Hello! In my county (Russia) I can’t buy SmartThings Wi-Fi. Can I buy and use one from the U.S.? Can I use it with other Zigbee/Z-Wave products from U.S.?
It is probably illegal to use a smartthings hub for the US Or EU in Russia.
Z wave differs by geographic region because frequency used by local ambulances and mobile phones differ and there can be interference.
Russia has its own Z wave frequency which is not used anywhere else.
I believe the most popular way to use zwave there is to get an Eltex USB stick which can transmit on the Russian frequency and use it with a laptop and Homeseer software. But you would still be limited to end devices that also transmit on the Russian frequency, and there just aren’t very many of those.
https://products.z-wavealliance.org/products/3666?selectedFrequencyId=14
Fibaro, Sunricher, and Heltun do make some devices on the Russian frequency, but I don’t know where you would buy them.
the problem is that even if you don’t intend to use Zwave, it is probably illegal to own or import a device with that radio, which would include all of the smartthings hubs.
Alternatives to smartthings in Russia would primarily be Yandex or xioami or individual Wi-Fi devices.
Xioami is a Zigbee and WiFi System, no zwave, so you can source the devices from other countries if that’s easier for you and legal to do. You should be able to find a lot of information on them. The company is headquartered in China.
Yandex is a Russian company. You may have heard of their voice assistant, Alice.
Thanks for explanation! But Can I use xiomi devices with Gogle assistant?
You can in most countries, but I don’t know specifically about Russia.
Thanks! I’ve learned a lot.
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