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More importantly, who is forcing you to ask this? Blink twice if you need help.

More importantly, who is forcing you to ask this? Blink twice if you need help.

lol

My wife asked if we could do it. I told her that I already posted the live pens game without a cable subscription question here and the responses were laughter. She said we can jail break a fire stick. I said if that were a legitimate option someone here would probably have suggested it. She said to ask again. So here I am...

Could be worse. I could have married someone who didn't care if we could watch live hockey or not. She was all for cutting the cord a month ago but now that hockey is 2 months away she's starting to get the shakes.

My son has started to jusy open doors and go outside to play. While I don't mind this because we are so far away from anyone else there is little danger, I just want to know he is outside playing. So I tgought about getting some door sensors that will just alert me that an exterior door was opened. I kind of thought maybe there is a security aspect too. What systems are good for this type of thing? Samsung smart things hub? Alexa? We have a wyze cam already.

This is one area where you're going to want to look at what you want and go with one system from the start, be it SmartThings, HomeKit, etc. I run SmartThings, and have sensors on my front door, but those are mainly to used to assist in my door lock program so that it doesn't attempt to re-lock if the door is ajar. The sensors are cheap and easy to use. There are plenty of SmartApps that will notify you if a door is opened.

Yeah, that's why I'm asking. I'm not heavily invested in any system yet, so I want to know which one is the best.

I also want to be able to link two cameras (indoor) and try to use them as baby monitors/nanny cams.

My son has started to jusy open doors and go outside to play. While I don't mind this because we are so far away from anyone else there is little danger, I just want to know he is outside playing. So I tgought about getting some door sensors that will just alert me that an exterior door was opened. I kind of thought maybe there is a security aspect too. What systems are good for this type of thing? Samsung smart things hub? Alexa? We have a wyze cam already.

This is one area where you're going to want to look at what you want and go with one system from the start, be it SmartThings, HomeKit, etc. I run SmartThings, and have sensors on my front door, but those are mainly to used to assist in my door lock program so that it doesn't attempt to re-lock if the door is ajar. The sensors are cheap and easy to use. There are plenty of SmartApps that will notify you if a door is opened.

Yeah, that's why I'm asking. I'm not heavily invested in any system yet, so I want to know which one is the best.

I also want to be able to link two cameras (indoor) and try to use them as baby monitors/nanny cams.

What kind of cameras do you have, and do they integrate into multiple systems? For stuff like Ring, I'm not sure that it matters as much, as they normally have their own apps that handle notifications - and I prefer Ring's app to SmartThings for that sort of thing.

My son has started to jusy open doors and go outside to play. While I don't mind this because we are so far away from anyone else there is little danger, I just want to know he is outside playing. So I tgought about getting some door sensors that will just alert me that an exterior door was opened. I kind of thought maybe there is a security aspect too. What systems are good for this type of thing? Samsung smart things hub? Alexa? We have a wyze cam already.

This is one area where you're going to want to look at what you want and go with one system from the start, be it SmartThings, HomeKit, etc. I run SmartThings, and have sensors on my front door, but those are mainly to used to assist in my door lock program so that it doesn't attempt to re-lock if the door is ajar. The sensors are cheap and easy to use. There are plenty of SmartApps that will notify you if a door is opened.

Yeah, that's why I'm asking. I'm not heavily invested in any system yet, so I want to know which one is the best.

I also want to be able to link two cameras (indoor) and try to use them as baby monitors/nanny cams.

What kind of cameras do you have, and do they integrate into multiple systems? For stuff like Ring, I'm not sure that it matters as much, as they normally have their own apps that handle notifications - and I prefer Ring's app to SmartThings for that sort of thing.

I have one Wyze camera. I also have a baby monitor camera that I don't believe is supported on anything other than the monitor receiver. So, I'd be ok with starting fresh

thank the lord

I'm downloading ET right now. Daughter wants to see it for one of our movie nights.

We've used the library quite a bit for the classics.

Anybody have Verizon for TV + internet? If so can I ask what package/how much?

I have Verizon internet (100/100) @ $112/month and that seems expensive for the speed. On top of that I’m paying DirecTV a ridiculous $175/month. Considering bundling with Verizon.

I have Verizon fios 200/200 internet only for 39.99.
If you have Verizon you can get -$10 a month for using autopay.