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IMO this product makes a lot more sense without the router/wifi portion. Consumers don’t care how the thing works, it’s beneficial enough for many to have a sec
by soared 2y ago
IMO this product makes a lot more sense without the router/wifi portion. Consumers don’t care how the thing works, it’s beneficial enough for many to have a security system like this.
- cantSpellSober 2y agoIt sounds like the wifi part is essential to body detection, no?
- denimnerd42 2y agoit could still use wifi underlying
- Aachen 2y agoFurthermore, being able to firewall it off and not letting it talk to the internet is probably a sensible precaution for IoT like this. Since that's hard to do for your router (defeats the purpose), it shouldn't be your router doing the location tracking
- HumblyTossed 2y agoYou can already get products that don't have the router part: https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-Positioning-Multi-Person-Detection-Assistant/dp/B0BXWZMQJ3/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=36UYPQFB3MN1Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2nHuMhnW-EPaidFYX2wYXy1weTDTS4TgoQmsM6oPqwMLjzqVVNoHyPL_tVuPDf2V-sOCxJj0s0gQSh6ESJGvBf_-ZRL826QtFNz7o7X45piGU9atarurQPT6-Nv8MIm7gqc9u6RiHj5Ahin8ksvJUgQvNcz-TIcoc9o1KW9OSGEPQjOhcgzyUsu8n2Ec_XS46x6GVOgJPgVQLFSMez4IyQKrGA-FAvdq-YDlWai_vqA.02-Vo568_S9AQMKezZ0_vGWvawF5PsSsmmE7AgbU0O4&dib_tag=se&keywords=presence+radar&qid=1720800722&sprefix=presence+radar%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-Positioning-Multi-Person-Detect...
- KennyBlanken 2y agoIt still requires being actively connected to the internet and using their cloud services to process the data. Reviews on the Home Assistant forums are less than glowing. They apparently work well if you can mount them on a wall chest-high, which could present some significant issues aesthetics-wise - and spend some time "tuning" them.