• teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    ZigBee devices form a mesh network, which WiFi devices don’t do. This means I can have my hub on one side of my house and a bunch of bulbs and smart outlets maintain a backbone through the house for a bunch of low power devices (like thermostats and door sensors) to connect to it.

    If you’re having a bad ZigBee experience, I recommend making sure your bulbs can serve as a general ZigBee bridge, and not just a bridge for other bulbs of that brand. Otherwise, a well placed smart outlet can serve the same purpose.

    • VitulusAureus@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      And that’s a great example of how Zigbee design principles are fundamentally better suited for home automation purposes than WiFi. Thank you.