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The Wyze Smart Plug, WLPP1
A while ago, there was a discussion of the Wyze Smart Plug (WLPP1) which is on sale at Home Depot at $20 for two. Nothing I suggested could get the plug connected to Orbi WiFi. Now that the holiday...
Wrapping up the saga. Following the suggestion on the Wyze support site, I disabled mobile data and connected the other Wyze plug with my Android phone connected to Orbi at 5G. Worked like a charm. So, the Wyze Smart Plug WLPP1 is half the cost of similar products, available at Home Depot, and connects without doing anything on the Orbi. No splitting SSID's. No stopping SSID broadcast. Nothing.
It is annoying to have to do anything except run the app, but Wyze does give directions on their web site.
Now I am "not so sure". The Wyze support web site advises to "turn off cellular data" for some Android phones, which I did not do. So, maybe it was not Android 9, but cellular data. Oh, fudge. I have another Wyze smart plug. Do I try again? Not tonight.
CrimpOn wrote:
The Wyze support web site advises to "turn off cellular data" for some Android phones....
... while holding one hand over your head and rubbing your stomach with the other hand?
Oh, I completely agree that "It's the app." My TP-Link, Eufy, and several other plugs connected without any issues. However, I fell into the common trap of not looking in the obvious place for a solution: the vendor web site. How often have we said "RTFM" (Read the ... Manual). I also realize that my trusty old Motorola phone has no SIM card. So it might not be the version of Android, but the cellular data.
Wrapping up the saga. Following the suggestion on the Wyze support site, I disabled mobile data and connected the other Wyze plug with my Android phone connected to Orbi at 5G. Worked like a charm. So, the Wyze Smart Plug WLPP1 is half the cost of similar products, available at Home Depot, and connects without doing anything on the Orbi. No splitting SSID's. No stopping SSID broadcast. Nothing.
It is annoying to have to do anything except run the app, but Wyze does give directions on their web site.