engineer for almost 30 years, so I’m very technical.I bought these products to be able to turn on/off my Christmas decorations outside, as well as 12 window candle lights that have been working just fine with RF switch plugs. I wanted a solution whereby I could just hit a button on my phone and turn all candle lights and outside lights off at once, rather than going room-to-room hitting a button on a remote. I also wanted to be able to see if the lights were on while I’m not at home, so a cloud app was a necessity (I’m able to monitor the temperature of my upstairs and downstairs HVAC systems this way, as well as my outdoor cameras, which I love!).My WiFi router is currently operating in dual-mode (a.k.a Smart Connect). That is to say that it broadcasts a SSID for both 2.4Ghz b/g/n and 5Ghz a/n/ac 802.11 spectrums. So if something only transmits/receives in 2.4Ghz, like these smart plugs, it will accept those connections. I have a wireless AP in my closet downstairs, and a separate AP upstairs. All wireless devices in my house have no issues with signal strength at 5Ghz, so naturally 2.4Ghz is never a problem since that signal strength reaches further. My transmit power is also set to 100% for both spectrums.The set up for these devices is pretty straightforward. The instructions for all devices were identical and not very easy to read, so I just watched videos online. The app did not have a selection for my outdoor smart plug, so I had to take a guess on that one (again a video helped). Now here’s where things got unpredictable and sporadic. Units that were farthest away from my AP, but in doors, seemed to connect very easily and stay connected. 2 units in rooms neighboring the closet (where the AP is) constantly showed “offline”. These were clearly defective because I moved them into a room where it had clear line of sight, 10 feet from the 2nd AP, and they still showed “offline”. The outdoor unit, which sat only 15 feet from the closet, just outside my front door, barely was able to initialize much less stay on the network and respond when I tried to interact with it. Some devices showed “offline” but would then come “online” when I walked into the room. I ended up spending at least an hour or two trying to get these devices to consistently show online, but just gave up in the end. I didn’t bother with support, because I already wasted enough time on something that should not be that complicated. Seriously! They make thermostats, refrigerators, cameras and garage door openers that communicate better over 2.4Ghz or even 5Ghz, and can be accessed from home or across the country. But for some reason they can’t do that for these smart plugs!!?? These were made cheap for cheap reasons.Buy these if you only have 1 or 2 devices, keep your AP on some table out in the open near those devices, and only operate them from your phone while in your home and maybe you’ll get what you pay for!

Great product. I use a lot of these.

Fonctionne très bien également surtout pas compliqué à installer.

Yo adquirí el producto y la caja vino rota de los extremos y bueno creo que lo manipularon mucho durante el trayecto,no le tome mucha importancia,lo que si les puedo decir es que el instructivo no es realmente como lo describe, aparte de que todo está en inglés,no son los pasos que te dice para instalar, primero el instructivo te dice que bajes la aplicación de HBN smart ,ya que quieres vincular el dispositivo no lo encuentra, y después te abre otra página para que descargues smart life y se vincule con Alexa,lo realizas y tampoco la app de Smart Life lo reconoce, pésimo producto,tengan cuidado cuándo lo adquieran,yo estoy esperando mi reembolso