# Solving Signal Dropouts in Smart Locks - Why Z-Wave LR Matters

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/solving-signal-dropouts-in-smart-locks-why-z-wave-lr-matters/302851>\
**Category:** Devices & Integrations\
**Created:** [July 9, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/solving-signal-dropouts-in-smart-locks-why-z-wave-lr-matters/302851 "2025-07-09T23:20:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![h0ckeysk8er](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/h0ckeysk8er/32/195141_2.png) [@h0ckeysk8er](https://community.smartthings.com/u/h0ckeysk8er)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/solving-signal-dropouts-in-smart-locks-why-z-wave-lr-matters/302851/3 "2025-07-10T02:37:24Z")

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> [@The Next-Gen Z-Wave Ultraloq Built for SmartThings (No Extra App Needed!)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-next-gen-z-wave-ultraloq-built-for-smartthings-no-extra-app-needed/302573/2):
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> Did you read this?
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> > [@The Next-Gen Z-Wave Ultraloq Built for SmartThings (No Extra App Needed!)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-next-gen-z-wave-ultraloq-built-for-smartthings-no-extra-app-needed/302573/2):
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> > One note: zwave long range features are only available if the _hub_ supports zwave long range. Unfortunately, at the time of this posting none of the Z wave hubs that work with smartthings do support Z wave long range. (The newest of these is still zwave 500.)

And the latest ST hubs such as appliances, TVs, and the ST Station don’t even have a Z-Wave radio.

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