Phone activated functions on an RV???
omg, Thought I'd seen it all but guess not. There is another thread where an RV'er is locked out of opening his slides and awning on his RV. WHY? Because he is using his cell phone to open them...
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I recommend a credit card separate from your bank account. Trust me on this. It saves you a lot of frustration and filling out forms.
As for a phone, call me a Luddite, but no way. I have seen app based systems before, and when the maker decides to stop updating the app for your specific device, you are housed. In fact, things like multiplexed wiring can be liabilities when you need to replace an A/C unit or furnace, and find the wiring doesn't support the new model or revision.
RVs already have issues, so I prefer the KISS solution. That way, if one subsystem fails, it won't impact others.
As for apps, I worked at an IoT maker before. They have zero interest in security because there is no money to be made by spending any time on it. I don't want some 12 year old who had his XBox taken away by his mom at the campsite to find a make/model RV with a "smart" system, find an app, then do things like extend/retract the awning until the motor burns out, run the generator and turn on appliances until the breakers trip, and so on.
As for a phone, call me a Luddite, but no way. I have seen app based systems before, and when the maker decides to stop updating the app for your specific device, you are housed. In fact, things like multiplexed wiring can be liabilities when you need to replace an A/C unit or furnace, and find the wiring doesn't support the new model or revision.
RVs already have issues, so I prefer the KISS solution. That way, if one subsystem fails, it won't impact others.
As for apps, I worked at an IoT maker before. They have zero interest in security because there is no money to be made by spending any time on it. I don't want some 12 year old who had his XBox taken away by his mom at the campsite to find a make/model RV with a "smart" system, find an app, then do things like extend/retract the awning until the motor burns out, run the generator and turn on appliances until the breakers trip, and so on.
