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> Unfortunately, many of the smart locks that use your phone as an unlock mechanism don't have a good solution for what to do when your phone battery runs out.
by dangrossman 13y ago
> Unfortunately, many of the smart locks that use your phone as an unlock mechanism don't have a good solution for what to do when your phone battery runs out.
The only z-wave smart locks I've seen carried in national retail stores also have keypads [1,2,3]. Isn't that the solution to the battery problem?
What lock do you use? I could never rely on z-wave to open mine; I only use that to automate locking up the house at night in case I forgot. It can take up to 30 seconds for my lock to respond to a z-wave command if it hasn't already been woken by some other event, which is a long time to stand outside your door waiting for it to open for you.
1: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Schlage-Camelot-Aged-Bronze-Touchscreen-Deadbolt-with-Alarm-BE469NX-CAM-716/203814066 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Schlage-Camelot-Aged-Bronze-Touch...
2: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Schlage-Aged-Bronze-Home-Keypad-Deadbolt-with-Nexia-Home-Intelligence-BE369NX-CAM-716/203397806 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Schlage-Aged-Bronze-Home-Keypad-D...
3: http://www.lowes.com/pd_497751-350-910+TRL+ZW+15+SMT+CP_0__?productId=4755138&Ntt=kwikset+910&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNtt%3Dkwikset%2B910&facetInfo= http://www.lowes.com/pd_497751-350-910+TRL+ZW+15+SMT+CP_0__?...
- gmurphy 13y agoYep, z-wave locks have keypads - it's what I have (Yale Real Living), and is a great solution. The problem I was referring to was the new class of Bluetooth-based locks that rely on your phone, but don't have keypads (Lockitron, Kwikset). The lock does have some lag in it, but I just try to keep it awake by pinging it, and rely on early detection of the beacon to get the request in early. Definitely not a great solution though, and I'd love to find something faster.