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lordgoat

CGI_3 wrote: »

Where did you get them? Even their own website still saying out of stock (like it did before xmas). None Amazon either. And the Xiaomi version doesn't seem to be supported that well....

My friend ordered them, I'll ask him where or get him to post in here about the details.

Saw them in action for real today, have to say very impressed with the notifications/picture clarity/ speed of notifications to get to phone. Well worth the price.

eventually I'll upgrade to a more serious system but this is more than enough for keeping an eye on the pets and keeping track of people coming and going up the driveway.

ctlsleh

THE ALM wrote: »

Great deal on at UK Argos, Currys and John Lewis. Phillips Hue White and Colour ambience starter kit (3 bulbs, bridge and dimmer) plus a Google home for £170, you are effectively getting the Google Home for free. Have just ordered and getting it delivered to my Sis in Belfast. Offer runs until the 8th.

I tried this the other day and ithey were not for delivery on either Currys,JL or Argos websites, where did you order from?

itzme

lordgoat wrote: »

My friend ordered them, I'll ask him where or get him to post in here about the details.

Saw them in action for real today, have to say very impressed with the notifications/picture clarity/ speed of notifications to get to phone. Well worth the price.

eventually I'll upgrade to a more serious system but this is more than enough for keeping an eye on the pets and keeping track of people coming and going up the driveway.

I grabbed a set of them directly from their site https://www.wyzecam.com/ and then used amazon pay to pay and an posts address pal for delivery. Customs was a bit of a pain, they only accept cash on delivery and in some of the depots but don't tell you how much the customs is until it is delivered. So far very impressed with them considering their cost.

postsnthing

Was gonna jump through the hoops to try order some but looking at the Amazon reviews look to be some big security concerns with WyzeCam sending data to servers other than AWS... And reallocating itself a different mac address when it was blocked from the router don't know how true these claims are but definitely strange

Sesame

ctlsleh wrote: »

I tried this the other day and ithey were not for delivery on either Currys,JL or Argos websites, where did you order from?

I posted this on the bargain alerts thread last week but just to spread the word, the same set was £149 in Dixons Travel in Stanstead.
It was advertised as a free Google Home with the Hue set.
I have set it up and am impressed. Waiting for my next pay day to get more bulbs!

THE ALM

ctlsleh wrote: »

I tried this the other day and ithey were not for delivery on either Currys,JL or Argos websites, where did you order from?

This where I got the deal, due to be delivered on Wednesday to my sister in Belfast. Did try to get it delivered direct to me but wouldn't allow it, never tried parcel motel or the like as it was easier sending it to my sis.

You might have to try a few towns/postcodes as I had originally selected a different address to get it delivered to my mother but one of the items was out of stock and the order couldn't be completed.

itzme

postsnthing wrote: »

Was gonna jump through the hoops to try order some but looking at the Amazon reviews look to be some big security concerns with WyzeCam sending data to servers other than AWS... And reallocating itself a different mac address when it was blocked from the router don't know how true these claims are but definitely strange

The thread to read on this and keep an eye on is
https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/7cykgf/wyzecam_sending_data_to_servers_other_than_aws/

There are some concerns but the team seem to be trying to address them. Apparently they will have them back in stock mid-January.

lordgoat

Not sure if this is a huge bargain or not but just in case it might help anyone

https://theevohomeshop.co.uk/honeywell-evohome-connected-value-packs/75-honeywell-evohome-wi-fi-connected-value-pack-a.html

heating,
hot water
and 8 radiators

thecivvie

Philips hue White and Colour bulb E27 down to £38.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Ambience-Wireless-Lighting-Colours/dp/B01LVXIM42?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=cameltwalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01LVXIM42

CGI_3

Serious question; why do these HUE light bulbs cost so much, and what is their life expectancy?

The high horse brigade

CGI_3 wrote: »

Serious question; why do these HUE light bulbs cost so much, and what is their life expectancy?

15 years or 15000 hours although the warranty is 2 years

AndyBoBandy

thecivvie wrote: »

Philips hue White and Colour bulb E27 down to £38.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Ambience-Wireless-Lighting-Colours/dp/B01LVXIM42?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=cameltwalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01LVXIM42

F**k Sake

only bought 1 last week for £48

thecivvie

Philips Hue 20W LED Lightstrip Plus 2m Light Strips Kit down to €62.49 in argos. Stock available and says can be reserved

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4836957.htm?desktopSiteActive=true&_$ja=tsid%3A30390%7Cprd%3A8088783

thecivvie

Logitech Harmony Elite down to €179 Amazon France

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B014GXQOJ2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1515663317&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=logitech+harmony&psc=1

Jane1012

thecivvie wrote: »

Philips Hue 20W LED Lightstrip Plus 2m Light Strips Kit down to €62.49 in argos. Stock available and says can be reserved

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4836957.htm?desktopSiteActive=true&_$ja=tsid%3A30390%7Cprd%3A8088783

GBP49.99 on Amazon UK now too

illdoit2morrow

Saw this is a thread in bargain alerts.

