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Originally Posted by Catlady
But that's what I couldn't do in the current instance--unless I set a scheduled time for the plug to turn on and turn off. That's how I worked my Christmas lights--I created a routine for them come on at five and go off at midnight.
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I am lost. With a routine, you can do what you want with your Amazon plug.
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... Most of the time, I'm using the dedicated remotes and not any app. So I just hit the off button (or the sleep timer when they have that function); no Alexa needed. Old school!
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But in this case, we were talking about a smart plug, which doesn't have a dedicated remote?
And I can appreciate having a dedicated remote, but for me, instead of having a bunch of remotes by my bed/chair, I would rather say something like "Alexa goodnight" and have it turn off my tv, my receiver, and the fan instead of using 2 remotes. And in the morning, I can say "Alexa good morning" and have it turn on the TV, the receiver, tell me the weather, and start my video streaming app, ...