Trying to decide if I’m going to buy this hub kit or not wondering if this is good for security use I don’t live in a high crime area so this would only be a safety blanket, had lifeshield but the only thing being connected to a professional network did was cost me money (monthly charge and false al…

Looked up piper etc and I see what you mean the choices are very limited. What kind of other smart apps are out there for smart things to integrate with monitoring

[image] Dawg76: Looked up piper etc and I see what you mean the choices are very limited. What kind of other smart apps are out there for smart things to integrate with monitoring Officially, SmartThings integrates with scout or ADT Canopy monitoring. You have to pay a separate fee to those …

I use mine with notifications and without a siren. I’ve had two false alarms due to problems with ST and two real alarms when I had forgotten that we had someone without presence visiting. I think if you just do notifications, and not a siren you’ll be happy. I like getting notified to check on t…

@JDRoberts - Hi, I’m new to this community and I’m glad to be a part - having a professional like you and many others around👍. I have being here a couple of days now…reading couple post, and I’m excited to turn my home into a smart home🙏🏿. I’ve purchase the Amazon echo, Schlage Sense smart lock, and…

As others have stated. Incrementally better than nothing. I have mine layered. I have traditional security and ST security. If ST or another smarter HA system can provide the same level of reliability / security one day, I will allow it to take over.

[image] duyano: , so I was wondering if I do go with the Z Wave switches (three ways dimmer, and dimmer switches) do I need to get a separate hub or controller from Z wave? I’m a computer tech, not a coder, so I don’t mind trying stuff out. I’m also accessible to recommendations. Thanks! No,…

By the way, I agree that something is better than nothing for some use cases, but it could be worse than nothing for other use cases, because it could give you a false sense of security and cause you not to actually make up for its defects. For example, I do use Smartthings for non-critical applic…

Can I just set my account to automatically like every @JDRoberts post?

[image] JH1: Can I just set my account to automatically like every @JDRoberts post? That’s how I feel about @johnr , @bravenel , @tyler , @sticks18 , @obycode , @joshua_lyon , @adamv , @mitchp , @MichaelS , @pstuart and a bunch of other people I can’t list because SmartThings limits me to 10…

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. Base on your experience, will the Ge switches work with both the Cree and Philips led bulbs? Or do I have to change all of the bulbs? Or is there any other option in switches if I want to keep my bulbs? I’m sorry for troubling you with questions…:blush: T…

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As Long as everything is connected to smart things, zwave and Zigbee devices can work together. But it does depend on the specific setup. See the following thread on using switches and smart bulbs:

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