Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills security service

Re:Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills sec... by the8472 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @09:27AM (#22084584)

> The problem is that normal people no longer have a machine at home that’s always left on.

They do, their router. The better models are half a home server anyway. They have wifi, USB for storage, do voip, have direct internet access (no NAT issues!). They would be an ideal platform for home automation.

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Re:Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills sec... by TeMPOraL on Saturday January 18, 2020 @10:42AM (#22084973)

Except that they usually don't own it, they rent it from the ISP.

I think the concept of home server - some box you buy separately from Internet connection - is a concept that needs more marketing, until it becomes normalized.

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Re:Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills sec... by Nextgrid on Saturday January 18, 2020 @08:31PM (#22088716)

Microsoft used to make Windows Home Server, a server OS with a simplified UI on top. Shame it didn't take off and they killed it.

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Re:Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills sec... by mrr54 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @02:56AM (#22090076)

No they rent the modem from their ISP.

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Re:Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills sec... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @07:14AM (#22106229)

IME, it's typically an integrated router and cable modem.

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