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william_04_x 01-16-2014 07:15 PM

Chamberlain MyIQ openers. They really are cool.
 
Bought a couple of these for my 10x10 doors over a year ago. They're belt drive and super quiet. Wall keypad displays temp in garage, which has been pretty handy. A remote annunciator in the house tells me if doors have been left open, and a button press closes all doors. Best feature is the internet gateway. You can open/close/check status of the doors with their app. This is great for letting people in when you're away without compromising your codes. The gadget factor is cool, but the added connectivity really can be valuable. :-X22

JWA 01-17-2014 08:17 AM

Definitely a great arrangement---what prevents miscreants from hacking those internet codes and helping themselves to your goods though?

william_04_x 01-18-2014 10:32 PM


Originally Posted by JWA (Post 13964481)
Definitely a great arrangement---what prevents miscreants from hacking those internet codes and helping themselves to your goods though?

Its all web/account based. Nothing goes directly from the phone to the openers. As long as you aren't using open networks, its as secure as the rest of your data.

Ford_Six 01-18-2014 11:10 PM

And there hasn't been anything in the news about data breaches lately..........

JWA 01-19-2014 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by Ford_Six (Post 13970653)
And there hasn't been anything in the news about data breaches lately..........

:D :D :D :D

Even without all that though my first thought about all this new fangled gee whiz "look what I can do from afar......." techno-stuff is "what can/will go wrong?"

ford2go 01-20-2014 12:06 AM

There's recently been a report about about a refrigerator being hit by bot net :)

hj

JWA 01-20-2014 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by ford2go (Post 13974206)
There's recently been a report about about a refrigerator being hit by bot net :)

hj


Yeah---heard that too on my local news, adding to the already-run bits about Target's woes.

Seems all that internet connectivity for blooming kitchen appliances isn't immune from hackers.

Of course I wonder what info is gained by hacking a dishwasher? Are people really so dumb to add personal info access to them too?


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