Fair enough. The US and Canada IKEA locations have the Trådfri outlets. I have two (Canada) and a few people in the US bought some and ran their own tests with XBee and XCTU as well, confirming on a network map that they do work as repeaters for the Xiaomi devices. I never had too many problems with them because I live in a small house and most of my devices are not far from the hub, but a few that I had farthest from the hub, and on occasion a few that were very close to the hub would drop off.
Since adding the IKEA Trådfri outlets, everything has been stable. They are also repeating my Centralite devices and my Sengled bulbs, so they seem to generally good repeaters. Not strong radios, but they're so inexpensive, it makes sense to just buy enough to cover your entire home. I only have two and my house is covered. I only have about 1200 Sq/ft
Anyway, while I firmly believe in the Xiaomi for the design, beautifully small size and fantastic prices to save my budget for more interesting purchases, you cannot go wrong with Centralite it seems. Generally quite reliable products.
