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If legacy opener and working fine, then integrate your own. If I need someone to do repairs, I give them system access and after repairs I change the password. I use Open Sprinkler with a Raspberry PI Zero W.

My lights at home on just on off and not colored. Some flash firmware and do an internal solution. Some don't like this solution due to reliance on third party to integrate out of the box. I like the SonOff solution, if one is tech savvy enough. Seems to be one of the services, like Alexa. It is incredible what can be done with a single board computer with WiFi and General IO for very little money. I'm comfortable at the Linux command line and don't mind coding and applying technology. I can do my own stuff and helps keep my skills a bit relevant when soliciting services for my clients. Thermostat doesn't really matter, I work from home so about the only thing I use it for is turning it way up when I leave town and turning it back down when my plane lands. While you can do a lot of automation in smartthings, I tend to use Alexa and Google home to do most just because you can span ecosystems with those apps.

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Get the white ambiance lights if you don't want to spring for color or read up on how to connect creepy and Ikea lights. They are dim and so warm they are almost yellow. The cheap white hue lights are not worth getting. Sengled lights with smartthings is just as good and about half the price. Hue lights are great but if I am being honest the only two things that set them apart from any of the zigbee or zwave lights is the built in scenes and the labs features. Sprinkler - it doesn't matter because they are all about the same and your probably aren't going to set up any routines.

it sucks, it is way to quiet and you have to have an external camera.

I have hues and i have both Google home hubs and echos.ġ) you have to get at least the second gens to be able to connect to the home hub.2) the battery life isn't great.ĭO NOT get the Arlo door bell. They text when they arrive and I open it from the app.

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It is nice to not have to give out your key pad code for the bug guy or dog walker, etc.

They MIGHT have stopped this feature bug, not sure though. I assured them that the lock on my phone provided infinitely more security than the app logging me out every three weeks could every provide. I emailed support asking why and they told me it was a security feature.

Lastly it will randomly log you out of the app, like every three weeks or so.

not sure why that is but she's reached the point where she wants a regular opener again.

Similar to point above it's not as good at seeing the app of my wife who the door is shared with.

It has a GPS locator that will open the door automatically if you're within 150M of the house which is great.except that I have awful service where I live and quite often I'm sitting in front of the door using the key pad when my phone grabs my home wifi and the 'open' signal is finally sent.

I think the most important thing to understand is how good the cell service is near your home.

If you go this route a couple of things to understand: I have one of the garage door controllers, the one NEXX Garage makes. The Hue lights can get pricey when if you were to replace every bulb in your house, but for the lights you use the most, it can be really convenient. I would recommend some type of smart lighting system. It is easier to hit the snooze button in a dark room than in a room that helps wake you up slowly with light. You can program them to slowly turn on in the mornings, or whenever, to simulate a sunrise. Helpful if you forgot to turn something off before you go to bed.

Turn on lights going from room to room so I am not walking through different rooms in the dark.

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If I am watching late night TV and drop the remote or something, I can just turn one on above or around me. Turn on only select lights instead of a whole room.I believe the white light bulbs allow you to set different shades of white light for reading, bright, dim, candle, night light, etc. Some of the best uses I have found for them: For reference, I have them in the recessed lighting for my Living room, Bedroom, and a couple lamps. I always have my phone on me, and you can program them to be shown in your slide up screen on an iPhone. So far, I have found using my phone to control them as easy enough rather than using voice commands on an Amazon, Apple, or Google device. I have some Philips Hue lights, and I really like them.

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