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The Wink home automation thread

I'm 75/20/5 Hubitat/ST/Wink. When I can get the Lutron Bridge Pro to connect (refuses to talk to the Lutron servers), I'll move everything, but a Power Pivot, off Wink to Hubitat. Sent from my SM-T820 using Tapatalk
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- Post #3,890
- May 16, 2018
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Just put my order in, so awaiting shipment. I hope the webCoRE migration makes sense (I know it won't be easy). To start, I'll probably just add some devices that have been on the shelf and see how it goes. Please keep us in the loop on your transition.
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- Post #569
- Mar 10, 2018
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Can you enable/disable specific individual cameras through IFTTT? I thought the rboy app was the only way to do this.
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- Post #538
- Dec 28, 2017
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

https://community.smartthings.com/t/hampton-bay-zigbee-fan-controller/47463 Take a look at this. It's mounted in the fan canopy and can control 4 fan speeds plus a light. I control two fans (one module per fan) via SmartThings but it's also supposed to be compatible with Wink. Home Depot...
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- Post #505
- Sep 22, 2017
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Start here and look around. It's admittedly complicated, but if you take some time to explore, I'd be shocked if you can't get your devices to work: https://community.smartthings.com/c/devices-integrations
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- Post #467
- Aug 24, 2017
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

I have found just the opposite. There is NO device I have wanted for which there was not a device handler for SmartThings. Just off the top of my head, some of the more "exotic" that I've implemented: Honeywell Vista alarm panel fully integrated with SmartThings, homemade $70 irrigation...
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- Post #459
- Aug 11, 2017
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Need help configuring an LTE hotspot to feed wired network

Are you saying my 811DRU won't work for this purpose, perhaps with DD-WRT? $0 sounds better than $200.
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- Post #3
- May 9, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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Need help configuring an LTE hotspot to feed wired network

Hello, please take mercy on me as I am not very fluent in network-speak. I have an existing - fairly typical - home network for which I want to add a backup internet source using a cell hotspot. To start, I would purchase a hotspot (with data plan) just for this purpose that would provide a...
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- May 9, 2017
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The Wink home automation thread

For ST backup, there is a (albeit, convoluted) way coming that will allow backup, but very non-standard and imperfect. Use webCoRE for your automations (when released). Then all the pistons can be backed-up.
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- Post #3,831
- Feb 21, 2017
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Samsung SmartThings home automation thread

I've had a Wink v1 running alongside ST for more than a year. No problems whatsoever. I have little need for them to talk to each other, but IFTTT does the job when I do need it. GE Links are more trouble than they're worth. But I moved the three that I have to ST. They work - sort of...
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- Post #67
- Feb 6, 2017
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The Samsung SmartThings home automation thread

I have blink cameras, but I was using the alternate DTH from Kevin Laframboise. All I need is the ability for ST to enable/disable individual cameras, which that handler did just fine for me (with CoRE). I'd be content if the IFTTT integration from Blink would allow individual camera control...
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- Post #62
- Jan 25, 2017
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The Samsung SmartThings home automation thread

@IndyColtsFan As a veteran, and a casualty, of the presence-sensing wars, I can attest to how frustrating it can be. Applicable only to Android, take a look at the Tasker solution posted in the ST Community by "destructure00". It gives a detailed recipe that I have implemented with tremendous...
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- Post #21
- Jan 8, 2017
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Some random comments... I actually use the Wink Hub to directly control my Caseta switches via ST-IFTTT. All of these consumer-grade HA products have to be considered a hobby. Given the hundreds (probably thousands) of hours I spend playing with this, I couldn't possibly justify it based upon...
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- Post #3,707
- Sep 10, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I've migrated everything but my Caseta switches to SmartThings; end even those I control with ST via IFTTT. The IFTTT "bridge" has been surprisingly reliable and quick enough. No matter how great the new Wink Hub is, I don't see it doing anything to open the architecture to community-developed...
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- Post #3,698
- Sep 9, 2016
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The Wink home automation thread

IndyColtsFan has been very fair in his evaluation of Wink, and SmartThings for that matter. If you were comparing only products supported by each company - and I have and use both - then my opinion would be that they are about equal. Where Wink suffers, horribly in my opinion, is that its...
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- Post #3,625
- May 6, 2016
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The Wink home automation thread

I'm not at all familiar with Vera. Does it have, or is likely to have, the kind of open platform that ST offers to the development community?
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- Post #3,609
- Apr 30, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Tried, but I could never get it to pair with my Wink Hub; so put it into my SmartThings network.
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- Post #3,589
- Apr 16, 2016
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

SmartThings is perfect for me (huge emphasis on the "for me" part). I'm not up to developing code, but I'm willing and able to dive in and leverage (i.e. steal) other people's work to implement solutions that work for me. The caveat is that I do think the average consumer would be overwhelmed -...
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- Post #422
- Mar 30, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I don't get the business model that allows Flex to succeed with Wink. My guess is, six months ago, they had no choice, in a desperate attempt to recoup their outstanding accounts receivable. Going forward, where's the revenue? Hardware margins aren't enough and Samsung/Amazon/et'al deep...
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- Post #3,529
- Mar 2, 2016
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The Wink home automation thread

