On Jun 11, 2023, onefang wrote:
> On 2023-06-10 19:35:10, Dan Purgert via Dng wrote:
> > [...]
> > On the other hand, the "things" can also be HVAC units or other "big
> > appliances" that're hardwired in; and it's probably easy enough to run
> > an ethernet cable there.
>
> I just found out yesterday that the AC that comes with the house I just
> moved into, has WiFi and a phone app. Easy enough to run ethernet, but
> they didn't. I guess if WiFi is cheap enough to put into light globes,
> it's cheap enough for everything else.

I'm used to the commercial / industrial sector for those (which are, in
my experience anyway, wired in), but yeah I could see residential kit
having wifi capabilities.

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