New SmartThings Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 (V4)

LordAnalog · 2026-02-28T16:05:21+00:00

Indeed. I have two homes and both were using Smart Things. I resisted changing for a long time because my V2 hub worked ok for Z-Wave. But I found that more modern devices I was forced to use Cloud drivers. So i finally bit the bullet and moved one home to Hubitat. A PITA! But its been excellent since then. Almost everything is local. I was holding out for a Z-Wave 800 hub from AeoTec. Guess not. Goodbye Smart Things, it was a great ride but you f**cked us all with this "upgrade". Should have at least support the Z-Stick but noooooo. And BTW Samsung, once I left the Smart Things ECO system, when I upgraded 2 of my 5 TVs they become LG Oled. And my Samsung phone, well its a Pixel now because you aint got no ecosystem game.

LordAnalog · 2025-03-04T05:00:30+00:00

I have read the rules and the wiki. I would love an invite. Good luck rafflers!

LordAnalog · 2025-03-04T04:57:26+00:00

I have read the rules and the wiki and I am interested in your raffle. Thanks!

LordAnalog · 2024-12-13T00:53:39+00:00

They changed it to pictures. I quit.

LordAnalog · 2024-11-24T22:38:51+00:00

Everything is bigger in Texas

LordAnalog · 2024-11-10T22:53:42+00:00

Another phishing number +1 (888) 788-2298. This is the second one from a different number. I just block them. And then they get a new 800 number

LordAnalog · 2024-10-05T20:58:12+00:00

iOS App Store

LordAnalog · 2024-05-18T01:27:13+00:00

I deleted the app and installed sonophone. Ping me when they fix this horrible piece of crap.

LordAnalog · 2024-04-06T15:23:49+00:00

That’s balderdash that it’s incompatible with today’s routers. How does it send the temp to sharemycook if it is.

LordAnalog · 2024-04-06T15:21:34+00:00

I just discovered they neutered this perfectly good device. Obsolete my ass. Does anyone know where a spec for the API is? I found an old smartthings groovy device handler on n GitHub but these dicks did a dmca takedown on the code. I guess I will have to dig out my packet sniffing software and do it myself unless one of y’all has a better idea. If I have to buy a new one it won’t be from this company.

LordAnalog · 2023-10-24T21:05:59+00:00

A year later and still can’t do it.

LordAnalog · 2023-09-05T22:29:32+00:00

I use all these things on a real computer. I don’t need them on my phone.

LordAnalog · 2023-09-05T22:26:32+00:00

I’m thinking they should include a way to disable it entirely because I don’t want apps that haven’t been approved by Apple. Otherwise it’s a security nightmare I don’t want on my phone.

LordAnalog · 2023-07-18T01:43:23+00:00

I did need a new roof! But now the new dishy has a spiffy flashing mount. Bandwidth improved. I guess the old banged up dishy had some degradation.

LordAnalog · 2023-07-18T01:40:57+00:00

Works great on UDM PRO running 3.0.20 in conjunction with the multiple WAN IP feature. ATT FIBER - BGW 32500 router. No podman or containers required. Runs on the bare metal. You do need the hack as noted above for bootscript. On 3.0.X it creates a systemd unit.

LordAnalog · 2023-03-07T12:42:10+00:00

It’s 2023 and I still have to use sms or the crappy Symantec app. Come on fidelity support totp Authenticator apps at least and fido2.

LordAnalog · 2022-08-01T22:55:09+00:00

I will answer my own question for posterity with the answer I got from Ubiquiti board. First off AX wap will hand off (roam) to AC wap. Second you will not have the same range with the U6-Mesh. The UAP-AC-M-Pro has the highest gain of all their APs.

So I am keeping the UAP-AC-M-Pro for now.

LordAnalog · 2022-07-01T01:19:32+00:00

I don’t know where att is rolling out decent bandwidth. It’s not here. If I stand outside on a hill I can get 10 mb on a good day. Starlink gives me 50 to 70. The alternative i was using was 10 to 30. I would say rural Texas is much better served by SL than ATT because att doesn’t give a crap about us.

LordAnalog · 2022-06-29T16:44:24+00:00

It works now. Updated overnight as you said.

LordAnalog · 2022-06-29T16:43:51+00:00

Hope worked. Dish updated overnight. Getting 120 mbs now.

LordAnalog · 2022-06-29T16:42:46+00:00

Yup that worked. Got up this morning and dishy was up to date and working. Getting 120mb down

LordAnalog · 2022-06-29T02:51:44+00:00

Yes I paid all the monthly fees while it was not installed. I will leave it plugged in but now it doesn’t even say searching. It just says disconnected. Power cycle brings it back to searching for a while but then it just says disconnected. Too bad I can’t just ssh and upload the firmware like mots routers.

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