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[–] misterd1ck 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Couldn’t you do the same with a Wyze bridge set and the motion/light sensor?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that I know of. You'd have to go through Wyze servers I believe and you would also be restricted to WiFi distances. This hardware setup avoids both of those pitfalls.

[–] misterd1ck 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your limited to WiFi with either solution. Yes you would have to go through Wyze services, but you could get notifications the same through home assistant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

LoRa range is 3 to 10 miles depending on terrain, so those two points still stand.

[–] dragontamer 1 points 1 year ago

In general, commercial equipment will be cheaper and easier to use.

But when you build your own, its more extendable, and also community-driven development can have advantages if the community grows. LoRA is a growing community, with more-and-more interesting devices being added to it.

Wyze, unless it gets reverse-engineered or unless they embrace open-source, is a proprietary solution that relies upon the company to make new additions.