Sonoff WiFi Plug - €7.24 (using code) [Dressily]

wiz569 · 13-09-2018 10:52am

long_b wrote: »

I've read the thread and scoured YouTube but no joy.

Has anyone gotten these to work with Google Assistant on their phone WITHOUT having a Google Home device ?

Running Android 8.0 on an S7, not seeing "Home Control" or the option to add devices anywhere in the Google Assistant settings.

Have you followed the instructions I posted earlier? Failing try asking Google to open settings-home control

long_b · 13-09-2018 1:24pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Have you followed the instructions I posted earlier? Failing try asking Google to open settings-home control

Reckon so.
Am I supposed to see Home Control somewhere?

wiz569 · 13-09-2018 3:08pm

long_b wrote: »

Reckon so.
Am I supposed to see Home Control somewhere?

Hmm should be there in services below music, have you tried installing Google home app first then doing the steps again?

long_b · 13-09-2018 3:12pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Hmm should be there in services below music, have you tried installing Google home app first then doing the steps again?

Thanks for that.
I've reinstalled the Google Home app alright, no joy.
There was a suggestion to change the language to English (US) but that didn't make the option appear either.

Tinder Surprise · 13-09-2018 3:16pm

long_b wrote: »

Thanks for that.
I've reinstalled the Google Home app alright, no joy.
There was a suggestion to change the language to English (US) but that didn't make the option appear either.

this help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnpb5auA5uI

taken from here: https://www.techwalls.com/home-control-missing-google-home-app/

long_b · 13-09-2018 3:41pm

Tinder Surprise wrote: »

this help?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnpb5auA5uI

taken from here: https://www.techwalls.com/home-control-missing-google-home-app/

I don't have the same button on the right hand side

SCOOP 64 · 13-09-2018 7:52pm

Got 2 more for €14.73 , total amount seem correct,confirmed by email from Paypal, discount code +157 D points to get it for this amount, this included the delivery charge of £2.41.

bidiots · 13-09-2018 8:39pm

Ordered the 16 Aug and still nothing delivered - wouldnt want to be paranoid:(

sioda · 13-09-2018 9:55pm

August 16 as well and no sign. If not here by end if next week I'll start to chase

whowantstwoknow · 14-09-2018 10:46pm

somebody save me from these things, read the replies but still cant understand why they wont pair

Thanks
W.

wiz569 · 15-09-2018 12:23am

whowantstwoknow wrote: »

somebody save me from these things, read the replies but still cant understand why they wont pair

Thanks
W.

I had to plug mine in about 6 inches from the router and make sure your connected to a 2.4ghz wifi, once paired you can move them anywhere you want.

Henryhill2 · 15-09-2018 8:02am

How do you get 2 people to share use of 1 sonoff ,is it simply a matter of the second person scanning for it?

Anyone having trouble with the widget?

I'm getting an error code half the time 'dont change too quickly' or similar message

bromley52 · 15-09-2018 9:24am

Henryhill2 wrote: »

How do you get 2 people to share use of 1 sonoff ,is it simply a matter of the second person scanning for it?

Anyone having trouble with the widget?

I'm getting an error code half the time 'dont change too quickly' or similar message

I use mine with Google Home and the whole family can control them.

fergiesfolly · 15-09-2018 9:24am

My two arrived and no customs charges, so that's great.
They paired with my wifi from another room and linked easily to my Google home devices, so that's great.
But it won't accept anything above 10 amp, so the plans for the kettle et,c are out the window.
Bar table lamps, has anyone put these to practical use.

Henryhill2 · 15-09-2018 9:27am

bromley52 wrote: »

I use mine with Google Home and the whole family can control them.

Ok I'll research it

Do I need anything apart from the google home app?

bromley52 · 15-09-2018 9:44am

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Ok I'll research it

Do I need anything apart from the google home app?

I have Google Home speakers but you can control them using voice on your android phone once linked via Google Home app. Keeping the home button/icon should enable the assistant.

bromley52 · 15-09-2018 9:58am

fergiesfolly wrote: »

My two arrived and no customs charges, so that's great.
They paired with my wifi from another room and linked easily to my Google home devices, so that's great.
But it won't accept anything above 10 amp, so the plans for the kettle et,c are out the window.
Bar table lamps, has anyone put these to practical use.

