Belkin WeMo Home Automation Switch + Motion Sensor bundle for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

by Belkin

Product Features

• Turn Electronics on/off from Anywhere
• Motion Control your Lamp, never walk into a dark room again
• Get SMS or Email Notifications when movement is detected at home (powered by IFTTT.com)
• You've already got everything you need: WeMo works with your existing Wi-Fi router and any Apple iPod touch, iPhone, iPad - iOS v5 or higher
• Modular system. You can add additional WeMo Switches and WeMo Motion sensors easily, any time. Control as much or as little of your house as you want to
• Operates over Wi-Fi and mobile internet, at home and away
• Included: WeMo Motion and WeMo Switch : Electrical Rating 120V~/15A/60Hz/1800W

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Product Description

Color: Switch + Sensor Bundle

From the Manufacturer

The Belkin WeMo Switch and WeMo Motion Kit gives you wireless control of your home appliances and electronics, turning devices of your choice on or off as soon as movement is detected. The sensor plugs into an outlet and detects motion up to 10 feet away. It then sends a wireless signal to the WeMo Switch to turn the connected device either on or off. Download the free WeMo app to any Apple device (iOS 5 or higher) to program a light to turn on when you walk into the house or a fan to turn off when you leave.

WeMo Switch and
WeMo Motion Kit

At a Glance:

• Turns devices on or off remotely or when motion is detected
• Set schedules for lamps, heaters, stereos, and more
• Uses your existing home Wi-Fi network
• Free app lets you control home devices using your iPhone or iPad
• 6-foot cord for optimal sensor placement
• One-year limited warranty

Free WeMo app lets you use any Apple device
(iOS 5 or higher) to set schedules for lights, TVs, appliances, and more. View larger.

Turn home electronics and appliances on or off
from your backyard. View larger.

WeMo Motion Turns Electronic Devices On/Off

The WeMo Switch and WeMo Motion Kit makes it easy to set schedules for home appliances and electronics and turn devices on and off remotely. The sensor detects movement up to 10 feet away and wirelessly signals the WeMo Switch to turn the connected device on or off, depending on your preference. The sensor's 6-foot cord lets you place it in the optimal position.

To get started, simply plug the sensor's A/C module into an outlet in your home and position the sensor. Next, plug the WeMo Switch into a separate outlet, and plug a device like a heater, fan, lamp, or stereo into the switch.

Next, download the free WeMo app from the Apple app store to your iPhone or iPad. Connect the sensor and switch to your home Wi-Fi network and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Control Devices Using Your iPhone or iPad

You can use your iPhone or iPad to tell the sensor what to do, like have a heater turn off when you exit a room. You'll have wireless control wherever you go--the WeMo kit connects to mobile Internet networks so you can program the sensor to turn devices on or off even if you're away from home.

Set Schedules with WeMo App

The free WeMo app makes it easy to set schedules for appliances and electronics in your home. Use your iPhone or iPad to program a lamp to turn on or off at a certain time of day.

Add Multiple Switches and Motion Sensors for Increased Control

The WeMo kit is completely modular, allowing you to control as much or as little of your house as you like. You can add an additional WeMo Switch to provide control of more areas of your home. Additionally, multiple switches can be linked to one sensor--turn on a light and heater or a set of lights at the same time with only one sensor.

Warranty and Compatibility Information

The Belkin WeMo Switch and WeMo Motion Kit is compatible with Apple devices (iOS 5 and higher) and your existing Wi-Fi router. It is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box

Belkin WeMo Switch, WeMo Motion, and quick install guide.

When the sensor detects movement, it turns the device you've plugged into the control switch on/off.

