“When the power fails and then comes back, What is the state of the plug then? Is it Off, On or in the same state as when the power failed?? It is critical for me that it be on. I will use this with my 91yr aunt's cordless phone system.”
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I posted the original question, but was limited in the space to clarify the question completely. My aunt Charlotte is 91 and will lay down one of the cordless handsets somewhere in her house without hanging it up. Then it is nearly impossible for her to hunt down the active handset. The phone line can then busy for hours or even days. With a smart plug, we can turn the base off, then back on again which will force the line clear. We got a WEMO smart plug and it does that job fine. However, when the power goes out and then comes back on, the WEMO plug is ALWAYS off by design ( I did ask the WEMO chat help) and that leaves her again without all cordless handsets. She has two wired phones. So it's critical that the smart plug comes back ON or AS IT WAS before the power outage. I am 3 hours drive away from her. What I need is a smart plug that works independently with an Android or iPhone app AND does not power back in the off state!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.In my experience they go back to the state they were in before the loss of power... but my question would be, why do you want the ability to turn the power to the phone on or off via voice or an app? If you are concerned about her phone losing power during an outage, I'd suggest an uninterruptible power supply, or UPS for short. It is a small battery pack that goes between the power outlet and the phone that provides power if there is a loss of commercial power. Understand though that it will not help if the phone service itself is interrupted.
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