I have been holding back because I don't want to be a naysayer about Wink on a Wink forum, but the SmartThings user community is awesome, with a capital A W E S O M E ! ST itself is no better than Wink, but ST facilitates community devices and apps, such that amazing creations come from the...
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- Post #3,524
- Mar 1, 2016
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Wink, until Flextronic shuts down the web service, is basically relegated to a timer for my Lutron switches. Everything else is ST. The ST Community is amazing at providing drivers and apps. If you have to be spoon-fed, ST may not be for you, but the user ecosystem is beyond anything Wink has/had.
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- Post #385
- Nov 16, 2015
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The Wink home automation thread

While waiting for delivery of my v2, I've whiled away too many hours browsing the ST community. I'm definitely suffering from the "grass is greener" syndrome, so take it FWIW, but I really love the flexibility that a gung-ho community offers. With Wink, I'm completely dependent upon an...
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- Post #2,990
- Sep 3, 2015
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Nice summary. I had many of the same criteria, but with six months' of Wink experience, I'm headed towards SST (on order). I have concerns about Lutron Clear Connect support, but I'm gambling it will come in time; or find an acceptable coexistence with Wink for that functionality.
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- Post #359
- Aug 30, 2015
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Yup, ordered the discounted kit on Day 2 for $99. Just a side note: it's refreshing to see reasonable, as in $0, shipping charges - always struck me the wrong way that Wink wanted $14 for a single small device. I've gotten no information from ST about an expected ship date, hence looking for...
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- Post #357
- Aug 29, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

Is there a thread on AnandTech devoted to Smartthings (particularly Samsung Smartthings Hub, aka STv2)? I've searched and can't find anything. How about elsewhere? I don't find the Smartthings community to be very independent or informative.
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- Post #355
- Aug 29, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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just realized I prefer tiny phones

Check out Sony's Xperia line, Z3 Compact is the latest. A little hard to find and not cheap, but without peer in the small form factor.
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- Post #16
- Aug 21, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Question: I'm going to operate Wink and SST side-by-side to evaluate the platforms. The "Z" protocols seen sensitive to distance and interference. Do you think I'll have a problem locating the Wink Hub and the SST Hub, literally, side-by-side?
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- Post #2,906
- Aug 19, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I have nothing to add to the Lutron debate except to voice support for everything that's been said. Pico remotes are super easy to implement 3-way or 4-way or N-way switches. No neutral is a big differentiator. It's the only device that I've found to be solid with Wink. Everytime, with a...
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- Post #2,905
- Aug 19, 2015
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The Wink home automation thread

Ditto. I pre-ordered figuring it was a small price to pay to seriously study both tracks. My main problem with Wink (besides its utter dependency on rock-solid end-to-end internet service) is a lack of generic Z-Wave compatibility, which I hope :fingerscrossed is better with ST. Without Lutron...
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- Post #2,887
- Aug 18, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

$99.00
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- Post #2,879
- Aug 17, 2015
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Smart Home & Home Automation discussion thread

The outrageous prices Somfy charges (good for them!) because they have no competition has left a huge hole, aka opportunity, for a budget solution. This looks good, and there are some others that give me hope 2016 will bring some affordable solutions.
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- Post #350
- Aug 17, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I have a lot of hope placed in the prospect of STv2, so it pains me to be critical... but, at least to this point in time, it is the quintessential vaporware. Almost no talk about it in the community. If it were a smaller company than Samsung, I'd have to say it's never coming. The classic...
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- Post #2,816
- Aug 3, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Good news. I've got one of those, but have never used it. I'm following your adventure - please document with as much detail as possible.
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- Post #2,795
- Jul 26, 2015
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The Wink home automation thread

For $20, I had to get one; but I have no idea what I'll do with it. Really afraid I'm getting in too deep with Wink. Hopefully, STv2 will support all this stuff. :-)
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- Post #2,789
- Jul 24, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

This isn't going to be much - or any - help, but I have an Intermatic PE653/5043 Z-Wave controller. I haven't found the courage or time to pair it to my Wink. Getting to your first question, I have had such horrible failure on simple generic Z-Wave sensors and switches that I'm not ready to...
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- Post #2,778
- Jul 22, 2015
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The Wink home automation thread

Any thoughts on the Kickstarter "iblinds"? The short video shows a Wink box. Super early bird pricing is $59 for a Z-Wave tilt motor powered by a Li-Ion battery. Compared to the industry today, $59 is dirt cheap, but it's still more than I want to pay for every blind in my house.
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- Post #2,753
- Jul 18, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Kaido- I recall you had a preference for toggle switches (vs. the flat decora style). After living with the Lutron for a few months, I appreciate the functionality and Wink-integration, but would really prefer the human factor of a protruding toggle. I recall I had some X10 switches that were...
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- Post #2,711
- Jul 6, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Are you free to disclose the things you are seeing in the field tester program? Even if just to the level of whether you have access to pre-release hub firmware?
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- Post #2,663
- Jun 15, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Can anyone explain the (fairly recently announced open) beta program? I'm enrolled, but without some feature list and release notes, I don't know what's "beta" or if my app is truly release or beta. Plus, shouldn't a real beta program include hub updates? Hub is .86 Android app is 3.4.0.7
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- Post #2,658
- Jun 14, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

That makes sense. I was about to post a question: How can local control be implemented in the app only - I would expect it to be a hub firmware change?
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- Post #2,655
- Jun 13, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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