Hi, that sounds like a good deal. I forgot to add that the best sort to get are those that don’t need yet another hub to plug into a router. This is what puts me off buying into the philips hue system. My eyes would respond well to slight changes in lighting and an easy way to manage this would be great.
Cheers from UK Ian > On 11 Oct 2018, at 15:14, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Thanks, Ian, I will consider these, but for now I decided to give the below a > try since on the Amazon Canada store a TP-Link Casa light switch is $39.99 > and these other ones are $52 for a 2-pack and they do get pretty good reviews: > > meross Smart Wi-Fi Wall Light Switch, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant > Supported, Remote Control, Timing Function, Fit for US/CA Wall Switches, No > Hub Needed, White (2 Pack) > <https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CPVSVPM/ref=pe_3034960_233709270_TE_item> > > I think even if the app for these isn’t very accessible I can just get my > manager to do the setup and after that as you said it’s mostly using Alexa > anyways to turn the lights on or off. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ian > Harrison > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 1:27 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Accessibility of Tp-Link smart switches and plugs > > Hi, I have been using the app and Alexa for a while now. I use it for lamp > switches, not the wall switches that are also available. The system works > well once set up. > > The Kassa app is ok if I remember rightly. You don’t really need it at all > once you are set up properly as it all works through Alexa. I vaguely > remember that initial set up of the plugs and pairing with wifi was a bit > tricky. I used sighted help with this as I had to know which lights were > flashing on the units. The Kassa app is fairly accessible but again it was a > lot more efficient to get sighted help for creating groups. > > If you can have some working eyes around for the set up I thoroughly > recommend them. Amazon often has a deal on the smart plugs, but I don’t know > about the wall switch side of things. > > Cheers > On 11 Oct 2018, at 07:45, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca > <mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: > > Hi, > > Just wondering if anybody can speak to the accessibility of the app for these > Tp-Link devices, I believe it may be called “Casa” since the switches are > called that. > I am more interested in the light switches since my retail store has two > floors and upstairs all the lights are controlled with 4 switches. Often > during the winter especially after Christmas there is not so much traffic > upstairs so having all these lights off would probably make a bit of a > difference in electricity use, but it’s too much of a pain in the neck to run > upstairs and turn them off only to run back upstairs behind a customer who > goes up and turn them all on. 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