Simon was eagerly awaiting his WiFi Plug, and much to his delight, it arrived the very next day.

Despite his fears about setting the device up, it was surprisingly easy. He had the plug up and running within a couple of minutes.

Now, he just thought he would try it out, he plugged in a lamp and started turning it on and off. It was simple, instantaneous and Simon was chuffed. Rather than trying out another device, he thought he would mess with his wife.

Later on, at night, Simon started to flick the lamp in their living room on and off every few minutes. He had hid the WiFi Plug under the sofa and his wife was bemused.

Simon, on the other hand, was rather amused. He had finally found a use for technology!

Now, as Simon’s mind ran amok with potential uses for his new toy, he decided to order another three. He was chuffed to find there was a deal on, 3 for £99! It just kept getting better and better for Simon.

He thought he might actually find some practical uses too…

Thanks to all our lovely customers who have pointed out their timers are not working. It turns out they are working but the server appears to be out of sync by approx 138 seconds (or 2m 38s) Our engineer is scheduling the fix for Sunday 02:00 (we know the majority of you aren’t playing on your app at that time). So for the meantime either plan your timers a few minutes ahead, or note that they will not turn on for 2m and 38s

Thanks for being ACE!

Simon, a 39-year-old technophobe, doesn’t much like technology, he doesn’t have an iPad, hates his iPhone and struggles with the vagaries of his mysterious Sky box.

But, Simon was reading all about home automation and the rise of the smart home, and was intrigued.

Naturally, Simon googled ‘home automation’ and started doing a bit of research. It was all a bit scary for him, until he found something he liked.

A device which would allow you to turn on and off any appliance from anywhere in the world, right from your phone. Simon had no idea how this worked, but was interested nonetheless.

He didn’t like the technical jargon being used to describe the product but found the company’s website much more straightforward, Simon likes things to be straightforward.

Simon reckoned he could find a use for this product, he thought it would be great to turn his lights on and off when he was out of the house.

Simon decided to take the plunge, he ordered a WiFi Plug, just to see what it was like.

To be continued…