Zeke 5,504 Posted December 23, 2016 Any of you have one? I'm waiting for mine to arrive. The intronet of things is amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted December 23, 2016 My thing has gotten smarter as I have aged. It used to have a mind of its own, but not so much anymore. Remember the old adage: When G-d created man, he gave him a brain and a penis. But only enough blood flow for one at a time. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 23, 2016 Hmmn, it's a z wave hub thing that other things work with. But metaphorically I can see the parallels. Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted December 23, 2016 I have a bunch of Insteon-based things. They work well. The problem I have is my house has older wiring so not all switch boxes have neutral wires. Neans I can't use the built-in switches Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 23, 2016 Sounds like you need new wiring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted December 23, 2016 Sounds like you need new wiring. Oh yeah. I'll get right on that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 23, 2016 Ok! Keep us posted! I feel your pain. Room by room in"this old house" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 26, 2016 I need to figure out how to send notifications to more than 1 number. I'm not, I repeat not , paying some premium membership for for an extra number. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 27, 2016 Disregard,, I figured it out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indianajonze 379 Posted December 27, 2016 i have a smartthings hub with some motion and leak sensors all tied to my philips hue lighting system. works pretty well. my bathroom and basement lights turn on and off automatically when they detect motion, and at night the bathroom lights are dimmed down to 10% so nobody is disturbed. be prepared for some bugs with the smartthings system though. it's randomly turned every light in my house on at around 3:45am on occasion. also, at least twice now it's received a firmware update that made me have to re-pair every damn sensor again. not fun. still, i'd recommend it 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 27, 2016 Thanks. Jus building as I go. Very cool bit of tech. Not rilly thinking I'd do a door lock. Might get a google or Alexa though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 14, 2017 Hey Indiana or others. I'm having a range or interference problem with my detached garage. My Arlo out side works but I can't get the door sensor to work/link. It's about 25' from the house(door sensor) and 10' from the Arlo. My understanding is Zwave networks itself. The more things the more range/less delay. How are you're ranges? The only other thing I've found is possible interference with the fluorescent lights. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HBecwithFn7 296 Posted January 14, 2017 I'm thinking something different with all this IOT stuff. My motto is, "only if it truly adds value" to your life." Do you really need a refrigerator to tell you when you need to order more groceries? Can you not, just as easily, open the door and discern that for yourself? Etc. etc. etc.... Do you really need Alexa or Siri to play music or look up stuff? Seriously? Point being, the more you depend on these IOT devices for things, the more you're in trouble when they break down or or the internet itself goes down. And, more importantly, the more these devices collect data about you, sending it to collection points where your "profile" is built and maintained. The fewer devices you own that do that, the less they can collect about you. Yeah, I know, it's happening already with internet browsing, shopping, etc. etc. But why help it along? If the device truly adds value, if it can do things for you that you can't do on your own, then maybe... you'll have to decide if that value added is worth the cost of your data being captured and profile being built. I seriously doubt Siri/Alexa will ever see the inside of my residence.... ever! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 14, 2017 I'm thinking something different with all this IOT stuff. My motto is, "only if it truly adds value" to your life." Do you really need a refrigerator to tell you when you need to order more groceries? Can you not, just as easily, open the door and discern that for yourself? Etc. etc. etc.... Do you really need Alexa or Siri to play music or look up stuff? Seriously? Point being, the more you depend on these IOT devices for things, the more you're in trouble when they break down or or the internet itself goes down. And, more importantly, the more these devices collect data about you, sending it to collection points where your "profile" is built and maintained. The fewer devices you own that do that, the less they can collect about you. Yeah, I know, it's happening already with internet browsing, shopping, etc. etc. But why help it along? If the device truly adds value, if it can do things for you that you can't do on your own, then maybe... you'll have to decide if that value added is worth the cost of your data being captured and profile being built. I seriously doubt Siri/Alexa will ever see the inside of my residence.... ever! We are using this for alarm. Right now.Lights on vacation etc. The lock thing I don't get. You still have to open the door. One thing that is cool and will happen eventually. When the alarm goes off every light in the house will go on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HBecwithFn7 296 Posted January 14, 2017 We are using this for alarm. Right now. Lights on vacation etc. The lock thing I don't get. You still have to open the door. One thing that is cool and will happen eventually. When the alarm goes off every light in the house will go on. Which unit/model do you have? In re: the Alarm, of course, all the light outlets would have to be connected to the controller for that to happen. Maybe that might be something that Simplisafe or their equivalents could do quickly. Simplisafe seems to be working well for me. But it does collect info. It records every time you turn the alarm on/off, whether or not you are "away" or "at home," and from which device you are operating the alarm. One has to hope the Simplisafe people can be trusted not to use that data to try and figure out when you aren't home.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 14, 2017 Which unit/model do you have? In re: the Alarm, of course, all the light outlets would have to be connected to the controller for that to happen. Maybe that might be something that Simplisafe or their equivalents could do quickly. Simplisafe seems to be working well for me. But it does collect info. It records every time you turn the alarm on/off, whether or not you are "away" or "at home," and from which device you are operating the alarm. One has to hope the Simplisafe people can be trusted not to use that data to try and figure out when you aren't home.... Just the Smart things hub. It's working with iris parts and arlos and soon ge ( or other switch)Anything z wave or zigbe( I have no idea what that means, do different frequencies I think). I was gonna go simple safe. Sent it back. I pay nothing and my wife gets a notification.( she can call 911). The SmartThings hub cost $75 ish on Amazon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indianajonze 379 Posted January 15, 2017 if you move the door sensors closer to the hub do they work then? are the sensors outside? if they're the samsung smartthings sensors, remember they're designed for indoor use only and temperature might be an issue. i put one on my porch and it wasn't working once temps drop below 30 or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 15, 2017 if you move the door sensors closer to the hub do they work then? are the sensors outside? if they're the samsung smartthings sensors, remember they're designed for indoor use only and temperature might be an issue. i put one on my porch and it wasn't working once temps drop below 30 or so.I'm going to remove it and bring it inside closer to the hub. It's iris( Lowe's) . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twospot 38 Posted January 16, 2017 While all you guys are "smart-homing" it up, hopefully you're changing your Wi-Fi password from Password to something secure. That also goes for the password to login to your router as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 16, 2017 Admin ( brand) not a good idea? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted January 16, 2017 I immediately changed mine to "h*****2". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites