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I am same resident tech guy and I always answer the same way - never connect anything to wifi, no matter what it is. it is that simple and always works. if what

I am same resident tech guy and I always answer the same way - never connect anything to wifi, no matter what it is. it is that simple and always works. if whatever thing you have does not work without wifi - return it.

Xenoamorphous 1y ago
You lose convenience/functionality though. E.g. it’s convenient for me to turn on the aircon an hour before I get home in the summer. Edit: I'm not talking on a day to day basis, but when I go on a trip. And I don't have a porch nor I like beer. Amazing that some people downvote for stating the obvious, which is that you can lose some convenience. There's trade offs when you connect something to the Internet? That's also obvious. When I get back home in the summer from a short trip away, with a toddler and a million bags it is definitely convenient for me to have a cool home and not a 40+ degrees celsius one.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  yup!!! but you also do not lose any sleep over aircon turning on your gas stove :)
- ElevenLathe 1y ago
  IMO, its more convenient to pick up some cold beer on the way home and enjoy it on the porch while the AC chills things down.
- brewdad 1y ago
  If your schedule is consistent a standard programmable thermostat does the job for pretty cheap. My Ecobee is convenient but will probably go back to an offline model when it dies or loses support. Once I dialed in my preferred schedule, I rarely touch it except to lock a set temperature when going out of town.
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- Marsymars 1y ago
  You can remotely control devices that don’t themselves have any access to the internet via local smart home platforms that are internet accessible, e.g. Apple Home or Home Assistant.
morshu9001 1y ago
This test even works on Windows versions. 11 needs internet to set up, and it's garbage.
drnick1 1y ago
WiFi is acceptable, but it must be locally managed. My Midea AC came with a WiFi dongle (for some proprietary cloud/app integration) that I replaced by an ESP32 equivalent for local control through Home Assistant. HA runs on my LAN, and is remotely accessed by a VPN.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  you have your shit together obviously - my uncle jack can't spell vpn... so the rule stays the same with slight modification - nothing every gets connected to wifi unless you have phd in networking :)

Xenoamorphous 1y ago

You lose convenience/functionality though. E.g. it’s convenient for me to turn on the aircon an hour before I get home in the summer. Edit: I'm not talking on a day to day basis, but when I go on a trip. And I don't have a porch nor I like beer. Amazing that some people downvote for stating the obvious, which is that you can lose some convenience. There's trade offs when you connect something to the Internet? That's also obvious. When I get back home in the summer from a short trip away, with a toddler and a million bags it is definitely convenient for me to have a cool home and not a 40+ degrees celsius one.

bdangubic 1y ago
yup!!! but you also do not lose any sleep over aircon turning on your gas stove :)
ElevenLathe 1y ago
IMO, its more convenient to pick up some cold beer on the way home and enjoy it on the porch while the AC chills things down.
brewdad 1y ago
If your schedule is consistent a standard programmable thermostat does the job for pretty cheap. My Ecobee is convenient but will probably go back to an offline model when it dies or loses support. Once I dialed in my preferred schedule, I rarely touch it except to lock a set temperature when going out of town.
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Marsymars 1y ago
You can remotely control devices that don’t themselves have any access to the internet via local smart home platforms that are internet accessible, e.g. Apple Home or Home Assistant.

morshu9001 1y ago

This test even works on Windows versions. 11 needs internet to set up, and it's garbage.

drnick1 1y ago

WiFi is acceptable, but it must be locally managed. My Midea AC came with a WiFi dongle (for some proprietary cloud/app integration) that I replaced by an ESP32 equivalent for local control through Home Assistant. HA runs on my LAN, and is remotely accessed by a VPN.

bdangubic 1y ago
you have your shit together obviously - my uncle jack can't spell vpn... so the rule stays the same with slight modification - nothing every gets connected to wifi unless you have phd in networking :)