paulbates Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) Yolink has released the Hub 3 in their store. The new features include battery backup and cellular network backup, which is what they stated to me in a message a couple months ago. At that time they commented that it would also have an ET network port... the product description on the site is pretty bare right now. Edited March 11 by paulbates 1 Quote Link to comment
dwengrovitz Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) While I'd like to see this product become available, I'm not sure this is real just yet. Seems like a real product announcement might include some actual technical details on the product. I emailed their customer service folks just a few days ago to ask about the new hub and this was their response: "Thank you for reaching out to us and for choosing YoLink products! We're thrilled to share that we have exciting plans to launch our new hub, YS-1605, in mid-2024. One standout feature of this upcoming YoLink hub is its capability to support a SIM card. However, as the device is currently undergoing its final development stages, some features are yet to be confirmed pending thorough testing. We kindly ask you to stay tuned to our website or Facebook page for the latest updates and further details as they unfold." There doesn't appear to be any news on their Facebook page, so perhaps this is just a placeholder to generate some marketing buzz? Plus, it's listed on their website as "Cellar hub with battery backup". Edited March 11 by dwengrovitz Quote Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) I added myself to the email alert for product availability, and got this earlier today. Maybe the notification email beat the content update on their store Edited March 11 by paulbates Quote Link to comment
TheA2Z Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Not to be a "Debbie Downer" but what does this give me to upgrade? My Yolink hub is plugged into same Battery Backup APC as my eISY so nothing there. It has a Cellular hub. I have a dual WAN setup with Tmobile Home internet (5G Cellular) and Xfinity cable modem. Ubiquity router switches to Tmobile 5G modem if Xfinity is down. Its still not a true local hub as it uses cloud over cell. If you dont currently have a battery backup or dual wan, I can see a reason to get. I dont know how much that sim card and service will be but Tmobile 5G home internet is $50 a month with no minimums. However speed varies and is not available everywhere. Quote Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 31 minutes ago, TheA2Z said: what does this give me to upgrade? I'm with you in that I decided a few months ago to go with the current hub. I'm not interested in the battery or network backup... also the TTS capability of the current hub does not exist on the new one. Its for a specific market I'm sure yolink has. There were those here interested in it so I thought I would post for them. But now @dwengrovitz pointed out that the store content hasn't changed to available even though the email went out. I'm having a little regret over having posted this.... Quote Link to comment
auger66 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) This is supposed to be their Matter firmware upgradable hub. Matter should bring local control. A lot of future ifs. While I would also very much like local control, the core function of my Yolink leak detectors is to close two shutoff valves. Yolink's current D2D paring will do what I need in the extremely unlikely event I have a water leak and internet outage and/or power failure at the same time. Edited March 11 by auger66 Quote Link to comment
Panda88 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 From discord it is confirmed that local API will be available for this hub in the future - they are still working on the SW - Seems that the older hubs will not have local API - but it is me reading between the lines 1 Quote Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 15 minutes ago, Panda88 said: Seems that the older hubs will not have local API - but it is me reading between the lines Thanks Like any technical solution, I have to adjust to their way of doing things and support model. I followed the directions for getting on discord so I could follow along, but that didn't happen. I was told to contact their tech support when I needed help. It's great, they answer quickly. But in asking local api questions relative to hub 3.. I didn't get an answer other than that capability is targeted for sometime this year. Quote Link to comment
Panda88 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Try https://discord.gg/FMpyub5T and https://discord.gg/P7wQuKCK - these at the 2 discord groups I know of Edited March 13 by Panda88 added info 1 Quote Link to comment
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