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minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoThings that can be wifi: my light switches and anything that might’ve had an analog timer back in the day. Anything critical? You can buy an analog sensor that will beep if it’s out of limits, like a freezer alarm. The rest can f right off.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoLight switches can also not be wifi. Hell, id personally prefer them not to
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 day agoI only use hardwired Ethernet for my light switches
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-224 hours agoSo regular demotica/hone automation light switches it is
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoObviously it would be a choice to have them wifi or not, opt-in, not opt-out. I wasn’t implying anything should be automatically wifi.
Things that can be wifi: my light switches and anything that might’ve had an analog timer back in the day. Anything critical? You can buy an analog sensor that will beep if it’s out of limits, like a freezer alarm.
The rest can f right off.
Light switches can also not be wifi. Hell, id personally prefer them not to
I only use hardwired Ethernet for my light switches
So regular demotica/hone automation light switches it is
Obviously it would be a choice to have them wifi or not, opt-in, not opt-out. I wasn’t implying anything should be automatically wifi.