crofford

I’m sure this is connected to the current battle between SpaceX and Hughes about 5g spectrum usage. 

loopless said:

We have one of these, and it's the only way to bring our garage door into HomeKit - the garage door uses RF to communicate with the bridge.  It has been very reliable in general with only one off-line incident in several years.

I'm not sure what those other 99% of people are doing? 

Are you using the device mentioned in the article?  I have two wi-fi enabled liftmaster 8500's plus the aforementioned bridge.  I'm pretty sure there's no RF in the mix.  You configure the 8500's via wi-fi and you add the bridge via wifi.  Granted, it's been 6 months or so since I last went through the configuration but it was well known by the support people that the instructions provided with the device didn't match the instructions they were using to provide support.  

The reason for low sales is that it’s well known that it’s a piece of crap device. I can attest to the accuracy of that as well since I have one.  Initial setup and configuration is a nightmare…and I’m a tech guy.  The install instructions never worked and always required a call to the support line that had different instructions…that they would never post!!! Also the design and architecture of the chamberlain/liftmaster setup in general is terrible. 

Bluetooth?  Why would anyone even consider a speaker based on that...especially coming from an Apple world?  Not having Airplay 2 disqualifies it from consideration.

I bought three to use when I went on an extended trip. I ruined the first one just attaching the plastic to the hose bib. Sent them all back. I’m slightly interested to see how this new fitting works but I’m skeptical. I’d pay double or more for a dependable device that’s not made of plastic.