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Re:I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They're the best... by santialbo on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:45PM (#39347889)
Try having more that 40-50 devices connected to your home router and you will see devices disconnecting randomly because your router can't keep up with them.
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Re:I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They're the best... by CharlesW on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:07PM (#39348172)
I have more than that on my ordinary consumer router and have never seen a problem. Worst case, it'd be straightforward to dedicate a Wi-Fi router to your smart devices in the same way that you have a hub (and possibly repeaters) for your Zigbee devices.
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