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Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @10:06AM (#14042140)
Or you could make an old-fashioned remote-control garage opener with no app, no phone, no web browser, and fewer security holes.
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Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by decwakeboarder on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @10:35AM (#14042355)
The entire point of Garadget is to add control of your garage door over the internet...
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Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @11:42AM (#14042921)
Some products are better off not existing at all. A lot of IoT devices are in that category.
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Re:IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service ... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @11:42AM (#14042917)
Or just add a 433MHz and 868MHz radios to phones. Number of usages will be countless.

(Ways to have fun with that will be countless too.)

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