Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018
by jasonlaramburu on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:20PM
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Anytime a smart home startup shuts down someone makes the ‘cloud is bad’ argument on HN. It shows that you have never actually talked to a paying smart home user. All industry surveys show a top 3 reason people buy smart home gadgets is ‘peace of mind’ ie being able to check in and control the home when they are away. Since few Americans have a static IP address, ‘peace of mind’ is only possible with a cloud service.
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Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018
by Kalrune on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:40PM
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You can build an end simple end user system with DDNS and OpnenVPN on the home router without going with static IP or cloud based services (outside DDNS obviously)
Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018
by jasonlaramburu on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:15PM
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Having done this, I can tell you many smart home users do not even know how to change the password on their WiFi router. Installing OpenVPN is a non-starter.
Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018
by acidburnNSA on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @08:48PM
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What if someone packaged openvpn on a $50 box with home assistant pre intalled and had gui wizards to set everything up? Seems pretty doable to me. Just needs a founder.
Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018
by jasonlaramburu on Thursday November 09, 2017 @01:21AM
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Definitely doable. Also really easy to knock off if it became succesful.