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This relies on an internet connection, right? So many of these sorts of products do, and it is infuriating. It makes them utterly inapplicable for many enviro
by jMyles 11y ago
This relies on an internet connection, right?
So many of these sorts of products do, and it is infuriating. It makes them utterly inapplicable for many environments. I'm building a home in a school bus. There will most certainly be times when I don't have a good (or any) internet connection, but I still want local and customizable automation.
My plan is to just roll my own with Raspberry PIs.
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- olegious 11y agoI'm willing to bet that you represent a very small segment of the population and are thus not a target for this product. A product can't do everything and be the solution for everyone, each product has a target market and since you're in a niche, most products won't solve your problems.
- jMyles 11y agoSure, a mobile solution like mine is a tiny portion. But there are many other reasons that the internet connectivity requirement might need to be a non-starter. Taken together, I suspect that these are a reasonable large minority; large enough, I imagine, to be a viable target audience.
- cheeze 11y agoSeriously... It's a router. Most people buy it so that they can get wireless internet. Needing to be connected to the internet for extra functionality isn't that odd in this case. I'd be willing to wager that 98% of people who own one of these have a persistent internet connection. If you live in a school bus, yeah, you're gonna have to make some compromises or roll your own sometimes.