EIGHTREE Mini Smart Plug 5GHz & 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Compatible with Alexa & Google Home & SmartThings, Remote Control, Timer, White, Type A/B Plug

5Ghz = 5 starsMost "smart" wifi outlets are actually really dumb...I've encountered knockoff brands on here that won't bind to the Smart Life app no matter how many attempts, and others give no electrical usage telemetry whatsoever, not unless you pay for it. Enter these Eightree dual-band outlets...Smart Life finds them immediately and adds them no problem. I have a bunch of outlets managed through Smart Life. The last thing I wanted to do is download yet another app just for a few outlets, but lately it's become a nightmare trying to find Smart Life compatible wifi outlets that give electrical usage telemetry.The telemetry is the biggest reason these outlets are the best of the best, as far as Smart Life outlets are concerned. Right at the top of the outlet UI you'll see daily power usage. The outlets can be put on countdown timers and programmed to power off and on at specific times. They can also be joined to 5Ghz Wifi networks, a huge game-changer considering almost all "smart" outlets are limited to 2.4Ghz. If your Wifi SSID is dual 2.4/5Ghz, the outlet will likely bind to 2.4Ghz unless it's nearby the access point. Either way, these work great, and they're the best Smart Life compatible Wifi outlets available on Amazon currently. Pay CLOSE attention to wifi outlets, their descriptions, and whether or not they actually do electrical usage telemetry...most Smart Life compatible outlets no longer offer this functionality. Other brands are simply terrible...some won't even bind to the app!5 stars for these Eightree dual-band Wifi outlets. HIGHLY recommend.

I had some 2.4 ghz smart plugs I bought from another company years ago but they started dying out on me so I was looking for replacement smart plugs that had all the latest features. I saw these Eightree plugs on Amazon and they looked like they had all of the features I wanted. My plan was to use these plugs to monitor the energy consumption of the various space heaters that I had around the house to see if electric space heaters costs more than just using natural gas to heat the rooms. I also upgraded the router at my house to multiband 2.4/5 ghz and my prior devices that ran on 2.4 ghz were having problems connecting to my network.The plugs were easy to install and connect to. All I had to do was open up the Smart Life app on my iPad, insert the plug in the wall outlet, and then select “Add Device” on the app. The app then detected the new device, I input the WiFi password for my network, and it was connected.In the past, my space heaters would occassionally burn out my prior 2.4 ghz smart plugs. Anything that generates a decent amount of heat (i.e. hair dryers, space heaters, clothing iron, etc.) will draw a lot of amps and can burn out a smart outlet unless the plug has a decent amperage rating. I haven’t seen any smarts plug out there that have a re-settable fuse on it. So if the plug gets overloaded, it’ll burn out and can’t be used anymore.These Eightree plugs have a 15 amp rating, so it can likely handle as much power as your wall outlet is able to put out. I’ve had my space heaters running on these smart plugs for 3 hours now and the plugs have been able to handle the power draw without getting warm or overheating.I was especially pleased with the depth of the energy monitoring features of these plugs. You can pull up graphs showing the energy consumption per hour, per day, week, etc. It also shows the total dollar cost of the energy that’s being used and well as the ongoing voltage and the number of watts that’s being drawn from the outlet. So it can also serve double duty as a voltage and wattage meter.These aren’t the absolute cheapest smart plugs on Amazon. But they are the lowest priced ones that have all of the features that are included in them: 5 ghz Wifi, 15 amp capacity, energy monitoring stats, etc.I’ll be ordering a lot more of these plugs so that I can monitor the electric usage of all the devices at my house.

Super easy setup. Works like a charm. Much better than using smart bulbs which will only connect if you are using 2.4g WiFi. These will work with 2.4 and 5g networks.Instructions that come with them are easy to follow.

Bought this to replace a standard wall timer because it’s too hard to get down on the floor to change it at my age. So far it’s working great. Connected very easy to wifi and Alexa. The app is easy to use also. Only gave 4 stars because I want to see how long it lasts. Thinking about buying another one for an under the cabinet light that the app has gone haywire.

I was kind of afraid to try these (I get it into my head that it I won't be able to do it...), but the process turned out to be easy. The little online video is helpful and there are some independent videos on YouTube that are good. Also, the Smart Life app kind of takes over and tells you what to do, so it's hard to go wrong. I recommend opening the app first. Bottom line, in just a few minutes I have four lamps on timers that will also respond to Hey Google! Love it!

These smart plugs were easy to setup using the app and also link to use with Alexa and Google. Really like the fact that they can connect to both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Work great and easy to set up with the Smart Home app.

I was looking to replace the 2.4 ghz plugs that would no longer work with our current Wi-Fi. These worked great. Easy to set up to the Wi-Fi and Alexa found them quickly. Highly recommend them.