HBN Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip with 4 AC Outlets 4 USB Ports with 1.8 Meter Power Cord, APP Remote Control, Works with Alexa and Google Home (13A 3120W)

I have brought two of these over the last two years. The first lasted 1 year, before it died and would not work, the second one lasted a 1 year and a half. Not built to last I'm afraid.

This strip did work well when it was usable. However, after 13 months it has stopped working. It has power but will no longer connect to the WiFi. To make it even worse, it can not even be used as a normal extender as there is no option to manually turn the power on to any of the sockets and power is not fed to the by default it seems. Not worth the price for the length of time it worked.

Advice really. We have about ten like this working in SmartLife but a different one to this started doing strange things in Alexa saying it was on and it wasn’t. Bought this one to resolve the problem one. Same thing happened, so by elimination the problem was SmartLife talking to Alexa. Seems there is some kind of technical problem when getting to a high number of devices. Solution was to setup and connect using Tuya to Alexa and use that to control. Worked no problem, so we connected what was the problem extension to Tuya too and worked so bonus have two fully working extensions and will leave SmartLife at what looks like it’s limit and connect new devices through Tuya. If you don’t know SmarLife and Tuya and pretty much identical and for basic functions work exactly the same.This extension is well made, one thing to note is with this one the USB ports are always powered on, my other ones are smart switched on and off. Not a problem for me as I have usb powered devices connected that need to be left on. Same as just about all smart devices, remember to connect to 2.4Ghz network so switch of 5Ghz temporarily if you have a single combined Wi-Fi network.

While the smart power strip is a very good idea, there are some devices that do not like being connected to and being regulated by them. I connected my TV and the sound bar to one and the sound bar did not like it at all. Kept losing the connection to the TV, so I removed the scheduled on/offs for it and it has been fine since. My electrically reclining chair failed seemingly as a result of being connected to a smart power strip. Coincidence, possibly, but a pain in the butt nevertheless. While I think smart power strips/outlets are a great idea, and that “vampire” devices need to be properly controlled for economy, I am still uncertain as to whether all devices can be connected to them safely and effectively. On my current examples, some devices definitely do not like having their power completely removed from them, and continually powered on and off! They’re good power strips, but if they can possibly damage equipment by doing what they do, then they’re worthless and no better than an ordinary power strip as they’re smart capabilities are rendered useless!Update 21/10/2023After consideration and continued use of the power strips, I have to say that once everything settled down into a normal routine they are solid and do their job well. I truly believe that they are saving me money by controlling my equipment and cutting out the unnecessary powering of my various electrical items. One codicil I add, is that to make sure that equipment of any sort is safely and effectively turned on or off, make sure that they are turned off when the event occurs.

Very happy with this item ,easy to use just download the app ,press and hold button on socket and enter you WiFi password.Highly recommended.10/10

For a cheap smart extension lead that's Alexa compatible it does the trick, only thing that would make it slightly better would be smart control over the usb sockets, but it is clear in the description that it doesn't have this.Bought this solely because my plugs socket for my microwave and air fryer are in a very inaccessible spot so having voice control is handy toEach of the three sockets can be controlled independently on/off or on their own timers or the strip as a whole (three plugs and the usb) either on/off or on timer.Connected to my little elf app instantly (would presume tuya /smart life app compatible too) and no issues with Alexa also immediately updating to include itOnly thing I found out by trial and error (and at first I was blaming the plug but it seems to be an Alexa quirk actually) is that I can't call the socket "microwave" or "air fryer" and Alexa goes on a spiel about how I need a compatible appliance, but as soon as I renamed it in the Alexa app to "microwave /air fryer Plug" voice control is fine with it.... so seems like you have to add another word to make it work with a specifically named appliance - but like I said that seems to be a fault with Alexa and not the extension itself, but would be easy to think otherwise.

Thought i would invest in a smart plug came across this one and thought perfect so I bought it and I have tried 6 times to connect to the plug for Wi-Fi and it just won't connect at all waste of money. The functionality is great if you don't have Internet it's a sturdy good quality product shame it won't connect to Wi-Fi when it says it will.

This is my 2nd one they r that good