the one led light has a y fi booster on it to increase the si gnl within your home and they run $40 each , the smart phone door lock runs $250 and you can set codes for each person and their smartphone you can still use a key but the smart phone dooropener is on the knob on the inside of the door , so as you get close to the door it will pull the deadbolt open . this one that I know about is Quickset and there are a few others as well, so you will never be locked out of your home only if you forget your phone . My thoughts for today
> On Nov 10, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would probably want to make sure that whatever system I look at supports > Apple's home kit. Not sure how much Apple is going to push this since it was > announced I think 2 years ago and I don't think there are as many devices out > there as one might have thought. I also thought the new fourth generation > Apple TV would have been designed as a connected home appliances hub which > again at this point is not the case. > > I have had my Radio Thermostats for I think 2 years now, maybe going into > year 3, but lights like Philipps Hue and other connected lights I still find > quite prohibitively expensive if you are looking to equip an even mid-size > house with say 25 to 40 bulbs, at $60 a pop you are looking at a minimum of > $1,500 to $2,500, add a good quality lock, thermostat and maybe security > camera and you can easily spend $3,000 to $4,000. > I am at this point waiting to see what will happen in the next couple of > years before I spend hundreds and possibly thousands of Dollars for a minor > convenience where I might get something much better and possibly less > expensive down the road. As with all technology, these types of devices will > become more popular and drop in price and they are not necessarily going to > be things you want to replace every 2 years. LED light bulbs, for example, > have a lifespan of at least 10 years and when I do buy them I want to be sure > it's what I want. Like I said, one of these Philipps connected bulbs is $60, > a regular good quality LED light bulb is now available for $8 or $10 and you > can probably even find some that are a bit less. Granted, having bulbs you > can control from your phone, change to any colour you want and so on comes > with a huge "cool factor", but the energy saving benefit you get even with > the bulb that costs 80% less. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kimber Gardner > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessible home automation systems > > What do you mean by "moderate success?" What are you able to do and what is > problematic? > >> On 11/10/15, Joe Orozco <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm using SmartThings with moderate success. >> >>> On 11/10/15, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> We are looking for a home automation system for controlling lights, >>> temperature and locking and unlocking doors. 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