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is this with SmartRent? My hunch is that they're trying to lower their cellular data costs by having you connect their units to wifi. I had no heard of this bei
by __sy__ 5y ago
is this with SmartRent? My hunch is that they're trying to lower their cellular data costs by having you connect their units to wifi. I had no heard of this being surfaced as a lease-agreement clause though.
Fwiw, we haven't run into cases yet where landlords want to leave our hub inside a unit once it has been rented out. I think there are pros/cons to it from a security/privacy standpoint. It can also be very convenient and reduce certain OPEX costs (e.g. insurance). But there are horror stories out there of some of the cheap OEM hubs that get deployed [1] and we (Seam) would want to have a solid conversation internally first to see what's the right approach here.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/smart-home-hub-flaws-unlock-doors/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/smart-home-hub-flaws-unloc...
- vsareto 5y agoYeah, SmartRent Here's the wording if you're interested: https://i.imgur.com/qF22wG9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qF22wG9.jpg Plus even though it says "If you elect to purchase..." half-way down, I basically had no option but to walk away from the lease entirely. They wouldn't remove them, turn them off and replace with a physical lock, or anything else.