Guys - I'm planning to install 40 smart plugs in my Pinball Loft gameroom.
Worried about a few things that some of you may be able to answer ...
- Will my 2.4GHZ band of Wifi get saturated given I have about 20 connected items already and will add 40 more?
- During storms I have the ability to switch off the outlets to the machines, this will kill the Wifi connection too because there will be no power to the source outlet. How will my router handle assigning 40 new IPs mostly "all-at-once" when I start flipping the circuit switches after the storm has passed? This question is the same as when power goes out to the whole house ... how will these react (again 40) when the power comes back on?
- Anyone want to reccomend a brand of these that has worked for them (in larger quantities and over long time period)?
I'm using 4 pieces of the Gosund version from Amazon right now as a test and they have been working in all tests that I've thrown at them. I have them set up using an Echo Dot
The negative reviews are not good - mostly from 2018 ... but I've not experienced any negatives (yet)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B079MFTYMV/ref=yo_ii_img
What matters to me:
Staying connected - I simply cant fiddle with 40 of these
Durability - if I spend $300-500 on these I want them to last
Thanks all