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How did you come to the conclusion that the mobile number is in play anywhere?! From what I read it says to scan the code and get a notification anytime it's s

How did you come to the conclusion that the mobile number is in play anywhere?! From what I read it says to scan the code and get a notification anytime it's scanned. Just looked at the android app listing and there seems to be something about taking a selfie which seems rather useless but hey maybe some people like it. Also love how people keep suggesting wireless doorbells when the whole point of this is not to install any hardware that could be to expensive, harder to setup/maintain than a QR code, or maybe stolen/damaged or not allowed to be installed

toss1 2y ago
Seems it is the visitor's phone scanning the QR code, which means whatever mechanism sends the text has all the identifiers of the phone which scanned the QR code, right? If it protects the visitors' numbers from disclosure, that's great, but there is no assurance (and none that could be given and absolutely trusted) that they are not disclosed. OK, maybe the point is to not install any hardware (beyond a sticker), but it seems people are pointing out that a QR code introduces more problems than it solves (trust, spoofing, copying, misdirecting, inconvenience, etc.). If he wants to install no hardware and get a text on his phone, perhaps the easiest thing is to post a sticker with "pls text me at [mobile number]" at the location of the doorbell or QR code?
- axelthegerman 2y ago
  It would be possible to encode the phone number in the QR code and just send a text, but then you could just print out the phone number and write "text me" next to it. Given that they have an app I'm sure the QR code leads to a link that will trigger the notification via app on the phone, no text message anywhere. Again to your last point, no text message, dude just wants to get a notification on his phone without installing some dumbass $300 doorbell

toss1 2y ago

Seems it is the visitor's phone scanning the QR code, which means whatever mechanism sends the text has all the identifiers of the phone which scanned the QR code, right? If it protects the visitors' numbers from disclosure, that's great, but there is no assurance (and none that could be given and absolutely trusted) that they are not disclosed. OK, maybe the point is to not install any hardware (beyond a sticker), but it seems people are pointing out that a QR code introduces more problems than it solves (trust, spoofing, copying, misdirecting, inconvenience, etc.). If he wants to install no hardware and get a text on his phone, perhaps the easiest thing is to post a sticker with "pls text me at [mobile number]" at the location of the doorbell or QR code?

axelthegerman 2y ago
It would be possible to encode the phone number in the QR code and just send a text, but then you could just print out the phone number and write "text me" next to it. Given that they have an app I'm sure the QR code leads to a link that will trigger the notification via app on the phone, no text message anywhere. Again to your last point, no text message, dude just wants to get a notification on his phone without installing some dumbass $300 doorbell