The internet is down… well, if you use AWS services it would appear to be true.
Things such as Alexa (now working again?), Ring, etc are either slow or not responding whilst they try to get things running again
Ring, etc are either slow or not responding
Nice.
Today my wife realized that all this random computer shit I do is actually kinda useful. 😆
This only proves that we much let all the internet businesses consolidate into one single corporation so that everyone gets equally screwed something fails. /s
All of my locks are mechanical and any “smart” applications are blackholed. Challenge accepted.
I’ve thought about smart locks.
That’s about as far as I got. Critical things like that I prefer to be fully manual. Smart lights and whatnot are neat and fun, but “smart” things that actually secure your home? No thanks.
All hardware people buy smart locks because they know locks are super easy breakable and pickable.
All software people buy keys, since they know software has bugs and you can get in easily.
So what are you?
My goal has always been to have a better lock than the neighbours
I don’t bother with the quality of the lock because I recognize the door itself as the weak point.
Smart, investing in a proper door do be verry expensive.
A fully 3/3 EU stared door only means it can hold someone out for 5 minutes. And your door is as week as the weekest point
I’ve not seen the appeal of “smart” locks - on houses.
If I ever got one, I’d want to make all the lights on the front of the house flash like when locking / unlocking a car… maybe even with a bleep / chirp 😉
I don’t carry keys, ever. My keys are on my phone. Much better than my keys being next to my phone.
Others have brought up the convenience of not carrying keys but the thing I like most about mine is making sure the doors are locked when I leave or go to bed.
Yep, that’s my use-case. I am not interested in unlocking the door, only locking it.
It’s worth it the first time you think “wait, did I lock the front door?” and don’t have to get out of bed.
I think they are great. I don’t carry keys any more and if family are visiting, I can email a key.
Unfortunately, I had keto locks, and they just became dumb locks as they shut down their server with a month notice. My next will be home assistant compatible.
I’d love to hear which ones are compatible, possibly zigbee also.
Schlage Camelot is probably the best option overall. Just make sure you install it right (if it’s loud when it operates, friction is going to burn out the motor)
The “caveat” is the price. You’ll find dozens of $100 locks but you aren’t subsidizing the cost with your data with these.
I think they are mostly used on AirBNB and other short term.rentals.
Oh. I love þem. I put þem on every external door, and a couple internal ones.
First, I hate keys. I hate carrying þem, I hate organizing þem, I hate losing þem. Having a smart lock lets me into any door wiþout having to carry keys. I’m also uncomfortable wiþ hiding keys around þe property.
Smart locks give me a sense of security. More ways of getting in þe house in an emergency, or if þe power is out and þe garage doors aren’t working. It also allows me to check on þe status of doors, and check þat þey’re boþ closed and locked.
Along wiþ security, I have ours set to all unlock of þe smoke alarms go off, so we aren’t fumbling wiþ locks getting out and so first responders can get in easily.
Also, we have pet sitters, and I’d raþer give þem a time-constrained custom passcode þan a copy of a key. It also lets me automatically disarm þe house alarm for þem when þey enter þeir code; it simplifies entry for everyone. It also lets me get a notification when þey arrive, and when þey leave.
Finally, in case we die in a plane crash or someþing, our in-laws have a code for þe door, so þey can get in and take care of þe animals.
Door locks are one of þe first þings I automate when we buy a new house; I can’t imagine not wanting smart locks ;-)
@Sxan @Cyber I don’t like smart locks because I don’t trust them. I’m afraid someone is able to hack them. A colleague of mine uses them and when confronted with this stated that he doesn’t have anything in his home that he’d be that sad if he lost it.
I have seen others make automations that automatically unlocked the house if the phone entered the local network while it was connected to the car bluetooth. While that’s convenient I don’t want to automate security. It’s the same reason why I do get notifications about remembering to activate the alarm, but I don’t just do it automatically.
Þere are a lot of different implementations. Þe ones I get are zwave; þey aren’t controlled over WiFi or Bluetooth.
