Metriacanthosaurus

I wouldn't buy it if it were the same price because I don't want one, and have no interest in that style or form factor...like just about every other person in the world.

 As usual people‘s concerns about “privacy“ are completely unfounded in this case and make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

“Privacy” does not extend to video footage of the outside of your home that you willingly upload to a third-party server. What are you frigging nuts?

I have 2 of the Yale Assure locks for the front doors, and the Connected by August module is not all it is cracked up to be. It is by far the most expensive module, and requires an ugly wall wart hub PER door to be plugged in within close Bluetooth range. The range on this part is terrible, so anything beyond a few feet and line of sight is out of the question. 

djames4242 said:

CheeseFreeze said:

Batteries where traditionally no battery is required (pure mechanical solution) is a problem for me.
I hope future versions will have some sort of a solar sell or integrated charger (hook up to usb) because with all these smart solutions charging becomes a full time job. 

I bought the z-wave version of this for our home and opted for a model with a key that can be used as a backup. I don't like the idea of not being able to get in to my house because the batteries have died, or because the mechanism fails...

Frankly you made the wrong call. Anyone can pick the lock on any typical deadbolt after watching a 5 minute YouTube video. Keyed locks are simply less secure than newer alternatives. And this unit has its own backup solution for the impossibly rare scenario of the batteries dying before you can replace them. 

"Critical data"

This trend of being obsessed with the exposure of data that is not meaningful in the least is incredibly obnoxious and needs to die.

Tomorrow's headline: COMPANY CREATES GIANT BOOK OF EVERYONES NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND MAILS IT TO EVERYONE! OUTRAGE CANNOT BE QUELLED!