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Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:39 am to Hogkiller10
I got a SmartThings a few weeks ago when it went on sale. I'm so overwhelmed with where to begin. 
Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:42 am to VanRIch
whole lotta defections from wink.i.am in this thread.
#RIPwink
Posted on 12/11/17 at 11:10 am to CAD703X
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whole lotta defections from wink.i.am in this thread.
My Wink 1st Gen is still going strong. Wink.I.AM!!!
Posted on 12/11/17 at 11:45 am to guedeaux
I'm in the same boat. My wink v1 is still chugging along with my Harmony Hub + Alexa and smart lights.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 11:56 am to DoubleDown
I still have my v1 wink working fine not gonna switch till it dies
Posted on 12/11/17 at 12:29 pm to CAD703X
It's strange, I had someone tell me the other day they moved from smart things to wink b/c something to do with not liking the ST smart lock integration. This person has MULTIPLE houses completely automated. Wish I had more info on the things he didn't like. It made me happy that I chose wink(I have wink hub 2). I am happy with wink so far and wink has showed a flurry of new features, and products supported lately.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 12:29 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?
There are 3 levels of Home Automation.
The first level is connecting your light bulb to your alexa or you phone and turning it on and off when you want too. Most people are in the group.
The second level is setting up your bulb/switch/anything else to turn on and off on a schedule. I really am unsure if alexa can do this. Im rather certain she would be able to deal with doing this for more than one bulb. Some people have this set up for a light light or an outside light.
The third level of home automation is truly what home automation is supposed to be. You home reacting based on your actions. Very few people have this setup in their home. Examples would be a light turns on when you walk into a room then turns off when your exit. IMO true home automation is great in theory but there are sometimes you wouldnt want an action to trip off every time you do something.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 12/11/17 at 12:36 pm to humblepie
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It's strange, I had someone tell me the other day they moved from smart things to wink b/c something to do with not liking the ST smart lock integration.
I did the exact opposite once smartthings updated their smartlock app.
ST>WINK and i was a huge wink supporter. CAD still wont talk to me.
quote:see previous post. having some switches isnt automation. Im in the belief that simle hubs like this would not be abloe to truly automate a house. There needs to be more computing power and programming than these could handle.
This person has MULTIPLE houses completely automated.
quote:Having worked with both i feel Wink is more Applish where you can only do what Wink allows you to do. ST has the ability for you to write your own code to do basically anything you want and create apps and routines that you normally couldnt do.
Wish I had more info on the things he didn't like. It made me happy that I chose wink(I have wink hub 2). I am happy with wink so far and wink has showed a flurry of new features, and products supported lately.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:11 pm to CarRamrod
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ST has the ability for you to write your own code to do basically anything you want and create apps and routines that you normally couldnt do.
This is what made me give Smartthings a go. I needed to make the hall light perform different functions at different times, and it took way too many robots and frustration. Hoping smartthings can help out in that area. I won't be abandoning Wink though...probably
Posted on 12/11/17 at 2:43 pm to mctiger1985
quote:i dont know how to write that stuff but i have copied others code from github for certain things. I still have my wink running my Wink relay. There was a hack for ST, but it was taken down. The writer said he would write a new one this holiday and hopefully i can fully be out of Wink. But i will keep my Wink 1 around to test stuff.
This is what made me give Smartthings a go. I needed to make the hall light perform different functions at different times, and it took way too many robots and frustration. Hoping smartthings can help out in that area. I won't be abandoning Wink though...probably
If you have any Lutron lights, you can not connect those to ST without the Lutron hub. I live the Lutron switchs but they arent ZWAVE like CAD said they were!(frick CAD) They are some Lutron proprietary signal. So they dont tighten your ZWAVE Mesh.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:06 pm to CarRamrod
Just throwing this out there-
I should close on my new house on Wednesday, at that time i’ll Find out if the switches have neutrals run to them.
If they do not, I’ll have a bunch of switches to get rid of. (GE Zwave from the wal- mart clearance)
Just throwing this out there if anyone knows a good spot to dump them, if not I’m hoping Walmart will take them back.
I should close on my new house on Wednesday, at that time i’ll Find out if the switches have neutrals run to them.
If they do not, I’ll have a bunch of switches to get rid of. (GE Zwave from the wal- mart clearance)
Just throwing this out there if anyone knows a good spot to dump them, if not I’m hoping Walmart will take them back.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:37 pm to Jj283
How old is the house? You should have neutrals unless it's pretty old.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:08 pm to notbilly
1991. Fingers crossed it does, but I won’t know until I pop some switch plates.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:17 pm to Jj283
Walmart has a 90 day return. You paid about $20 a switch? Probably not worth it to bother with ebay.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:22 pm to CarRamrod
quote:link mother-fer??
If you have any Lutron lights, you can not connect those to ST without the Lutron hub. I live the Lutron switchs but they arent ZWAVE like CAD said they were!(frick CAD) They are some Lutron proprietary signal. So they dont tighten your ZWAVE Mesh.
I never said lutron was zwave. I think that hub traitor switcharoo you pulled dulled your senses.
I'll be sending will.I.Am over tomorrow to collect your wink things. Please gather them and put them into s brown bag tonight and leave them by the front door.
Lutron, hue and Sonos have been my connect-and-forget Rock Stars.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:40 pm to mctiger1985
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Walmart has a 90 day return. You paid about $20 a switch? Probably not worth it to bother with ebay
That’s what I was thinking, I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I get there.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:43 pm to Jj283
keep me in mind if the house doesnt.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:53 pm to Hogkiller10
Will do. If i go that route I’ll let them go for what I paid and shipping.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:35 am to Jj283
quote:shoot me an email on what you got.
Jj283
carramrod.u91@gmail.com
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