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So - Amazon want to use 1/40th of my internet bandwidth. Along with that goes 1/40th of the electric that the router and broadband modem use. Then there were

So - Amazon want to use 1/40th of my internet bandwidth. Along with that goes 1/40th of the electric that the router and broadband modem use. Then there were the costs for me setting up my own infrastructure with my own money. At this point, I would expect Amazon to PAY me to use my infrastructure - not get it for free. After all, they won't send parcels to me without me paying for them? This is a bad BAD idea. It will not garner any access over my network(s).

isatty 5y ago
I would like to give Amazon 0% of my bandwidth. This is a harmful “feature” that the masses will unknowingly eat up and make life harder for everyone else.
- bitlevel 5y ago
  My whole life I've been 'Off Narrative'. Don't see any reason to change that now. lol
- notyourwork 5y ago
  You can disable the feature. > Settings --> Account Settings --> Amazon Sidewalk --> disable.
Terretta 5y ago
Oh man, your comment is so off narrative. This is their sidewalk, you just live there: Q: What is Amazon Sidewalk? A: Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network that helps devices work better. Operated by Amazon at no charge to customers… Didn’t you read it? They’re operating it, not you and your bespoke investment in quality networking. And they’re generously offering it back to you, so don’t look the gift horse in the mouth to see if there are Trojans hiding in there. … In the future, Sidewalk will support a range of experiences from using Sidewalk-enabled devices…“ See, no Trojans in this horse yet. --- // In all seriousness though… - I’m not alarmed by the content of the release itself, but curious about implications and plans. - I’m happy we do not see (yet) “eero” listed in the devices. - I’m curious though, as eero supports Thread, whether they’ll lean into an embrace/extend there, or aim to supplant. Presumably it’s not managed Thread rebranded, as AWS has sometimes done with open projects. “So, Thread has all of these benefits without the drawbacks. It’s basically a plug-and-play mesh network, separate from your home Wi-Fi. It has excellent range, response time, but with low power usage and really the more devices you add, the better.” https://www.threadgroup.org/ https://www.threadgroup.org/ Tom’s Guide says “similar to Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread”: https://www.tomsguide.com/reference/what-is-amazon-sidewalk https://www.tomsguide.com/reference/what-is-amazon-sidewalk - And I’m curious about the Echo/Alexa propensity to want to “discover” everything in your home and tell them about it — will this relay that discovery through every home within EM range in the block. They did already partner with Tile, suggesting one of several practical reasons Tile may not be choosing to embrace the Find My tech.
paultannenbaum 5y ago
Helium (HNT) is a competitor in this space, and does pay out (in their crypto token of course, though it has been doing very well lately). We have one at my house, and it has been making several thousand a month in tokens.

isatty 5y ago

I would like to give Amazon 0% of my bandwidth. This is a harmful “feature” that the masses will unknowingly eat up and make life harder for everyone else.

bitlevel 5y ago
My whole life I've been 'Off Narrative'. Don't see any reason to change that now. lol
notyourwork 5y ago
You can disable the feature. > Settings --> Account Settings --> Amazon Sidewalk --> disable.

Terretta 5y ago

Oh man, your comment is so off narrative. This is their sidewalk, you just live there: Q: What is Amazon Sidewalk? A: Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network that helps devices work better. Operated by Amazon at no charge to customers… Didn’t you read it? They’re operating it, not you and your bespoke investment in quality networking. And they’re generously offering it back to you, so don’t look the gift horse in the mouth to see if there are Trojans hiding in there. … In the future, Sidewalk will support a range of experiences from using Sidewalk-enabled devices…“ See, no Trojans in this horse yet. --- // In all seriousness though… - I’m not alarmed by the content of the release itself, but curious about implications and plans. - I’m happy we do not see (yet) “eero” listed in the devices. - I’m curious though, as eero supports Thread, whether they’ll lean into an embrace/extend there, or aim to supplant. Presumably it’s not managed Thread rebranded, as AWS has sometimes done with open projects. “So, Thread has all of these benefits without the drawbacks. It’s basically a plug-and-play mesh network, separate from your home Wi-Fi. It has excellent range, response time, but with low power usage and really the more devices you add, the better.” https://www.threadgroup.org/ https://www.threadgroup.org/ Tom’s Guide says “similar to Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread”: https://www.tomsguide.com/reference/what-is-amazon-sidewalk https://www.tomsguide.com/reference/what-is-amazon-sidewalk - And I’m curious about the Echo/Alexa propensity to want to “discover” everything in your home and tell them about it — will this relay that discovery through every home within EM range in the block. They did already partner with Tile, suggesting one of several practical reasons Tile may not be choosing to embrace the Find My tech.

paultannenbaum 5y ago

Helium (HNT) is a competitor in this space, and does pay out (in their crypto token of course, though it has been doing very well lately). We have one at my house, and it has been making several thousand a month in tokens.