# Smart plug buying tips

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Tags:** homey-pro\
**Created:** [November 3, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653 "2024-11-03T12:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Monit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/monit/32/79472_2.png) [@Monit](https://community.homey.app/u/Monit)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653/41 "2024-11-23T17:47:17Z")

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I would recommend Frient Plug. I have been really happy with these. Seem to be always reliable.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Rosier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_rosier/32/121795_2.png) [@Philippe\_Rosier](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Rosier)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653/42 "2025-08-30T09:41:33Z")

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what zigbee 3.0 sockets you recommend that make a goof mesh network? I have sonoff s60zb, 3 sockets, but its not working perfectly. Sometime I can connect a socket, sometimes homey says device already added….while its not

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Rosier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_rosier/32/121795_2.png) [@Philippe\_Rosier](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Rosier)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653/43 "2025-08-30T12:04:43Z")

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Frient Smart Plug Mini 2 is quite expansive, about 37-40 euro. Is there any other socket with good zigbee router capabilities? I only use them to expand my zigbee mesh network…

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653/44 "2025-08-30T13:04:30Z")

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Any mains powered zigbee device acts as zigbee router (except for no-neutral devices).

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Rosier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_rosier/32/121795_2.png) [@Philippe\_Rosier](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Rosier)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-plug-buying-tips/119653/45 "2025-08-30T13:25:24Z")

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Ordered 2x Nous sockets, 33 euro amazon. Lets see how these do.

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