WeMo - Insight Plug - White/Gray

I bought one out of curiosity really. I am an apple guy so I was waiting for the connected home stuff with apple...But Siri is not so great and Google as a search engine is amazing so I went with the Google Mini and wanted to be able to say "Google turn on my coffee pot while I was laying in bed...IT DOES JUST THAT! I want more of them (The WEMO switch and Google mini's) The set up for the switch took a second and really is fun! I wish the price was a little cheaper, I would buy a lot more of them. I bought the insignia plug and had to return it...Set up was confusing and I could never get it to work. I am some what savy with tech but could not figure it out. Go with the WEMO! AWESOME PRODUCT!

I’ve got 11 Wemo product scattered through the house. Most are the light switch model. I added this for an Instant Hot Water dispenser in the kitchen. I watch the electricity costs on the water heater and have it scheduled to come on only during times we would use the water heater. So I guess this would be considered typical use for this product. The construction is solid. Fit and finish is excellent. Setup was simple as was for all of the Wemo products I have. Packaging elegant. I can’t rave about the product enough. If I had one gripe, minor gripe, it would be size. It would be nice if it was a tad bit smaller. It is a bit bulky but not terribly. I still love it. Thx.

Bought this Insight switch to go along with my WeMo bulbs and other regular WeMo switches. The integration with my other products was seamless and I really like the extra features this switch has to monitor power consumption. Wasn't sure it justified the few extra dollars when I left the store, but after using it, I really wish all my regular WeMo switches and bulbs had the same power consumption monitoring. One of my favorite features is knowing how long my Insight switch is on everyday and then it averages that time into my daily, weekly and monthly use. Love it! The Insight switch also works with my Echo. With my voice, I can turn all my WeMo switches on and off. Really love it!!!! I love that convenience. The Echo is so quick and the switches are so responsive. Before I can even physically get to the switch or my WeMo app, the switch is on or off. That is very convenient, especially when you are in bed, or if your hands are full, if you are already settled into your chair, or if the room is dark. I really love all my WeMo products and love that I have control of my products from anywhere in the world. My one issue with Belkin, and they immediately responded to me for help, was the initial set up. It's a little awkward connecting your WiFi but it's because of their instructions and timing. It's easy to get around, but I know they would get even better reviews if they changed their set up instructions. After the initial set up, adding new products and changing things or combining lighting in the app is easy. Belkin makes a great product that doesn't physically take space up on my WiFi router like other products do, their products are well built and responsive, and they are much easier to use as compared to Philips. Love my Philips lights, but the WeMo app is much more straightforward and user friendly. Along with my Echo, these connected home devices from WeMo are the future and I am just so amazed at all I can do that I couldn't do before.

So I bought this to work in conjunction with my Amazon Echo (Alexa) and so far it works great. The device was very easy to setup and the app comes in handy for those times when I am not close enough for Alexa to hear me. Also the energy monitoring is neat, even though I am not sure how accurate it is. Also love how easy it is to set a schedule using the app, no more timers that you have to unplug to be able to see what the heck the display says while trying to program.

Bought 2 of the Wemo Insight plugs on sale about one month ago. This is my third wemo plug purchase. They r super easy/ quick to set up!! I currently have my Living Room 5000btu air conditioner, and my bedroom 3000btu ac unit plugged into the insight receptacles. I use the remote access feature if the day is hot & humid to power on the AC’s around mid afternoon while I’m on the job site. The Insight model also monitors and displays energy usage and how long the unit has been powered up and also calculates how much $$$ Its costing. These plugs can also be controllrd with the Wemo bridge to be used as a part of Apple Home :) It takes literally 10 seconds to open app and hit power button. . by time I get home 2-3 hrs later it’s nice and cool inside!!! You can also set up specific “rules” for power on/off scenarios and/or set up a schedule to follow, kinda like a programmable thermostats.

I’ve been using WeMo outlets and switches for a few years now. Overall, they are useful and reliable. I use them to control various electronic devices that require an occasional power cycle. I have one controlling my block heater on my Kubota, so I can turn it on from my house a hour or two before I need to use it on a cold and snowy day. They are handy, My two complaints are my reason for withholding one star and depending on your circumstances this could either be a five star or one star review as a result of these issues. 1. The WeMo system only allows you to use one SSID with a user account. This means that if you have more than one WiFi SSID name in your home or if you have more than one home and they have different SSIDs, you can not remotely control WeMo devices on different SSISs from a single account. As IoT systems gained in popularity and maturity, many companies realized they needed to have the concept of “locations” as part of their underlying data model and in their software. So for example, I can pull up my thermostat app and see my home and vacation home then control thermostats in each home as logical groups. I had to buy a different brand of smart outlet to use on my other SSID or use a different account to remotely control WeMo devices on different SSIDs. 2. Firmware updates seem to often (if not always) leave the device in the off state after the update. I have experience some updates that required me to physically power on the device after the update. I couldn’t do it remotely or even locally through the app. I don’t know the exact circumstances, but I have experienced this enough to teach me to delay all firmware updates until I am able to physically touch the device, if needed, to bring it back online. Clearly not good for “remote control” situations. So I let those sit until I can be there. On my wishlist, is the ability to ask the WeMo to cycle the power off and on with some defined delay without having a network connection...and that last part is the catch. I can do a lot of things when I have connectivity between the WeMo and “the cloud”, but if you need to power cycle your only network device, once it is off, it is off until you can touch it, I work around this by having both DSL and Cable connections. I control one side from the other, so as long as one or the other is alive, I can bounce the nonresonsive side. Of course, this leads me to my 1st issue about SSIDs! I can only use WeMo for one side. Now that I have two other brands installed, I plan to gain experience with them to see if I could eventually get to a single vendor solution for all of my SSIDs.

I have several wemo switches, including the light switch. Can control my devices from my iPhone or, iPad. Set timers, schedule's. Turn your lights on from anywhere, where you have a cell signal, or Wifi.

Very happy with my Wemo Insights Switch. Easy setup, HomeKit, Google Assistant and IFTTT compatible without a Hub. I've identify all the electric hogs in my house with this device. Now enjoying savings on my electric bill.