IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service after bad review

Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by parenthephobia on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @11:55PM (#14039534)

Yes, I can get electricity from a different provider, or buy a new handle, or indeed get a new garage door opener fitted.

The problem is that a cloud-controlled garage door opener creates an unnecessary dependency on the continued existence - and good behaviour - of the vendor, unless one thinks that being able to open it from anywhere in the world is an essential feature of a garage door opener.

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Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @12:50AM (#14039739)

There's more to it? Being a cloud service means there's a simple API to open the garage door, using vanilla networking standards. The IoT is maybe more about just using IP for communications instead of special signaling devices (garage-door-opener radios etc).

Even if I just wanted to control the door from my desk at home, I'd still benefit from it being IoT-based.

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