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I got a new fancy shmancy key ring from OrbitKey since i too only have a few keys. Threw a multi-tool and USB on for good measure as well.
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Go with Schlage. Don't like Kwikset products and I have experience with both.
This makes me think of the old days of answering machines that allowed you to screen the calls. Just call the house and tell Alexa to open the door.This. We have gone full up Z-wave/smart home inside our house with lights, plugs, etc and love it. But I have concerns about adding smart locks/garage door openers to the mix for that very reason. Even without a company getting hacked or my credentials hacked or whatnot, I worry someone could just yell at my Alexa through the kitchen window to unlock the front door.
But maybe I am just overly paranoid.
I have a key and a keyfob for the office, but enter our house through a remote garage door (remote is on my visor) so no keyring for that. I don't know what I'm going to do with the office keyring, but losing a car key is progress imo.
Only downside I've yet to sort out is in the rare event I arrive home on foot and nobody's home...I have to wait.
This. We have gone full up Z-wave/smart home inside our house with lights, plugs, etc and love it. But I have concerns about adding smart locks/garage door openers to the mix for that very reason. Even without a company getting hacked or my credentials hacked or whatnot, I worry someone could just yell at my Alexa through the kitchen window to unlock the front door.
But maybe I am just overly paranoid.
I have this on my front door, basement door, and doors to my air-bnbs. It's great. Since you're still the one supplying the mechanical movement, the battery lasts forever. It says to change it annually, but 4 years in with heavy usage and still not even a low battery warning.
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This. We have gone full up Z-wave/smart home inside our house with lights, plugs, etc and love it. But I have concerns about adding smart locks/garage door openers to the mix for that very reason. Even without a company getting hacked or my credentials hacked or whatnot, I worry someone could just yell at my Alexa through the kitchen window to unlock the front door.
But maybe I am just overly paranoid.
Another smart-lock user here, for about 5 years. I started with the Lockitron and moved to the August and then the August 2.0. I've only been locked out twice, once with a dead phone, and once having let the batteries die - and ever since I'm diligent about swapping the rechargeable batteries every two weeks, and keeping my phone charged.
Very happy, and generally haven't used a key in years, but it's always best to have a spare key somewhere though. I won't say where I keep it, but I will say that I keep a phone charger in my garden shed now.
I got rid of the key ring too; just carry one key in my change pocket.Let me explain my situation. I currently own a Chevy Volt, and on the key fob is my key to my house in addition to the car key. When I get my Model 3, I will be excited to drop one less thing to carry, but I will still need my house key. It feels weird to have a keychain with only one key. Is anyone else in this weird school of thought that I am?
I don't think you're being paranoid at all. I'm in my mid-20s so I grew up a gadget guy and love the thought of the connected house. I enjoy my smart lights, my Alexa Spot, my Nest Cams and Nest Thermostats. But... the smart locks give me pause.
Even if the company isn't hacked, whats to stop someone to somehow develop a way to locally access your smart lock through a vulnerability in the hardware, in your home's network, or the smart hubs. Yes, you'd have to be a hot target since it would probably take an absurd amount of time to do such things. But who knows... I remember the reports of people abusing signals in keyless entry / start-stop for cars when the tech was new -- some thieves were able to unlock the car within seconds.
I am considering making it a back-up to a regular dead bolt for those times when you hit the road and panic over whether you locked the door or not .
Agreed.Sincere question: does your home have windows? Glass patio doors? If someone really wants into your house, they are going to get in. You may have opened yourself up to geeky hackers more than dudes with crowbars, but either way you have a risk. My personal view is that a lock has to be strong enough to deter a casual "let me see if the door is unlocked" kind of opportunist, but if someone comes to my house with the firm intent of entering it, I doubt any consumer product will stop them. Find a rock in my back yard and "let yourself in" my patio door!
Reminds me of a construction worker friend who visited a model home that had vinyl siding. When the agent bragged about the high security locks on the front door, my friend laughed and said, "just give me a utility knife and I'll get in in two minutes by cutting the siding and drywall and reach in to unlock the door."Sincere question: does your home have windows? Glass patio doors? If someone really wants into your house, they are going to get in. You may have opened yourself up to geeky hackers more than dudes with crowbars, but either way you have a risk. My personal view is that a lock has to be strong enough to deter a casual "let me see if the door is unlocked" kind of opportunist, but if someone comes to my house with the firm intent of entering it, I doubt any consumer product will stop them. Find a rock in my back yard and "let yourself in" my patio door!
Same here. The smartlock is kept from my Google Home as it is too close to the door and don't want people yelling at it from outside.This. We have gone full up Z-wave/smart home inside our house with lights, plugs, etc and love it. But I have concerns about adding smart locks/garage door openers to the mix for that very reason. Even without a company getting hacked or my credentials hacked or whatnot, I worry someone could just yell at my Alexa through the kitchen window to unlock the front door.
But maybe I am just overly paranoid.