Product Description

The Belkin WeMo Switch and WeMo Motion Kit gives you wireless control of your home appliances and electronics, turning devices of your choice on or off as soon as movement is detected. The sensor plugs into an outlet and detects motion up to 10 feet away. It then sends a wireless signal to the WeMo Switch to turn the connected device either on or off. Using the free WeMo App you can program a light to turn on when you walk into the house or the TV to turn off when you leave. In addition to motion control, you can always use the WeMo App to turn your electronics on or off, anytime, from anywhere. You can also connect your Motion sensor to IFTTT.com so you can get email or SMS notifications when your children get home from school, or even when your cat visits the litter tray. WeMo uses your home Wi-Fi network, and also operates over mobile internet-so you can even control things while you’re away. WeMo is completely modular, allowing you to control as much or as little of your house as you like. WeMo is your home at your fingertips

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

314 of 327 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I really like this... but it isn't for everything... July 9, 2012

By BigRedDog

Color Name:Switch|Amazon Verified Purchase

Update: 12/16/12: There have been several firmware updates since the product first came out. The device seems to hang less often now than when I noted below... on the order of once every 2 to 3 weeks.

I should note, I have several IP Power Switch boxes. I use them for things like controlling my network, network devices and stereo devices. These work off of wired ethernet, and have many plugs on the back that are addressable. I note this only to make clear I already understand some of the shortcomings of these types of devices.

OK, that said, these are really nice for the right application.

Power Throughput
First, since I searched high and low for this information (on Belkin's site - everywhere) and could not find it... the device packaging indicates that it can handle 15A throughput. Amazon should really add that to the product description, since I consider it pretty important.

Setup (MAC address printed on the back is wrong)
There is a trick in the setup and it ended up wasting about an hour of time. That is, the MAC address written on the back of the device is off by one. I'm guessing that is because it probably has 2 wi-fi network cards in it. I'll note that in a second. But, if you have your wireless network setup to filter by MAC address, the address printed on the back is off by one... so add one to it for the wireless network you will need to "filter" (and for those not technical, remember it is HEX, so one more than 9 is A, and one more than F is like adding 10). you can use a hex calculator on the internet if that isn't enough. I won't bore you with how I figured this out... and they may change it at some later date, but that is the current situation....

Setup (Aside from the wrong MAC address)
It is (in my opinion) really nice. I think they have 2 wi-fi adapters in the device, because you first setup your iPhone (or other iOS device) to connect to the switch. I was assuming once you connected through the iOS app and entered your network information, you would loose connection and just have to assume everything worked, as it switched the single wi-fi adapter's settings and connected to your wifi network. But, conveniently, it stayed connected to my iPhone, helping diagnose the problem... thus I figured there were 2 wifi adapters. I think this is a really nice touch - and will really help. Kind of nullified by putting the wrong adapter's MAC address on the back of the device - but, we all make mistakes. The setup otherwise went smooth.

WAN Setup
Effortless - I did nothing. No router settings, technical people will understand the weakness of this approach, but for everyone else, it is mindless... just worked.

IFTT (If This Then That)
Is a website not associated with Belkin other than that it supports their device. You should note, it only supports a single device currently. So, you can't get too complicated, but it does not it will support more than one at some time in the future. I really like this function. There is a fair amount of capability when a sensor is triggered (if you have the sensor device), or a switch was turned on/off. You can tell the IFTT website to do something, like send you and email notifying you of such. And conceivably significantly more at some point in the future.

How it Works
There is a nice iOS device that reports the state of the device (currently on or off, or in the case of the motion sensor sensing motion or not sensing motion). In the case of the power switch, you can change it's state from the iOS device or by pressing the "override" button on the device itself." In the case of the motion sensor, you can tell it what to do when motion is sensed... like power on a switch. It should be noted, the sensor and the power switch are two separate devices. The power switch that comes in the motion sensor pack, is the same power switch you can buy individually, and neither the sensor or the power switch are tied to each other specifically. That is to say, the motion sensor can control any belkin switch. It has a lot of potential.

