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Re:Matter – Protocol to connect compatible devices and syste... by happyopossum on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @06:15PM (#33087833)
> But everyone is much safer overall if the "common standard used by most people" did not use wifi.

What wireless protocol has the range to cover an entire house or lot? Bluetooth is sketchy beyond the same room, and I don't want to deploy a dozen hubs just to cover all my stuff...

Re:Matter – Protocol to connect compatible devices and syste... by outworlder on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:15PM (#33088466)
Given that many if not most wired devices in a zigbee or zwave mesh can already perform this task (including lowly switches and light bulbs), I'm not sure how much of a problem that is. You only need one hub.