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ZigBee and Zwave? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I see a lot of posts about people who like their Zigbee and Z-Wave products. As I'm setting up the hardware in my home, I'm using Wi-Fi products because I already have Wi-Fi. I don't see much difference in price. What is the actual benefit of setting up a separate network for home devices? Is there a reason that I should consider setting up one of these networks?

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I also thought zigbee was more open and had less licensing fees.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But also more open for the vendors to come up with new and creative ways to violate the protocol.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Seems like this is relevant:

https://xkcd.com/927/

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I read it’s something like typical $5 price difference and z-wave have to pass compatibility tests

I initially went with z-wave because

900MHz frequency has better range in my house
compatibility is good
my local home center had a few z-wave devices but no Zigbee

But I ended up with both, no problem, and will soon add Thread.

I strongly prefer local networks instead of WiFi so I know they’re not calling home, it’s cleaner separation, and allows battery devices

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Totally agree. There is no way a zigbee or zwave can phone home. Somebody pointed this out earlier and I just hadn’t put any thought into that aspect.