How it Doesn't Work
It seems to have the same weaknesses that any wireless network device has... loosing connection after long periods. This may well be fixed in a firmware updated, but for me, right now, the power devices seem to crash after being plugged in for a couple of days. I had it on a nite light in our hall (just to test reliability). I setup a schedule to turn the light on at dusk and off at sunrise. Pretty simple, and something you'd want to work before heavily investing in them. It works for 2 or 3 days, then "hangs." Doesn't show up in the iOS app, and won't respond to the button on the device. After pressing the button, it would "reconnect" to the network after a minute or two, and be fine for another couple days. This didn't just happen once. Also note it is located in an area where the network has solid strength (current version Apple Time Capsule). Also, my wireless network is not setup directly to a cable modem... I have a router between, so the wireless network stays up 24x7, though the WAN may end up cycling itself. So, when it crashes, it saves it state - on or off... just stops responding. That's really the problem, because you "really" want it to cycle itself if it can't reach a network. I should note, the motion sensor doesn't seem to hang, but I have to honestly say, it isn't as obvious a situation to test. But every time I tested it, no matter uptime, it was active and responded correctly.

So, I wouldn't use this for something mission critical... or said another way, something you need to work.

Weaknesses
It is big, I can't use the other plug in a typical 2 or 4 outlet setup when it is plugged in. There are work arounds, but you get the point. The reliability. I can't see using this for much home automation.

Strengths
It is ALOT cheaper than other similar products, and it has a lot of potential to do things because of the "programming" type if/then abilities it has. For example, my more expensive IP Switches have a function to "IF" it cannot reach a website (either immediately or after a certain number of time or tries), "THEN" cycle a power outlet... or many power outlets, or the device itself. This is a lifesaver for any technical person. I have it setup to watch google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8). If it can't reach that site for at least 5 minutes, then recycle the cable modem. If after 5 recycles of the cable modem, I have it recycle the cable modem and the network router (and switches). So, my network fixes itself. The belkin could do this with a little more smarts for only $50! That would be a virtual must have for anyone technical. I also think if they would add in wall light switches to the "system" I think you could get a lot further along. Perhaps multiple outlet devices, etc.

You can feel the potential.

Summary
If you have a non-critical device or system that you want to control: this is your device. If you want to put a sensor by your front and back door, and get an email when it triggers, then turn on a couple of lights (say in 2 minutes, then turn off in 5)... then this is your device. Just know, for now at least, it could hang and not do what you expect. Read more ›

52 of 58 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars connection August 19, 2012

By imo

Color Name:Switch

drops wifi way too often, and needs re-setting up each time so this really is not reliable or useful for essental security lighting or something that has to be shut off or on remotely, a little expensive, great idea if it actually worked, perhaps they will come out with one that works reliably, we had both sensor and just switch but both lost connection every 3 hours to 2 days or so, belkin service and tech support no help, returned without problems at the apple store, bad belkin, good apple store

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, IFT is good, tech support worst ever! September 10, 2012

By David

Color Name:Switch|Amazon Verified Purchase

Good idea and product when it works. Set up 1 device with IFT and it works great. Bought another but cannot set up with IFT as IFT only supports one Wemo! Tried setting up Wemo rules for that device but could not get them to work. Called the 'tech support' (offshore) and after spelling everything out 4 or 5 times (do not seem to understand English very easily) all they wanted was loads of personal information before they were prepared to help (including email, phone number etc). The whole call to get the rules working on the device took over 45 minutes - half of this was taking personal information. At the end of it the Wemo rule still says 'Turn on at (null)' and won' store a time. All in all a big failure. In the end I figure out a workaround. I added a rule, then disabled it (it came up with the null times). Leaving that rule there, I added new (enabled) rules and they worked! Belkin need to get the device working properly and GET REAL SUPPORT.

