PricelessToolkit's MailboxGuard Watches for Activity Then Alerts You via Home Assistant or WhatsApp
https://www.hackster.io/news/pricelesstoolkit-s-mailboxguard-watches-for-activity-then-alerts-you-via-home-assistant-or-whatsapp-012c5c092aef
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misterd1ck@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Couldn’t you do the same with a Wyze bridge set and the motion/light sensor?
minnix@lemux.minnix.dev · 1 pts · 3y
Not that I know of. You'd have to go through Wyze servers I believe and you would also be restricted to WiFi distances. This hardware setup avoids both of those pitfalls.
misterd1ck@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Your limited to WiFi with either solution. Yes you would have to go through Wyze services, but you could get notifications the same through home assistant.
minnix@lemux.minnix.dev · 1 pts · 3y
LoRa range is 3 to 10 miles depending on terrain, so those two points still stand.
dragontamer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
In general, commercial equipment will be cheaper and easier to use.
But when you build your own, its more extendable, and also community-driven development can have advantages if the community grows. LoRA is a growing community, with more-and-more interesting devices being added to it.
Wyze, unless it gets reverse-engineered or unless they embrace open-source, is a proprietary solution that relies upon the company to make new additions.