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Finally buying a house instead of a condo, what tech should I get?
Posted on 11/20/17 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 11/20/17 at 5:18 pm
Thinking for the first time of hitting up some stores on BF as I'm in escrow on a SFH and hoping to score great deals. Obviously, prefer to order online and maybe Monday will be better for some?
I have an Echo and a Dot. I was also given a Google Home at a company party but will likely sell it unless there's something I could use it for Echo doesn't do? I have Fire TV ad Roku 3. I have Harmony Hub. I have iPad, PC, iPhone, and Android phone. I have August Smart Lock as well.
Won't need a thermostat since I'll have split AC, no heating.
I want to get some cameras, what brands and setups do you guys recommend?
It's a big house with 2 rentals on the first floor so I'll be wanting to probably do some sort of Wi-Fi for everyone to use as I can get fiber. Brands, technology that I should be looking at?
Lights? Interior and exterior. Should I just do solar exterior lights? I do want motion detection though.
It's open beam ceiling so I won't be able to do in ceiling speakers like I have for my back 2 surround now so thinking of ways to set up a HT.
Anything else you'd do if you were sort of starting from scratch? The reason I say that is the house is single wall and I will be doing double wall so I'd like to put my cables, etc in now.
I have an Echo and a Dot. I was also given a Google Home at a company party but will likely sell it unless there's something I could use it for Echo doesn't do? I have Fire TV ad Roku 3. I have Harmony Hub. I have iPad, PC, iPhone, and Android phone. I have August Smart Lock as well.
Won't need a thermostat since I'll have split AC, no heating.
I want to get some cameras, what brands and setups do you guys recommend?
It's a big house with 2 rentals on the first floor so I'll be wanting to probably do some sort of Wi-Fi for everyone to use as I can get fiber. Brands, technology that I should be looking at?
Lights? Interior and exterior. Should I just do solar exterior lights? I do want motion detection though.
It's open beam ceiling so I won't be able to do in ceiling speakers like I have for my back 2 surround now so thinking of ways to set up a HT.
Anything else you'd do if you were sort of starting from scratch? The reason I say that is the house is single wall and I will be doing double wall so I'd like to put my cables, etc in now.
This post was edited on 11/20/17 at 6:19 pm
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Posted on 11/20/17 at 5:48 pm to Sho Nuff
You in NOLA? If so I would get Crimetek to come out and give you an estimate on cameras and they can also help with wireing up the house. I’m in the same boat as you almost and just did that plus Lutron lights and smart locks. All controlled on the phone. I bought some outlets with double usb and double three prong from Amazon that were highly rated in some area.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 6:16 pm to lighter345
I second Crimetek
Posted on 11/20/17 at 6:18 pm to lighter345
I’m in Hawaii.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 6:44 pm to Sho Nuff
I'm also in this boat. I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on the best smarthome products for the money. Also can't decide on Smartthings, Harmony Hub or Wink Hub2.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:02 pm to AintBigButItsPretty
I have wink and while it has shortcomings it does everything I need. I have my thermostat(ecobee), light switches(Lutron), door locks(schlage), cameras(nest) and garage door opener(chamberlain) linked to the hub. I can control pretty much my entire house with the exception of my ceiling fans via my phone or through my amazon dots. I also have the wink security sensors and siren which monitor my doors and windows. Wink recently added an app called lookout which I really like and notifies you anytime a sensor is tripped. Prior to the app you had to manually set up alerts for each sensor which was time consuming. In the event of a break in you have quick access to 911 and setting off the alarm.
This post was edited on 11/22/17 at 9:02 am
Posted on 11/21/17 at 9:45 am to Sho Nuff
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It's a big house with 2 rentals on the first floor so I'll be wanting to probably do some sort of Wi-Fi for everyone to use as I can get fiber. Brands, technology that I should be looking at?
Since you will have 3 "groups" of people accessing your internet, I would look into something with a vlan to keep each rental separate from your network. I've never set up a vlan, so you'll want to get more advice on how to do it, but possibly get a Unifi Security Gateway, a managed switch, and Unifi access points.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 11:04 pm to CubsFanBudMan
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Since you will have 3 "groups" of people accessing your internet, I would look into something with a vlan to keep each rental separate from your network. I've never set up a vlan, so you'll want to get more advice on how to do it, but possibly get a Unifi Security Gateway, a managed switch, and Unifi access points.
Thanks for this. I have no clue WTF you just said
but it will give me somewhere to start 
I'll get 300mbps fiber so that should be enough for 3 groups. I want to make sure nobody can use too much since I'll be including it in their rent and I certainly don't want my internet slowed down. If they absolutely need more they can pay more and the next tier is 500mbps.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:48 am to Sho Nuff
Posted on 11/22/17 at 7:19 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Thanks again, I will try to understand from there
Anyone use the Amazon Cloud Cam? It's on sale through the Alexa voice shopping for $99. Not sure if it's worth it.
Anyone use the Amazon Cloud Cam? It's on sale through the Alexa voice shopping for $99. Not sure if it's worth it.
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