Tired of your mesh network cutting your bandwidth in half or looking for an easy way to do things at the push of a button? I talk about my time with the Linksys Velop and the Fibaro Button. I visit briefly the Zipato home automation controller to see how it stacks up with the US based competitors.

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[Notes]

• Linksys Velop
  • Tri-Band – no meshing performance drops.
  • 2x 5Ghz radios and a 2.4Ghz radio. One Radio for linking.
  • Two-Gigabit Ethernet ports per node.
  • Bluetooth LE for app setup.
  • Power bridge, on the larger size taking up two-plugs on a power strip.
  • Zigbee radio hidden inside, future firmware update and an unknown purpose.

• Fibaro Button
  • 6 Actions possible (1-5 press’ or press and hold).
  • Small, light, can be mounted with double-sided tape (included) or just sitting down.
  • Easy to replace battery.
  • Plastic, keep away from the pets.
• Zipato
  • Zipabox
    • Z-wave on it’s own.
    • Modular, add backup battery, 3G backup, security zones, zigbee.
  • 
  •  Zipatile
    • Android tablet.
    • Side load apk’s
    • Z-wave, Zigbee, wireless, Ethernet via micro-usb adapter.
    • Powered by Micro-Usb
    • No direct POE support, but you could get a POE-to-USB converter to hide in a new-work box.
    • Wall-mount built in.
    • Can use built-in web came as an ip-camera through the Zipato software.
  • Intercom functionality
    • Ties into SIP doorbell and lock systems
    • Room-to-Room calling
    • Home to mobile app calling.

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