39 of 46 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not ready at all. September 18, 2012

By L. Cheng

Color Name:Switch + Sensor Bundle|Amazon Verified Purchase

This product is not ready. The lag is unbearable. Constantly searching for devices. Tries to upgrade firmware 1540 all the time (or firmware upgrade never finishes). Motion sensor blue led indicates detections reliably, but the app has either a huge delay or unreliable detections showing. This causes the rule not to trigger most of the time. Just a simple rule to turn on switch for 1 minute when detecting motion fails 9 times out of 10.
I drop my expectation to just turning on/off the switch repeatedly. Guess what? It stops switching (long app delay) after 3 clicks. The control sometimes comes back after several (tens of) seconds, but not always. I repeat this on/off switching test and find the longest continual switching I can get it to work is 8. Granted that most folks don't do this but it shows the usability of the communication protocol (or lack of).
A normal use case would be starting the app and turn the switch to on/off. Again, the lag is unbearable. It doesn't show incorrect switch state. It just doesn't respond.
Taking picture to use as icon doesn't work either. It just shows white background.

Maybe all my issues are relating to old firmware. But firmware upgrade doesn't work. Any idea what to do except to return it?

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars let me know when these are out of beta December 28, 2012

By Joel E Andrews

Color Name:Switch|Amazon Verified Purchase

-----12 February 2013 Update-----

Update to WeMo_US_2.00.2062.PVT yesterday I had to do a full factory reset on all my devices to get them to display in my IOS 1.1.9 app. After a full reset I was actually able to firmware update the ones that haven't showed up in weeks. I currently have 2 motion sensors and 4 switches. 3 of the switches haven't been available for remote access for weeks. I also think now that I have done a factory reset I will have to set up IFTT again but I'm not sure, I haven't received an email for weeks about no connectivity so I'm sure it's broken since the connection dropped very frequently. Currently all devices show up remotely.

It is still too early to determine if the latest update has actually made this a more than 1 star product. Time will tell. I can tell you that one switch has already dropped off line with the new firmware.... I was in the living room and the light just turned off. I looked at the wemo switch and it was blinking blue... and then amber so another "connectivity" issue. This switch is 20 feet from my AP.

Also while setting up one of my switches after the factory reset one single switch didn't "remember" my wireless settings in the IOS app. I added it to the same SSID however while it was available via local LAN it didn't show up in remote access. I factory reset this specific switch for the 3rd time and after that it pulled credentials from my saved wifi settings. This seems consistent with belkin claiming my devices were set up with an AP extender (apparently if you have an extender it isn't supported) I actually don't have an extender (only one AP) but belkin support looked on the "cloud" and said I had extenders and that is why all switches didn't show up remotely....

Still not ready for primetime with latest firmware but really close I think.

****Updated 17 January 2013**** Updates before 17 January at end of review.

I really want to like these devices and wanted them to work flawlessly. I purchased two to use in my office and living room. I was hoping to add the motion sensor and another switch unit to do some rule based setup based on motion. If these worked with any consistency I think they would meet this requirement. Perhaps in a few months or a year when these devices are no longer in alpha or perhaps beta and the firmware is stable this will be a good product, but as it stands I can't recommend this to anyone.

Out of the box the first one failed to set up and then the second one failed. I joined the wemo internal network as instructed and fired up the wemo IOS app. (Side note: this is not a native iPad app and you must sacrifice looks to run in full screen mode. Belkin if you are going to make your product IOS only at least make a native iPad app.) I was able to detect the switch and add my wifi network only after many tries and searching online documentation about passphrase requirements (Note that special characters aren't allowed in the wireless passphrase which led me to weaken my wireless security) I had to change my passphrase and thus all my devices that connect to this network which would be a big hassle if you have more than 1 or 2 devices (I have around 7 that access my 2.4GHz network). I have 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz only the 2.4Ghz wireless network was available to the wemo device. After getting these devices on my network with an internal IP (verified on my wireless AP) the wemo IOS app would not detect the device. I did a factory restore and tried again. Still no luck. I requested a refund from Amazon and printed out paperwork to get this terrible product out of the house.