I use them every Christmas, Tree, etc. I just use the assistant on my phone "turn on the Christmas lights " and all come on. Great for inaccessible sockets.
Excellent for controlling on/off on kids xbox when they refuse to come off it.

mrcheez · 15-09-2018 10:10am

fergiesfolly wrote: »

My two arrived and no customs charges, so that's great.
They paired with my wifi from another room and linked easily to my Google home devices, so that's great.
But it won't accept anything above 10 amp, so the plans for the kettle et,c are out the window.
Bar table lamps, has anyone put these to practical use.

turn on my TV and another to turn on my PC via Alexa

Mr E · 15-09-2018 10:22am

bromley52 wrote: »

Excellent for controlling on/off on kids xbox when they refuse to come off it.

That'll back fire when you kill it while a game is saving and they lose hours of progress in a game due to corrupt save file, or even worse, damage the hard drive.

Henryhill2 · 15-09-2018 2:22pm

mrcheez wrote: »

turn on my TV and another to turn on my PC via Alexa

Modern TVs are better left on standby than cutting power completely imo

mrcheez · 15-09-2018 2:28pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Modern TVs are better left on standby than cutting power completely imo

I use it so infrequently it makes more sense to keep it off. It's the bedroom TV. Also it's a several years old and uses quite a lot of power on standby (I measured it)

"Alexa turn on/off bed TV" ... so much better than crawling out of bed

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-09-2018 12:58pm

Did these ever arrive for anyone?

wiz569 · 16-09-2018 1:00pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Did these ever arrive for anyone?

?

Ever or never?

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-09-2018 1:01pm

wiz569 wrote: »

?

Ever or never?

Did anyone get theirs? I ordered two back when the thread was opened and never heard a dickie bird about them since.

fergiesfolly · 16-09-2018 1:06pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Did anyone get theirs? I ordered two back when the thread was opened and never heard a dickie bird about them since.

Mine only arrived Thursday and I also ordered when the thread started.

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-09-2018 1:07pm

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Mine only arrived Thursday and I also ordered when the thread started.

Cheers. Some hope of them arriving then so.

Still not sure what I'll use them for but they were a very good price.

UsedToWait · 16-09-2018 1:10pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Cheers. Some hope of them arriving then so.
...

Eh, what does the tracking reference you would have got with your dispatch notice say?

wiz569 · 16-09-2018 1:11pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Did anyone get theirs? I ordered two back when the thread was opened and never heard a dickie bird about them since.

Sure nearly the whole thread at this stage is what to do with them now they arrived lol

Henryhill2 · 16-09-2018 1:24pm

^^dont waste your time contacting this company ,let PayPal handle it

One of my orders is showing as arriving in ireland on the 30/8

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-09-2018 1:29pm

UsedToWait wrote: »

Eh, what does the tracking reference you would have got with your dispatch notice say?

There's a tracking number without the name of the shipping company so it's worthless. Googling the tracking number throws up nothing specific.

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-09-2018 1:31pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Sure nearly the whole thread at this stage is what to do with them now they arrived lol

I already have the regular Sonoff units on the TV and a lamp in my bedroom (and a third unit I never used). I don't have anything else that they would be useful for so I'll just buy a couple more lamps.

UsedToWait · 16-09-2018 1:32pm

Patww79 wrote: »

There's a tracking number without the name of the shipping company so it's worthless. Googling the tracking number throws up nothing specific.

Mine was with Singapore post - does the reference end with SG?

(admittedly, tracking was patchy - showed as preparing to dispatch for a week, and suddenly arrived in Ireland)..

Henryhill2 · 16-09-2018 1:33pm

I asked this already but I'll go again..

Anyone having trouble with the widget?

Can more than 1 person control a plug using the basic app?

sioda · 16-09-2018 2:55pm

Yeah I have arrival in Ireland on the 28th then squat

TimHorton · 16-09-2018 2:58pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Did these ever arrive for anyone?

I ordered 2 lots of 3 2 weeks apart and both orders arrived and working great along with my other sonoff devices. They now control the folowing

1. Replace my Manual Mechanical Heating Timer with a Sonoff Basic configured with schedules I want for heating water.

2. Use a Sonoff 2 Gang Switch to Control the two heating zones in my house.

3. Using a Sonoff TH16 to turn off/on Heating in Different Zones in my House , for example between 8 PM and & 7 AM if the bedroom temp (Sonoff TH10 or 16) drops to 16 Degrees Turn on Heat but only the Bedrooms , When the temp reaches 20 degrees it will then turn off the heat.

