Meridius
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Hi all
I am getting into the home automation game and wanted to know which are the best smart power switches as it seems Belkin WeMo Switch or TP link switch crop up more than anything.
the question is do these plugs need internet as I am not to keen on this as I don't want to remote access the plugs apart from inside my house on my own wi-fi network and want them to still work if the internet goes down.
I have herd you must have an account with tp link for these to work and is this true ?. which plug would you recommend and which is the more stable as it has to be 100% wife friendly, lol.
another thing I am thinking of getting a echo dot and a Logitech harmony remote do these need an always on internet to make the sockets work or can these devices all work together without the internet and just use my in home wifi ?
thanks for any help or advice on this new interesting automation.
I am getting into the home automation game and wanted to know which are the best smart power switches as it seems Belkin WeMo Switch or TP link switch crop up more than anything.
the question is do these plugs need internet as I am not to keen on this as I don't want to remote access the plugs apart from inside my house on my own wi-fi network and want them to still work if the internet goes down.
I have herd you must have an account with tp link for these to work and is this true ?. which plug would you recommend and which is the more stable as it has to be 100% wife friendly, lol.
another thing I am thinking of getting a echo dot and a Logitech harmony remote do these need an always on internet to make the sockets work or can these devices all work together without the internet and just use my in home wifi ?
thanks for any help or advice on this new interesting automation.