Hot take: Smart home setup is a total time trap

I spent a full weekend, about 14 hours, just trying to get my new smart lights and thermostat to talk to each other. The problem was a weird firmware update on the hub that kept failing silently. What's the most time you've wasted on a gadget that was supposed to make life easier?

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river_allen6mo ago

Actually, 14 hours is pretty good for a first-time smart home setup!

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the_william6mo ago

Yeah 14 hours sounds about right for that first time chaos.

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emery_white6mo ago

Seriously? Fourteen hours is a complete disaster. That's basically an entire waking day wasted on blinking lights and error messages. Nobody should act like that's a normal or okay result.

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