kohai Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Anybody tried one? --- Garadget founder Denis Grisak claims to have reformed his ways, saying he’s opening up the firmware of his company’s eponymous device to allow customers to connect it to the home automation software of their choice, rather than having to rely on Garadget’s own cloud-based service. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/iot-garage-opener-now-more-open-a-year-after-customer-firestorm/
kissfan Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 I have 3 of these on my doors and they work perfectly. https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=122&cp_id=12212&cs_id=1221201&p_id=11987 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
oberkc Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 based upon the article, the company can and has, apparently, rendered your device non-functional after purchase. Apparently, this relies on the cloud for operation. This also suggests that the company has control of your garage door. Not good, in my mind. Count me out. Hopefully, the change in approach is true.
kohai Posted January 31, 2018 Author Posted January 31, 2018 based upon the article, the company can and has, apparently, rendered your device non-functional after purchase. Apparently, this relies on the cloud for operation. This also suggests that the company has control of your garage door. Not good, in my mind. Count me out. Hopefully, the change in approach is true. That's the way it used to work. They have changed it now to allow direct/local control without the cloud.
kohai Posted January 31, 2018 Author Posted January 31, 2018 I have 3 of these on my doors and they work perfectly. https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=122&cp_id=12212&cs_id=1221201&p_id=11987 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Can these open the door?
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