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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 2 points 2 months ago

I never that about this but this is very true, zigbee and zwave are dedicated separate radio networks. With the Thread/Matter that is very possible if it has a thread border router setup. Apple TV, HomePod, and even some Nest routers can do this.

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