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The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity
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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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The conbee 3 was just approved by some licensing agency.
But I would recommend the Sonoff Zigbee Gateway ZBDongle E. Upgraded to this with ZHA from Conbee 2 and deconz and it works much more reliable and faster.
But most important: Don't forget that 2 m USB2 cable to prevent the USB3 interference bug.
Please tell me more about this interference bug.
Also wanted to add that I use the Nortek Zigbee / Z-wave combo stick and it's worked great https://www.amazon.com/QuickStick-Combo-HUSBZB-1-Nortek-Cert/dp/B0157GOEA8
USB3 has a bug in its specification which causes some interferences on the 2.4GHz band. This yields to a massiv signal strength drop to a zigbee usb stick if you have something plugged in next to it in a USB3 slot. https://youtu.be/tHqZhNcFEvA?si=l7do_2YtG8DH4hJW This video from HomeAssistant demonstrates the effect very nicely.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://youtu.be/tHqZhNcFEvA?si=l7do_2YtG8DH4hJW
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
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Interesting. Well I have no other USB plugged in so I guess it's fine