The next morning (12/28/12) I tried again. For some unknown reason it worked today and I proceeded to set up my first device. Cross my fingers.... after switching to the wemo wifi and running through the setup it appeared to work. Switching between the wemo wifi and my default wireless was automatic only because the switches apparently turn off their SSID wifi and broadcast when the device thinks it is set up. The IOS app crashed a few times during this process. Once I opened the wemo IOS app after finally having the 1st switch set up it informed me a firmware update was available which I applied immediately hoping that this would fix this horrible product. The firmware update seemed to be stuck and after about 5 minutes with nothing happening except flashing LEDs I decided to power cycle the switch (ie pull it out of the socket and insert it again - nothing glamorous here) After this all the switch would do was flash LEDs. I did a factory restore and finally got the device back online. *** After finally getting one switch working I decided to set up device # 2. After jumping through all the hoops of switching to the wemo wifi I was able to get switch #2 added to my list. Although it would list the firmware as old for switch #2 through the IOS app (can't remember the firmware but the new one was 1821) it would not give me an option to update the firmware on switch #2. I tried to no avail to find a way to update the firmware. Only after installing the wemo app on my wife's iphone did it even prompt me to update firmware. So as a side note it may or may not prompt you to update buggy firmware with other buggy firmware.. .sigh... Finally got both switches to 2.00.1821 after about an hour.

It seems that unplugging these switches causes them to loose connectivity permanently. The only way I can restore connectivity is to do a factory restore, reconnect to the internal wemo wifi and rename, take picture, click done, close app, reconnect to internal wifi, re-open IOS app. This seems to be a problem if you have a power outage your switches may not work. Just now switch number 2 which has been working fine but it cut power to the lamp and started flashing amber (no connection i think) nothing changed still good signal, the switch just quit working. Maybe it rebooted because this is what happens when power is lost. I had to do a factory restore to get it to work again. My other switch didn't experience this problem and no power was lost in the house so perhaps it just rebooted.

Sometimes the lag between clicking to turn the appliance on (in my case a lamp) can take up to 30 seconds on my internal network. This is unacceptable.

The only pro I can see is the mostly seamless communication from internet enabled devices. I turned off wifi and used my cellular modem on my iPad and it worked perfectly. Of course I can't really trust it in the event I lose power at home I probably wont' be able to control the devices because they will be awaiting me to do a factory restore to get them working again.

I have a Netgear WNDR4500[hardware v1 - software v1.0.1.20_1.0.40] router (in Access Point mode), connected to Cisco ASA 5505 [Cisco IOS 8.2(5)] for routing and firewall. I'm using an iPad3 running IOS 6.0.1 the iPhone 5 is running IOS 6.0.2, current wemo app seems to be 1.1.8

Since these appear to be working at the moment I'm going to keep them. I only hope that Belkin improves the firmware of these devices. I can't recommend these to anyone unless you are wanting to beta test buggy products (and pay a hefty fee for your trouble)

-------2 January 2013 update-------

After leaving for new years vacation I was able to control my 2 switches for one night 12/29/2012 via the internet. When I tried to cycle lamps on on 12/29/2012 they both powered on (based on feedback from the app) however when I tried to power them off later that night one of the switches dropped off line. I tried for 20-30 minutes for it to show up in the app (which meant closing out the app and re-opening it quite a few times) Over the course of the next few days I accessed the app and that switch was always off-line so I was unable to control it (based on my experience and current firmware I can't recommend you plan on controlling these devices remotely - which is an apparent core feature and selling point) The switch was online and light off when I arrived home today 1/3/2013. I was able to control it on the internal network with no problem.

Fast forward to 1/3/2102 - just received the wemo switch/motion detector combo... yes I thought i would wait but wanted to do the full review so purchased this unit also.

