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Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by Arrath on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @10:35AM (#26875218)
I imagine that powerline networking for lightbulbs would be ideal. Note the serial numbers, screw the bulbs in, plug controller into an outlet somewhere, assign bulbs to groups/rooms by serial#.

But knowing the state of IoT they'd probably take 3-5 seconds after turning on to negotiate connection since the power had been cut, and they'll default to blinding white at full brightness during that time.

Re:Neighbour manages to pollute the 2.4 ghz spectrum with hi... by herewulf on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @11:27PM (#26898389)
I've never owned an IoT bulb but I imagine you leave the AC power on to them all the time and they control the light themselves.

I'd much rather have IoT light switches.