Is my "Gateway" Model No. 400SD4 - WiFi capable?
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Comments (33)Sorry, another swing and a miss. Your digging didn't get you to the right answer. Resideo owns all product rights and that allows it to design and manufacture the thermostats it sells, under long term permission to use the Honeywell brand name that was transferred-in Day One. Without that, the "business" would have required substantial advance transformation and that wasn't done. Here's what you could have found: As a starting point, on the back of Resideo's Honeywell brand thermostats, it says "Assembled in Mexico" From the 10K (Annual Report disclosures) with the SEC, it says: "As of December 31, 2020, we employed approximately 14,700 employees in 32 countries. Approximately 3,100 employees were located in the United States, and the remaining 11,600 employees were located primarily in Mexico, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom." Resideo took ownership of and now operates former Honeywell manufacturing plants in Mexico that produce the thermostat products. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Also from the 10K: "Research and Development and Intellectual Property We have software centers of excellence in Austin, Texas; Bengaluru, India; and Melville, New York, along with major product design centers in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In addition, our laboratories are certified to meet various industry standards, such as FCC and UL, enabling us to test and certify products internally. We also have a user experience design group that consists of researchers and product and user experience designers aligned with development sites with the primary studios in Golden Valley, Minnesota. As of December 31, 2020, we employed over 850 engineers. Our deep domain expertise, proprietary technology and brands are protected by a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, nondisclosure agreements, and contractual provisions. We own approximately 2,300 worldwide active patents and pending patent applications to protect our research and development investments in new products and services." Enough of this. You can accept or dispute facts as you wish but facts are facts. Opinions vary from person to person, facts do not....See MoreSeeking new construction home network design advice
Comments (24)cobalty, the features you describe as essential to you are ones that the vast, vast majority of consumers neither know anything about nor feel the same way about. I'm not an engineer or a tech person but I've spent my adult life in Silicon Valley and it's hard to out-geek me so long as a discussion doesn't get deep into the technicalities. Backhauls don't need to be wired. Latency simply means delay, not speed, as I'm sure you understand. For the vast, vast majority of internet users, the greatest factor impacting latency is the signal pathway to/from the internet after leaving their homes. And, for this same vast majority, their normal internet use is wholly unaffected by latency. As I'm sure you know, what ISPs and equipment companies describe as internet "speed" is really capacity - how much the truck can carry, not how fast the truck is travelling. Internet signals travel at the speed of light- congestion, distance, and equipment processing speeds, among other things, are what contribute to latency. What better way to limit a teenager's time wasted playing games than to have equipment that offers only limited or moderate response times because of latency. People I encounter who proselytize for Linux take a similar approach - look at all the things "my" approach offers and your's doesn't. Except, how many of those things does the buying public think to be essential or are able to deal with as the softrware and hardware require? Answer- few or none. Home IT equipment is a plug and play ecosystem. To the extent possible, products configure themselves with onboard setup software. They're shipped with programs consumers can use to receive setup steps and configuration items that can't be automated - to enter passwords, etc. Few ever access access the innards again. If you ask someone what the password is to access their router, the response will usually be incorrect, responding with what the Wifi password is. Often that even needs to be looked up or was written on the bottom of the router. And Wifi passwords? No, they don't know how to change them or set the channels used. It's why people buy iPhones instead of Android ones, Macs instead of PCs, iPads instead of competing ones. . They want to use the technology without having to setup, configure, troubleshoot, adapt or fiddle with it. I have no doubt the equipment you prefer does what you want it to and that's great for you. If the market found Ubiquiti's products as compelling as you do, they would be more than just the very small player in the marketplace for home equipment that they are. They're not more and I think enough said. I do agree with the suggestion to give thought to wiring for things like cameras. The rest of it is optional, the world runs on Wifi these days and the infrastructure equipment that serves it is more than up to the task....See MoreWill Nest work with Bosch Inverter Heat Pump/Condensor?
Comments (39)Old thread but still relevant for Bosch IDS buyers. I have a 5 Ton BOVA with the IDS BVA air handler and don't like the BCC100 T-stat the system comes with. It's a fine thermostat, but lacks remote pendants to trigger are circulation and subsequent heating/cooling as required. These alternative remotes are GREAT at keeping a home balanced and comfortable and IMO way better than any predetermined fan schedule of the BCC100, which beats having an old basic thermostat. Examples: in the summer nights where the center of the house stays relatively cool, yet the bedroom with two people and 2 large dogs gets warm and stuffy. Or in the winter when we have a fireplace going and the Tstat provides less heating, so the bedroom gets chilly. The Ecobee and Nest TStats with pendents sense that issue and balance the air very nicely. From the Bosch website, download the IDS installer manual (Example link), and read the following: 15.1 Control Logic Description - The variable speed system adopts the same 24VAC control as any conventional heat pump. - The compressor’s speed is controlled based on coil pressures monitored by the unit's pressure transducer. To ensure stable and adequate capacity, the compressor speed will modulate relative to evaporator pressure during cooling operation and relative to condensing pressure during heating operation. The target pressure can automatically adjust based on compressor operation so optimal capacity can be achieved. Based on Bosch literature, I believe the Bosch BCC100 does not drive any advanced air handler or inverter functions other than standard controller logic and owners can use commercial TStats without any reduced performance. We can certainly discuss the logic of commercial TStats turning the equipment on and off, but generally, I don't believe they inherently impact inverter speeds or efficiency. We could also discuss the merits of reliability, features, being trendy or whatever, but that ultimately comes down to consumer choice, including application specific considerations. Regarding what the manufacturers recommend... First, Bosch writes that the inverter works off of normal 24 VDC TStat signals, there is no proprietary communication here. Second, they might recommend you use a Bosh TStat. Sure, they invest a lot to develop, manufacture and market their products, but I can run a Bosch circular saw with a Red Devil blade very safely and efficiently too! Same can be said about buying car parts from dealerships, sometimes I do, but there are plenty of OEM quality parts for less money and better warranties at other retailers. It's up to the consumers to pick what's best for them, right? I'm not an installer, just a DIYer that researches... Please comment if you read the Bosch statements differently than I do, or come to different conclusions. I'm interested in remote TStat pendants, an HVAC that runs efficiently and the best comfort for my family/situation. Respectfully,...See MoreInternet speed question
Comments (14)A few updates: I took the cable modem back to Spectrum, and they said, "did you activate it"; my answer was "no", so I have brought it back home, but haven't activated it yet (the old one seems to work fine). BUT another problem cropped up - my Wi-Fi started acting "flakey". Many of my Wi-Fi-connected devices quit working, including two thermostats and a BlueSound Wi-Fi-connected powered speaker connected to my NAD home audio system. I took to heart the suggestions of many of the people here and elsewhere that my router was too old, and I should get a new one. I purchased a recommended tp-link AX3000 and set it up. Of course, all my Wi-Fi-connected devices had to have their connectivity changed to the new router and password. They all now work fine, except for the speaker, which I can't get to connect. I have a ticket in to BlueSound on that device so I'm hoping for success (they are famously slow to respond). It does work when wired, but I have no Ethernet cable near where I want to place it. One problem with BluSound is their setup procedure. It's only done through a mobile device, in my case, an iPhone. The first step is to go to "settings/WiFi" on the iPhone and look for the desired device. Under settings there is "Wi-Fi" and "Networks". All my Wi-Fi devices show up under Networks, including two printers, my thermostats, etc. But, frequently, not the speaker. And the router shows up under Wi-Fi, not Networks. To Denis, what happens if you connect a wired network device directly to the modem and not go through the router?...See More- 9 years ago
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