Amazon has
2-Pack TP-Link Tapo Matter S505 Single Pole Smart WiFi Light Switch on sale for $24.99 - $3 off when you clip the coupon listed on the product page =
$21.99.
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Product Details:
- Matter Certified: Integrate Matter-certified Tapo devices with other Matter end products into your preferred ecosystem.
- Voice Control: MManage your smart switch with voice commands via Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, or Google Assistant.
- Remote Control: Instantly turn connected devices on/off from wherever you are through the Tapo app.
- Schedule: Preset a schedule to automatically manage devices.
- Auto-Off: Automatically turns off a connected device after the device is left on for a set time.
- Away Mode: Randomly turns devices on and off at different times to give the appearance that someone is home.
- Smarter with Sensors: Create Smart Actions triggered by Tapo smart sensors for greater automation.
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I have a ton of Kasa and a couple of Tapo switches I got on a deal. For now, I'll continue to wait for deals on Kasa and may even pay a few bucks more just because it's all set up. Either brand has worked flawlessly for me and I do appreciate the Matter ones just because I can use Siri to control them. I also got a couple of Tuo smart buttons to use on specific locations and that button requires matter to work.
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Have a 100Mbps connection and a modern wifi 6 network? Sure! Network congestion purely from devices ont he network would impact less than the speed of your internet.
Have 1Gbps+, 100 devices, and a mesh Wifi 6 router? You are going to be limited below your 1Gbps network connection at times. It is vastly worse without a wired backhaul. if your expectation is 'connected' then the count doesnt really matter, but it can and will impact network performance.
Having more devices eventually causes interference and it gets worse in apartment and condo situations.
It is also worth noting that zigbee devices don't talk to the internet directly...which is a very good thing as any one of your wifi devices could theoretically get infected by whatever malware is out there and then go off using 100GB a month in data as part of a botnet, also nuking your network connection.
Have a 100Mbps connection and a modern wifi 6 network? Sure! Network congestion purely from devices ont he network would impact less than the speed of your internet.
Have 1Gbps+, 100 devices, and a mesh Wifi 6 router? You are going to be limited below your 1Gbps network connection at times. It is vastly worse without a wired backhaul. if your expectation is 'connected' then the count doesnt really matter, but it can and will impact network performance.
Having more devices eventually causes interference and it gets worse in apartment and condo situations.
It is also worth noting that zigbee devices don't talk to the internet directly...which is a very good thing as any one of your wifi devices could theoretically get infected by whatever malware is out there and then go off using 100GB a month in data as part of a botnet, also nuking your network connection.
I tried the zigbee but was turned off by it. Price was high and integration with Alexa or google was abysmal. I paid $5 for every switch, plug, bulb. And maybe $10-$15 for every camera. Zigbee is easily 3x that amount,
I would rather continue the wifi for smart devices then pay the higher cost for a higher inconvenience.
Have a 100Mbps connection and a modern wifi 6 network? Sure! Network congestion purely from devices ont he network would impact less than the speed of your internet.
Have 1Gbps+, 100 devices, and a mesh Wifi 6 router? You are going to be limited below your 1Gbps network connection at times. It is vastly worse without a wired backhaul. if your expectation is 'connected' then the count doesnt really matter, but it can and will impact network performance.
Having more devices eventually causes interference and it gets worse in apartment and condo situations.
It is also worth noting that zigbee devices don't talk to the internet directly...which is a very good thing as any one of your wifi devices could theoretically get infected by whatever malware is out there and then go off using 100GB a month in data as part of a botnet, also nuking your network connection.
ZWave uses sub ghz to avoid congested 2.4ghz (BLE, wifi, zigbee all use 2.4ghz) . You pay more but often bring better compatibility and stability, due to the tighter restrictions on the communication standard. 700 series has a blip that is resolved.
Edit: per another reply, looks like these may be able to work without Matter over Thread.
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I have a ton of Kasa and a couple of Tapo switches I got on a deal. For now, I'll continue to wait for deals on Kasa and may even pay a few bucks more just because it's all set up. Either brand has worked flawlessly for me and I do appreciate the Matter ones just because I can use Siri to control them. I also got a couple of Tuo smart buttons to use on specific locations and that button requires matter to work.
v2 only works with Matter through Wifi. I think v3 works with Thread too (not sure! I have v2).
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