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Fast and flawless

Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2020

I bought this to replace a Belkin Wemo smart plug. The Wemo would be slow to respond to commands, would occasionally drop off the network and I would often get "Device isn't responding" when used with Alexa (but it would always switch on when asked to the second time). I also wanted to be able to pair it with a Hue sensor without using IFTTT.

The Hue smart plug responds very quickly to the sensor and voice commands via Alexa, and so far I've had no issues with it losing its connection or failing to respond to my voice commands via Alexa. It's not as bulky as the Wemo, but still impedes access to any socket next to it (see photo).

One disadvantage compared to the Wemo plug is that it doesn't monitor power usage.

Would be an easy 5 stars if the form factor was smaller and it had power monitoring.

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Don Apps

Misleading product

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2021

This plug is not recognised by Hue as a plug. Only recognises it as a lamp no matter how much you try to change it.
At $55.00 it is overpriced. Not only that it maximum amp is 10 amp and all says not to use on any cooking or home appliances. E.g kettles , toaster.
Absolutel rubbish

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Neil H.

Fast and flawless

Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2020

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Don Apps

Misleading product

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2021

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Checho 20

It works, but It s a bit overpriced

Reviewed in Australia on 9 October 2020

Style Name: BridgeVerified Purchase

I wont give this product the highest score mainly because I truly believe this should ve come with the light bars, and NOT sold separately. The light bars are expensive already. I purchased them just to find a big surprise...They don t work unless you purchase this bridge device. DOn't take me wrong. THe device does its job, but just a bit unhappy due to the fact they mention in little font you need this device. I wonder how many people purchased the light bars just to realise they had to spend almost $100 extra dollars to get them to work?

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Snoopy Combley

It takes over from existing settings which is a pain

Reviewed in Australia on 10 September 2019

Style Name: Motion SensorVerified Purchase

Overall it is a good product and works pretty well however I have one problem with it, if you are using it in a room where you have already turned the light on the when you move around the sensor takes control of the light and turns it off after what ever time you have set on the Alexa / Hue app. In this day of IFTTT I would have expected that if the light was already on then the movement sensor would not take over or at a minimum give you an option in the setup as to which has priority you or the movement sensor.

It would be great for a passage or stairs etc. but it is a pain in a bedroom or lounge where you would like the lights to turn on when you walk in but don't want them turned off when ever you move if you are already in the room.

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Patrick

Works as intended, but would not buy another one.

Reviewed in Australia on 7 July 2019

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While useful, the fact that it only allows one action for each button is not ideal. That is, each button can be a scene or a state, but not cycle through and you will need another button for off state. The other Philips switch is more practical, unless you need a battery free alternative.

UPDATE: You can modified the operation of the device using Philips developer kit, API commands and JSON.... if that made sense to you, then you will find altering the commands so that a single button pressed once turns on, pressed again turns off - this way you can have this remote control multiple rooms, even one button for on/off the entire setup.
If not, then you will either have to stick with the basic function or look at alternative app to control your Philips Hue setup that allows customised buttons - you will have to pay for this.

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Really Impressed

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2019

Style Name: Motion SensorVerified Purchase

I have been looking at these for a while, and took the plunge on Prime Day for a good price. this little beauty is awesome.
Small with a magnetic base to fit on a small bracket included, and runs on 2 x AAA batteries. the instructions say they will last for 2 years, so I will have to wait to find out :) Piece of cake to setup and seems to work reliably 100% off the time so far. I think I need more of these now... I will have to wait till they are on special again.
Other reviewers talk about a temperature sensor and lux sensor in the unit, it is not documented anywhere but yes they exist as long as you are using Apple Home. I am using Alexa and these sensors cannot be accessed as yet
Great value

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Mark Radford

The brain of the Philips Hue system. Get one of these if you want the bulbs to work to their full potential.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2018

Style Name: BridgeVerified Purchase

I've had an Echo Dot (Alexa) from Amazon for a while now and wanted to add some smart devices to it, so I bought this and two Philips Hue bulbs to try it out. The set up took a bit of concentration, but before long I had the lights connected to wifi via the Hue Smart Bridge and was controlling it all via my phone. Step one done.

Then it came time to connect it to Alexa. The downside here is that I had to link my Amazon account to the Philips Hue system in order for it to work. This technically means a computer somewhere on the Internet is relaying messages from my Echo Dot to the Hue Bridge for me (even thought they're only meters from each other). The advantage is that I can control the lights from Alexa but also from anywhere via the app. Good fun.

At the end of the day, there's a great satisfaction controlling the lights in the house via Alexa. I've got a few other smart devices since and Alexa can control them all. I'm pretty sure there are a lot more things I could start doing with this system. I feel like I've only just started scratching the surface.

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Andy

Simple, yet effective !

Reviewed in Australia on 27 June 2019

Style Name: Dimmer SwitchVerified Purchase

When I first set up my Smart Home, I never thought I’d be looking at a physical switch - smart tech is all about voice control and apps - right? Well yes, but then comes the ease of use - while apps and voice work well, this switch just does what it should.

No need to flick through your phone, ask a certain command etc ... just hit on / off or brightness up / down and you’re controlling your Hue lights !

While this may seem old fashioned, the beauty of this switch is being able to control multiple lights on one switch - for example, I have 3 lights in my living space plus two behind my TV - 5 in total. With the switch I can easily program it to control all five at once, no need to walk round and flip separate switches!

Set up a couple of these around your home and you can control each room separately, without having to open the app.

You can also stick the switch to the wall (as in my photo) or remove and use as a remote (which also has a magnet built in)

Great product and well priced!

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Simple and Good

Reviewed in Australia on 13 July 2019

Style Name: BridgeVerified Purchase

The Phillips Hue hub and products are all good quality. My only gripe and it has nothing to do with the product, is you cant connect two or more hubs on the same system and have them work together, something that Phillips really needs to sort out. So if you have more than 50 Hue devices in your home, and want it to work with Alexa, then I probably would look elsewhere. Other than that its all good

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Tomtho

Great product but a few little issues

Reviewed in Australia on 18 March 2021

Style Name: Dimmer SwitchVerified Purchase

Absolutely love these around the house to control lights and the magnetic mount is also very hand to bring onto the couch with you but there are a few litle issues with it. Firstly the design isnt very refined as the buttons are a little bit out of line and move 1mm or so left and right with a low tollerance so sometimes it feels like I've pressed it but it doesnt pick it up. Secondly it seems to not be able to connect more often than I'd like for a hue product with a red light for the first 4 or so actions you do.

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