Smart home garage door controller

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Don't even waste time with that myq garbage.

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I have MyQ and can confirm this.

It doesn't work with Alexa, you have to pay a monthly fee for it to work with Google, and you have to pay $80 for an add on to get it to work with Siri.

The MyQ app sucks. It has issues connecting, I have to keep trying over and over again to get it to connect. I have to close it out and re-launch it hoping it will connect. My wifi reaches past my garage, I know it's not wifi.

Maybe it is because MyQ came built into my garage door opener but mine works perfectly fine.

I just got this one a few weeks ago and think it works great. I made sure to go with one that worked with Smart Life app cause I already had that app for some smart outlets. It was easy to install, able to set schedule to make sure garage door is closed at 8pm. Got it on Amazon for $25 and was easier than getting a general garage door opener.

AGSHOME Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener Remote, APP Control, Compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, No Hub Needed with Smartphone Control

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The MyQ on mine works great too, it is built into the opener though. And I only use my phone to open/close the door and check to see if it’s opened or closed.

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myQ made the specific decision to integrate through 'garage code pairing' unlike everything else which just splices into the garage 'doorbell' wires to energize the circuit meaning virtually every garage door opener since caveman days will work.

myq wont work with many third party systems (I just got 2 new garage doors & marantec openers) so it was a non-starter for me. myq can choose at any time who they will and won't work with.

i dont use my phone for any of the smart stuff in my house unless i'm editing a script. everything is voice control or trigger activated.

you will outgrow the phone-as-an-opener eventually. you'll be snug in bed and realize the garage door is open and your phone is in your office and realize how nice it would be to use your voice to shut it without getting out of bed.

Anybody have any experience with meross?

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don’t offer Alexa integration without a monthly fee

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chamberlain marketing team who came up with this bullshite should be drug out and shot

they first pulled this shite with IFTTT integration a few years ago so i knew where things were headed

MyQ for the price is pretty decent.

Main thing is for us to be able to make sure the door is closed when off to work. Plus we set the schedule to auto close when at night.

I mean for 16 bucks or whatever it was on Prime Day, hard to complain

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And if all you want is to check if your garage door is open or close it when you are away. My q will work fine.

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i dunno. seems dumb to me to buy into a closed system with a history of charging subscription fees to access the device through other integrations considering the myq device costs as much if not more than the free options with no limitations and no worries that your off-brand garage door system won't be compatible. why would you go myq if you don't have a system now? lol there's literally zero reason to.

its also pretty short sighted to assume you'd never want to use your voice to open/close your garage doors.

i have 200+ smart devices in my home of which ZERO require using my phone as a remote control.