I decided to document the steps on the new switch/motion detector.

switch:
1. plug in device - flashes blue
2. connect to wemo wifi on ipad
3. wemo continues to flash blue only - I wait 5 minutes with no change
4. restart after 5 minutes of flashing blue only by power cycle (yes that's just the "fancy" pull the plug out and re-insert)
5. device now flashing blue-amber (which I believe is waiting for setup instructions but you should probably consult the manual for a full definition of light codes)
6. run set up again by reconnecting to wemo.XXX network
7. setup works (ios app crashes when I try to name the device-twice), device recognized by app and i'm able to control device.
8. ios app prompts to update firmware from 1.03.1423.pvt
9. agree to firmware update via ios app and it apparently updates and reboots the device
10. switch only flashes blue..... 5+ minutes
11. restart switch, goes through start up sequence, flashes amber (no connection) despite joining it to network and "saving" network settings, flashes amber for a few minutes and then decide to "restore"
12. "restore" settings
13. flashes blue for a few minutes and I grow weary of waiting after a few minutes so restore again
14. "restore" settings again
15. join the wemo.switch.xxx network (note moving from 1.03.1423.pvt to the 2.00.1821.PVT firmware changes SSID from wemo.xxx to wemo.switch.xxx)and run through the entire setup process again
16. success
17. unplug to move to actual location
18. flashing blue led for 5+ minutes
19. restore via button on switch (in new location)
20. join wemo.switch.xxx network again
21. set up device for the 4th or 5th time... (yes I've lost count at this point)
22. after all these steps I have a successful connection and control... I just hope the power stays on at home.

Motion detector:

1. plug in device - flashes blue
2. connect to wemo.XXX wifi on ipad
3. edit setting in wemo app
4. firmware update available
5. update firmware to wemo.switch.XXX
6. flashes blue for a long time
7. manually restart device
8. device up after around 5 minutes.

As a side note I noticed one of the features of the new x.1821 firmware was allowing firmware updates remotely.. I can't imagine anyone being so bold.. but perhaps I just have 3 bad units.

-------note------- please make sure you put all your wemo devices on a battery backup to prevent them from losing settings when power is lost in your house or business if you have bad devices like I do. I can't afford to put these devices on battery backup so I hope they will fix the code on their crappy firmware to allow it to reconnect to my internal wifi.

The motion detector seemed to be the only device that successfully accepted a firmware upgrade (it took one manual reboot) but after that it came back online and required no further intervention.

I must now note that the IOS app DOES allow you to edit the name and/or photo of the device you are controlling. I was not able to get this to successfully work before but it appears to work now. The IOS device is still an ugly iphone app which runs in scaled full screen mode. I should mention that it doesn't work in landscape mode either.

I wish they had an app for my macbook or windows box - this was never advertised so I can't really ding them for this... just a suggestion.

Belkin was apparently very concerned with my problems (more likely the poor review) and even offered via email to help if I would only email customercare at belkin dot com with all future problems they will "have a technician provide further assistance" their half hearted canned response doesn't melt my hardened heart against their product.

I set up an IFTTT account but it only seems I can control one motion detector and one switch with this which really limits functionality. I will update further on this when I find out what's going on.

As a side note the "Set Up Another Device" button in the More tab only replays the slideshow tutorial it does not actually set up another device.

Despite the fact that I "Remember(ed) Wi-Fi Settings" when I set up switch one and two I had to enter everything back in for switch three tonight.

At this point I can still only think these devices are alpha or beta at best. They show promise but need a lot more work.

-------4 January 2013 Update-------

My very first switch that I installed stopped functioning tonight (Living Room Lamp 1). It was set up to turn on when motion was detected via the motion detector. When this did not occur I looked at it and it was flashing amber. I cycled power to the switch which flashed blue for a while then moved to flashing amber. I ended up having to do a restore again. This process took around 5 minutes but it's more of a frustration now than anything, that and the knowledge that these may stop working at any moment rendering the "remote" access function inoperable.

Longest up-time of switches without a manual restore and reconfigure is now at 8 days. Woohoo. If these were 10 bucks that would be annoying but at 50 it's ridiculous.

I believe Belkin "squashed" some bugs yesterday and released 1.1.9 IOS app. Still only an iphone app and no landscape mode. no new firmware for switches though so still buggy switches.