4. Kid's wifi is provided via a separate access point , The Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

5. Kid's XBox , The Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

6. Teenager Roku/Netflx/TV Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

matchthis · 16-09-2018 7:31pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

I asked this already but I'll go again..

Anyone having trouble with the widget?

Can more than 1 person control a plug using the basic app?

No trouble here. Havent tried another phone with the app, but my understanding is you would just login with same account and all set ups would be there

naughto · 16-09-2018 8:11pm

Ordered one there will see how it goes
Had to pay 2euro for shipping

UsedToWait · 16-09-2018 10:10pm

TimHorton wrote: »

4. Kid's wifi is provided via a separate access point , The Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

5. Kid's XBox , The Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

6. Teenager Roku/Netflx/TV Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

Eh, I can see a way they might be able to bypass your cunning plan :pac:

clint_silver · 17-09-2018 12:50pm

UsedToWait wrote: »

Eh, I can see a way they might be able to bypass your cunning plan :pac:

I thought I was the only one thinking that

:D

Nforce · 17-09-2018 12:55pm

I've received refunds for both of my orders that were overcharged at checkout.

Henryhill2 · 17-09-2018 1:03pm

Nforce wrote: »

I've received refunds for both of my orders that were overcharged at checkout.

I got refunded from PayPal £10

Shower of c*** to deal with

Still waiting on 2 orders

TimHorton · 17-09-2018 1:04pm

UsedToWait wrote: »

Eh, I can see a way they might be able to bypass your cunning plan :pac:

The 2 Sonoff devices for Kid's Wifi Access Point/Xbox are connected to a separate Secure 24/7 WiFi Network.

Both Sonoff Plugs are located out of reach to everyone except me, They are in a locked cabinet.

Nforce · 17-09-2018 1:30pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

I got refunded from PayPal £10

Shower of c*** to deal with

Still waiting on 2 orders

I sent screenshots of the amount on the Pay Now page vs the amount that I was charged, so PayPal really had to rule in my favour. Won't be ordering from Dresslily again,though.

Henryhill2 · 17-09-2018 2:22pm

Nforce wrote: »

I sent screenshots of the amount on the Pay Now page vs the amount that I was charged, so PayPal really had to rule in my favour. Won't be ordering from Dresslily again,though.

I didn't have screenshots but got refunded

I doubt PayPal will be happy with their shenanigans, moving customers off the PayPal page and charging twice the amount on the final payment page.

Seriously dodgy

TimHorton · 17-09-2018 3:01pm

I had no issues with my 2 orders via paypal , I got 6 plugs costing less than 40 euro in total.

Mr E · 17-09-2018 3:21pm

Got my 3 plugs today (ordered on September 2nd).

vectra · 17-09-2018 8:20pm

Got my last 3 today
Thats 8 in total. Think I should have enough now

17-09-2018 10:22pm

TimHorton wrote: »

5. Kid's XBox , The Schedules are controlled to great effect using a Sonoff Plug.

Surely you're better off using Xbox parental controls than potentially killing power to an Xbox when it could be in the middle of saving or something?

biebiebie · 17-09-2018 10:53pm

Basil3 wrote: »

Surely you're better off using Xbox parental controls than potentially killing power to an Xbox when it could be in the middle of saving or something?

I don't think the Xbox one has much in the way of parental controls for timing sessions?
The older Xbox 360 had more.
I'll use it for this purpose also

TimHorton · 18-09-2018 8:03am

biebiebie wrote: »

I don't think the Xbox one has much in the way of parental controls for timing sessions?
The older Xbox 360 had more.
I'll use it for this purpose also

Could not care less about the Xbox , If it fails I will buy another one - The most important thing is I have 3 children and Monday to Friday they have 2 hours to share access to the Xbox (6.30 PM to 8.30 PM),
The Wifi is only on from 6.00 PM to 8.30 PM ,

We are into week 3 of this and it is working a dream , No rushing of Homework as they know the have to wait until 6.00 PM for wifi and 6.30pm for Xbox , Kids are spending more time reading/playing and chatting with us parents.

Sonoff WiFi Plug - €7.24 (using code) [Dressily]

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