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The zigbee devices are more expensive and you require a home hub to use them but you can avoid a lot of the problems with the big tech privacy invasion by using
by PaulKeeble 2y ago
The zigbee devices are more expensive and you require a home hub to use them but you can avoid a lot of the problems with the big tech privacy invasion by using them. Maybe the Matter standard will finally get some adoption and we end up with wifi capable devices too but these privacy defending smart solutions are the way to go, even if ultimately they are a bit harder to setup and find.
- rcdemski 2y agoI've been slowly shifting away from cloud connected, wi-fi connected smart home things towards zigbee and zwave. I've had hit-and-miss reliability with them which is unfortunate. Are there any brands you've used you recommend? I'm hopeful that Matter, even with the slow start, will fix this mess. It feels like the tech stack is there and now we're just waiting on the market to catch up with releasing hardware to the standard.
- pbronez 2y agoI’m very happy with my Thread devices so far. Main constraint is just that there aren’t a ton of products on the market yet. I want an ESP32 but for Thread…