-------5 January 2013 update-------

Just lost lamp 2 we were sitting in the living room and it just switched the light off. Checked the status LED and it was flashing amber. These apparently loose connectivity at frequent, random times. It to factory restores and 6 minutes to get it back online. Of course the usual applied. Join the switches private wifi and jump through all the hoops. It is back online now but not without a lot of manual intervention.

-------7 January 2013 update. AM update-------

Lost lamp 2 again last night. this switch just randomly looses connection and flashes amber. I also noticed my motion detector switch lost connectivity this morning. I did not reset lamp 2 last night because I was busy and when I was able to do this noticed it was back online with no end user intervention. My wireless access point is in the next room (max 20 feet from the switch) so I don't think the connectivity issues are wifi related but perhaps the receiving antenna in these units is very weak.

I am going to try the long preamble mode of my wireless AP to see if that improves connectivity.

It seems in 1.1.9 app I am no longer able to edit names and pictures of my switches unless I restore and set the device back up.

-------7 January 2013 PM Update-------

New firmware for switches available today 2.00.2008.pvt (description squished some bugs). I did execute firmware update remotely and switches were all working when I got to the house. If this firmware is a little more stable I may try short preamble again. Wish I could walk through setup from scratch on 2008 revision but not bad enough to drop another fifty and they would probably still have old firmware anyway.

Edit was back again in app so I changed a the name of one of my devices.

-----9 January 2013 Update-----

Just received an email from my IFTTT account saying it had lost contact with my Motion Detector. After firing up the ipad remotely I'm missing 2 switches and one motion detector. I closed out the IOS app and restarted but the devices still don't show up. Perhaps the next firmware update will fixed connectivity problems since 2008 didn't.

-----12 January 2013 Update-----

Well I lost lamp 2 again on 10 January. It flashed amber for around 5 hours, I unplugged the device and plugged it back in and still flashed amber the rest of the night. It was back online the next day without any further intervention. Lamp 1 turned off earlier today. I had this lamp on and it just turned off and then the wemo switch started blinking amber. I unplugged and reapplied power to the wemo device but it still flashed amber. Finally after around 3 hours of flashing amber and not showing up in the IOS app it decided to reconnect. I am now able to control this wemo switch via IOS app. Received an email from IFTTT just a few minutes ago and the motion sensor has gone off line... it is blinking amber. The uptime of these devices seems to be a few days. I'm not expecting 5 9s by any mean for a consumer product but I do expect it to work most of the time and for long periods of time. My x10 stuff never had connectivity issues. With current firmware of 2008 I still can't recommend anyone buy this beta crap.

-----17 January 2013-----

My 3 switches each still loose connectivity about once every 3 days. The outage (ie blinking amber light) can last anywhere from a few minutes to up to 5 hours. Only Living Room Lamp 1 has shown up for remote control (via internet) for the past week. I'm not sure why other devices don't show up but LR Lamp 1 always seems to but no other devices. I get an email from IFTTT about every 3 days letting me know that they have lost connectivity to my motion sensor. Still running v.2008 firmware and the IOS app hasn't been updated recently and still @ 1.1.9

I realize that not all internet access is consistent but I have comcast business premium and my up-time is phenomenal. Also when I "lose" connection (based on IFTTT or remote internet access in IOS app) I'm always able to open a VPN tunnel to my house so I know it's not my internet access.

***Deleted from original post by author since this functionality seems to work although I could never get it to work during the initial set up.

[As a side note it seems you can only name the device and take a picture of the appliance you are controlling while in the set up phase. Once the device is set up if you want to rename it or take a picture you have to do a factory restore and join the wemo wifi again and redo all the steps. This is horribly inconvenient and you should be able to do this from the wemo app when joined to your internal network (not only when on the wemo internal wifi). Another side note the picture you take will only show up if you delete the IOS app and re-install it so you better wait until all the devices are set up if you want to use your own pictures.] Read more ›