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I've had one of their smart plugs for about two months now and I'm very happy with it so far.
I have 4 of their motion detectors. Two of them are out in my garage, in the hot and humid deep south.
They're still working perfectly. As are a pair of Apollo Automation MSR-2s, also out there, I have the motions on the exterior walls to turn on the lights when someone approaches the garage, and the msrs keep them on when someone is in the garage.
I am thinking about getting a motion detector and putting it in my mailbox on the inside back wall so i could be notified when the mail comes since i cant always see the mailman. The box is not directly in line of sight
Have you considered mounting a door sensor (depending on the letterbox type).
If it has a shutter, you could mount the two parts on the inside, on the edge.
Do americans still use those flag things on mailboxes? As I guess you could also use a door sensor on the flag.