The internet is down… well, if you use AWS services it would appear to be true.
Things such as Alexa (now working again?), Ring, etc are either slow or not responding whilst they try to get things running again
The internet is down… well, if you use AWS services it would appear to be true.
Things such as Alexa (now working again?), Ring, etc are either slow or not responding whilst they try to get things running again
I’ve also consider but don’t really have a second door I can use as backup. My first priority is always local operation but you still risk dead battery or misconfiguration. If there were two independent smart locks, they probably won’t have issues at the same time. Unfortunately other entrances are sliders where there is no external lock …… I really need to get my garage door functional
Every keyless smart lock I’ve seen typically has a keyed version as well. My sister has a Yale lock, she says it’ll warn her about a low battery months before it actually dies, so I guess there’s that, but still. I’d rather just stick with a key.
My garage door opener has wifi, but it’s a Chamberlain MyQ unit, and we all know how Chamberlain feels about HA users… I rarely use that function these days. Looking into ratdgo now.
While HA would be best, traditional remotes work too especially since one of the goals is an independent locking mechanism. I’m fine with clicking the button in my car or entering the code on an outside unit, especially knowing there are no common failure modes with a front door smartlock
Absolutely 100%. Two of our cars have garage door openers built in anyway (Toyota), so that makes it even easier.