If you are passing through Dublin airport soon, they have this deal for €169 in Dixons.

I rang Dixons this morning, they have 2 in stock.

thecivvie

Amazon FR Philips Hue Colour B22 bulb €34.39
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01LVUZQNX/ref=pe_2358541_234505251_em_1p_1_im

fletch

thecivvie wrote: »

Amazon FR Philips Hue Colour B22 bulb €34.39
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01LVUZQNX/ref=pe_2358541_234505251_em_1p_1_im

Do they deliver to Ireland/UK?

davo2001

fletch wrote: »

Do they deliver to Ireland/UK?

Yeah but you pay for postage.

postsnthing

davo2001 wrote:

Yeah but you pay for postage.

Any idea how much ? Haven't got an amazon France account and need to set one up to get a price for postage.

AndyBoBandy

postsnthing wrote: »

Any idea how much ? Haven't got an amazon France account and need to set one up to get a price for postage.

Do you not just log in to regular amazon, and change the country to France? Or log in to French Amazon with your regular Amazon log in details?

I shop on both American & U.K. Amazon with the same account.

fletch

No...my login details don't seem to work on amazon fr

thecivvie

postsnthing wrote: »

Any idea how much ? Haven't got an amazon France account and need to set one up to get a price for postage.

Any amazon account can log on. Postage is €7.74

fletch

thecivvie wrote: »

Any amazon account can log on. Postage is €7.74

Sorry you're correct.

bk

CGI_3 wrote: »

Serious question; why do these HUE light bulbs cost so much, and what is their life expectancy?

Stop and think about what each bulbs has in it. It is basically a mini computer, it has a processor, memory, 2.4GHz radio etc. And then if they are a colour bulb, they have to have separate RGB LEDs to generate the different colours.

A lot of sophisticated electronics there.

However having said that, a lot of this stuff is getting integrated and getting cheaper. Pretty amazing really.

AndyBoBandy

Hue Colour E27 AND B22 are now £38.99 & £39.99 respectively on Amazon U.K.

Argo foc yourself

So excuse my ignorance or it could be just that I am completely bamboozled with the amount of products out there for smart heating controls - all claiming to be better than the other.

I have an oil fired heating system. I want to change my controls so that I can turn on/off the heating remotely via smart phone.

Currently, my controls are in the utility and I have a thermostat in the kitchen. I can only control the heating from this thermostat.

What product should I be looking at. I would also take into consideration that I may add a camera to the house at some stage and would like to incorporate this.

AndyBoBandy

Do you have separate zones you can set to run on your boiler?

eg. Heating (zone 1) , Hot Water (zone 2)
or Heating Upstairs (zone 1), Heating downstairs (zone 2), Hot Water (zone 3)

or is it just heating/water on/off all together?

I use a Nest for my 2 'zone' system (Heating/water on & Water only on) (its really only 1 zone, but being able to separate the water from the heating, it adds the 2nd 'zone')
In my case, Nest was a good fit as it only controls a Heating zone and a Water zone

Argo foc yourself

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Do you have separate zones you can set to run on your boiler?

eg. Heating (zone 1) , Hot Water (zone 2)
or Heating Upstairs (zone 1), Heating downstairs (zone 2), Hot Water (zone 3)

or is it just heating/water on/off all together?

I use a Nest for my 2 'zone' system (Heating/water on & Water only on) (its really only 1 zone, but being able to separate the water from the heating, it adds the 2nd 'zone')
In my case, Nest was a good fit as it only controls a Heating zone and a Water zone

no zones. My heating heats the rads and water. I have an immersion to also control the hot water if I am not using the heating (summer)

deezell

Argo foc yourself wrote: »

no zones. My heating heats the rads and water. I have an immersion to also control the hot water if I am not using the heating (summer)

What controls are in the utility. A timer? is it digital. . Do you have to turn up the thermostat to heat the HW or does the boiler just come on to heat it on demand.
Either way, your simplest solution is to replace the current thermostat with a smart stat. Tado and Netatmo are wire in replacements. Nest requires a separate control box to be wired in at the point where the stat wires go, usually next to the boiler or the existing controller. If the HW is able to heat without the heating being on, (simple gravity feed from the boiler controlled by a cylinder stat) then the nest can also give remote control of HW heating as the heatlink box that comes with it has two control zones, heating and HW. A similar box can be added to Tado and Netatmo stats.
It looks to me though that you can't heat the HW without the radiators, hence you use the immersion in the summer. Heating the HW without the heating will require some additions to you plumbing, but thats another days work.
Have a read through this more appropriate thread to enlighten (or confuse) yourself.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057758281&page=36