Customers express satisfaction with the iSP6 SmartPlug's ease of use, compatibility with smart home systems like Apple Home and Google Assistant, and its relatively low price. Many appreciate the remote control and scheduling features, enabling convenient operation and home automation. However, some users experienced connectivity problems and found the plug's size to be somewhat bulky. A few also reported issues with the mobile application and firmware updates.
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The switch works great
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Makes it easy to turn off multiple lights at once by using the App on your phone.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
SMART PLUG
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GREAT WIFI PLUG FOR THE $$$$ VERY EASY TO SET UP AND VERY EASY TO USE WITH ALEXA
I would recommend this to a friend
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Thank you for your input. Feedback is very important to iHome. We like to know we we have another satisfied Customer.
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Compatibility, Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Smart Plug
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Probably the best HomeKit compliant smart plug i've seen. Works well. Pretty easy to set up. Only downside is it only connect at 2gHz, not 5.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
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I have purchased 2 of these now! They work great with my Alexa! Great purchase
I would recommend this to a friend
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The iSP6 control lamps, air conditioners and other small appliances remotely with this versatile iHome SmartPlug. Compatible with Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and more, this clever plug lets you switch devices on or off while you're on the road. Use multiple iHome SmartPlug units to create custom modes and save energy. We appreciate your review.
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Ease of use
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Connectivity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy to install and does not drop internet
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The Ihome smart plug installed easily and works well with the Amazon Echo. It does not drop the wifi whic was a probmen with the Belkin mini switch.
I would recommend this to a friend
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We appreciate you taking time to give your review. Thank you.
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Remote control
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works as advertised
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It's great to be able to turn on and off lights and Christmas tree remotely.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
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Connectivity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
works very good when away from home
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use it to start crock pot in the kitchen to turning Christmas lights on and off when away from home. will lose connection on occasion otherwise 5 stars
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good smart plug
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Works great. Does what I need it to do. Connects beautifully to iOS Home.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Plug Option
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If you need an option to work with ihome this one will work. It works just about as expected with only a slight delay, which could of been the network. We did end up going with another brand because we found ihome hard to work with.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great
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Works great with my Google Home.... I also liked the ease of setting up.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Compatibility, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So far so good!
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Had a little bit of trouble at first, but after I read the online FAQ everything worked great. Paired this with my Alexa and I can't stop telling her to turn the light in our den on and off! On the WiFi, the light went on/off within milliseconds!
I would recommend this to a friend
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We appreciate you taking time to review our product. If you ever need assistance please contact the iHome Support Team https://www.ihomeaudio.com/support/contact/ or 1-800-288-2792
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Work great with the echo. We use it every day. Will probably get more.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great with Alexa
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Works great with Alexa and works good. I also use it with Apple Home.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy
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Easy instruction simple to use app. Easy to make schedules for on/off.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Your review sounds good and is very much appreciated. Thank you.
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Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A bit stubborn to set up
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But works great after initial setup. For the holidays, put a bunch of lights on a schedule and could control them with the phone app.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome product
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Hooked this gadget up to Christmas lights and works like a charm!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good item
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Easy nice looking plug to use and hasn’t bogged down any equipment
I would recommend this to a friend
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Thank you for your pleasant review. We love hearing from Content Customers.
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Compatibility, Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It does well, but can go bonkers...
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The plugs configured with ease. I bought them because I had an Iphone and Alexa. They were working fine for about a week and when they got a new DHCP lease from my network.. they lost something. I had one light blinking on and off all night.. I had to reset everything to back to working great. I removed the app and reset the plugs and cleared out my networks addresses. They have been great for about a month now.
I would recommend this to a friend
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We are happy to hear the plugs are working now. We are sorry you had a negative experience setting up your iSP6. It sounds like you were having issues with HomeKit on your device. Please ensure you have granted both KeyChain and iCloud access. If you have that access disabled, you may run into issues setting up your "Home" with the app. Our iHome Support Team would be happy to troubleshoot with you in the future. Please contact us at your convenience :phone: 800-288-2792 (Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm EST).
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Makes dumb things smart!
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Easy to use, only gripe is the app, but can improve with updates.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Reliability and Compatibility Lacking
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I purchased many of these smart plugs recently and have had them operational for about two weeks. Yesterday, all of the iHome smart plugs stopped working with Alexa. Alexa stated, "the device is not responding". All of my Lutron devices were working fine. Since iHome support is only available up until 4pm EST, I had to wait the following day to get support. I immediately wanted to just return my large financial investment of smart plugs to Best Buy but since they only allow a shameful 15 day return window (compared to 90-day for most other retailers), I am stuck with these plugs that may stop responding at any given time.
iHome support instructed me to disable the iHome Skill in the Alexa app, and then re-enable the skill which did work in getting the plugs to work with Alexa again. They stated that Amazon Alexa is to blame for this event. However, why did my Lutron devices continue to work fine? Hopefully, this will not be an ongoing issue and was perhaps an isolated incident. We'll see what happens.
Another issue I have encountered is that when you include an echo device into a room grouping of other devices (such as iHome Smart Plugs) such as "Living Room", you can just ask Alexa to "turn on the lights" instead of "turn on the Living Room lights". Well, this works with my Lutron devices but not with the iHome smart plugs. Also, these plugs are not compatible with IFTTT and Harmony Hub smart home automation which may put a kink into your home automation plans.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from iHome
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Hello and thank you for your feedback. We are continuing to work to improve the user experience with the SmartPlugs and will be rolling out a new app very soon (in a matter of days in fact).
iHome SmartPlugs work with a number of partners including Amazon's Alexa Voice Service. We are working to improve the integrations and help to avoid any blips that may cause outages. Please feel free to reach out to customer support if you ever have any questions about any of our iHome Control products.
Also, we are an IFTTT fan (we are too!). We are working on an IFTTT integration in the near future. Stay tuned for updates!