• jgkawell@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It is expensive but that Frient keypad is what I have and it’s fantastic. Been running it for about a year now and it’s rock solid. I’ve even repurposed Nest tags to work with it.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I’ve seen tons of people buying these Xfinity Xhk1-ue keypads to repurpose for dirt cheap. I’m seeing some for less than $20. Lots of guides online.

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      5 days ago

      I have some of the Xfinity keypads, bit of a pain to setup but they work well.

      What are the brands to look for in Ali? I’ve never really seen anything.

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        5 days ago

        You can look around, but the ones I went looking for are Tuya brands:

        • Aqara
        • Moe’s
        • Sonoff

        And I would stay from anything that is not battery operated. I’d never hardwire anything ordered from AE into my house for obvious reasons. You also have to accept that some pieces you get may not be the best, but I only get sensors, bulbs, and controllers and haven’t had any issues yet.

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          5 days ago

          Ah you just meant “things” not keypads. I was asking specifically about keypads.

          Yeah I have a ton of generic tuya ZigBee devices, they work great. So far only real complaint is bulbs that act as repeaters, they really shouldn’t since they can be turned off at the switch.

          • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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            5 days ago

            There are definitely a lot over there for sale, but I haven’t seen any brands I recognized or wanted to take a gamble on. If you see something like, just try and find a review on it somewhere.