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Best SmartHub For House?
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:00 am
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:00 am
From your experiences, which hubs do you prefer and why? Somebody sell me on a hub for a house.
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Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:48 am to Hogkiller10
If you don't want to DIY (highly recommend home assistant if your a techie), Samsung smart things is GOAT right now.
Read the wink thread CAD is in. Dude has pretty much turned his whole house smart.
Pretty sure he's flipping bulbs he finds on sale for a side hustle too.
Read the wink thread CAD is in. Dude has pretty much turned his whole house smart.
Pretty sure he's flipping bulbs he finds on sale for a side hustle too.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 10:15 am to baseballmind1212
Best Buy has the samsung hub for 49 bucks. I basically have points to make it free and was wondering between them or wink.
I already have a raspberry pi so I will look into it.
I already have a raspberry pi so I will look into it.
This post was edited on 12/10/17 at 10:17 am
Posted on 12/10/17 at 10:28 am to Hogkiller10
I have wink hub and i think smartthings is the way to go much bigger company with better future.Wink hub works good just not sure how long Wink will be around
Posted on 12/10/17 at 11:12 am to tigersmanager
Can I do most of this stuff anyway if I own an Amazon Echo? Why would I want to add a smartthings hub?
This post was edited on 12/10/17 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/10/17 at 12:43 pm to Hogkiller10
I’m pretty new to the HA game and got a Smartthings Hub, and use it with Alexa.
Most non WiFi devices require a hub if I’m not mistaken.
I’ve been happy with the SmartThings hub so far.
Most non WiFi devices require a hub if I’m not mistaken.
I’ve been happy with the SmartThings hub so far.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 1:24 pm to Hogkiller10
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Can I do most of this stuff anyway if I own an Amazon Echo? Why would I want to add a smartthings hub?
I'm fairly new to all this as well, but the nice part about having a hub is having one app that can control all things in one place, schedule items, and do things when you aren't home.
I have a wink hub 2. I only have a few things on it (thermostats, light switch, outlet, etc). Currently my soffit lights come on at sunset and go off around 2am. I don't have to remember to turn them on/off. My christmas tree it on a schedule so anyone passing by might think I'm home when I'm not.
I plan on expanding it to more lights, deadbolts, garage door, additional lights, etc.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 1:29 pm to Hogkiller10
I use SmartThings, it’s great
Posted on 12/10/17 at 1:53 pm to djangochained
Does anyone have a link to CADs Wink thread? I can't find it.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 2:31 pm to SLafourche07
wink thread
Good luck finding anything in that massive thread
Good luck finding anything in that massive thread
Posted on 12/10/17 at 2:37 pm to mctiger1985
Thanks. I'll skip to 2017 and peruse. It's only about 20 pages. 
Posted on 12/10/17 at 4:41 pm to Hogkiller10
Another vote for SmartThings.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 4:43 pm to gpburdell
went on and bought the hub and bought all the multisensors they had in stock (wasnt many but for 20 bucks i figure i couldnt go wrong)
stayed away from the single sensors.
No use buying an ac controller right now since the house is 6 months away but im looking on what I should purchase next for it. Fire away.
stayed away from the single sensors.
No use buying an ac controller right now since the house is 6 months away but im looking on what I should purchase next for it. Fire away.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 4:48 pm to Hogkiller10
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No use buying an ac controller right now since the house is 6 months away but im looking on what I should purchase next for it. Fire away
Every time you go to the store (walmart,best buy, home depot) check clearance section. If they have smart bulbs for more than half off buy a couple. You won't regret it.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 6:45 pm to baseballmind1212
I just caved in and bought Smartthings starter kit on Target. Looks like I'm a 2 3 hub house now 
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:12 pm to Hogkiller10
I have both the Wink hub and SmartThings and personally prefer the SmartThings.
It is just more reliable to pair new devices. Having to put your hub in exclusion mode to get things to pair is a PIA when there is another product that does it better.
It is just more reliable to pair new devices. Having to put your hub in exclusion mode to get things to pair is a PIA when there is another product that does it better.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:57 pm to gpburdell
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Another vote for SmartThings.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 10:36 pm to baseballmind1212
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Every time you go to the store (walmart,best buy, home depot) check clearance section. If they have smart bulbs for more than half off buy a couple. You won't regret it.
Any particular wattage or dim/non dim settings? Multicolored? Indoor/Outdoor? Just not sure of the proper output for each area
Also Im noticing for Hue lighting, you would need the bridge for these to work or just regular smart plug/and or alexa skill?
This post was edited on 12/10/17 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 12/10/17 at 10:47 pm to Hogkiller10
Hijackng this some. Does Samsung smart things work with Apple HomeKit? Also, I have nest v1 but what’s the benefit of Apple HomeKit?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:49 am to DoubleDown
I have the Wink Hub 2. Easy GUI but I find the app is slow to load on my iPhone 8 running the latest iOS
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