ksanders:
JD and Maverick, those are great thoughts.
From a security standpoint of the risk you face while the cloud is down I personally see that is a extremely insignificant risk. All the stars would have to align to make it an issue.
The cloud would have to be down at the exact time a security intrusion happened, that you were at home for.
The problem is that historically the cloud effectively goes down several times a month, for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. It definitely wouldn’t meet the UL standards for a security system. But different people require different levels of reliability for their own peace of mind. As long as you are aware of the issue, it’s obviously your choice.
Some of us have been trying to figure out how to approach an FAQ on what works during outages, and it just isn’t possible because there are too many tiny details that matter.
So if you need help coming up with a plan for dealing with outages, just start your own thread under projects and describe your exact setup and there will be lots of people who will be glad to help you brainstorm a solution for your specific needs.
https://community.smartthings.com/c/projects-stories
Make sure you specify which hub you have, because there are some important differences. In particular, the now discontinued ADT/SmartThings security panel has a number of features that the other SmartThings models do not with regard to dealing with outages.
Also, it helps if you can indicate what kind of budget you wi…
