I've been doing a lot of thinking lately since my z-wave range is very poor in my house. If it is that bad for my house, isn't there any industry-wide recognized issues over distances and possibly solutions for larger homes?
Among my thoughts:
Why don't z-wave devices include any type of antenna? Is there a spec that prohibits them? Wouldn't a small antenna increase distance?
Is there any engineering/industry group that is trying to solve the short range of z-wave? Like a new spec or devices?
Is there any repeater device that can really extend the range. Such as a booster or a z-wave-to-Ethernet bridge?
I am really struggling how z-wave could be so popular and widely adopted by industry when the range is a little as 20 feet inside a home.
Among my thoughts:
Why don't z-wave devices include any type of antenna? Is there a spec that prohibits them? Wouldn't a small antenna increase distance?
Is there any engineering/industry group that is trying to solve the short range of z-wave? Like a new spec or devices?
Is there any repeater device that can really extend the range. Such as a booster or a z-wave-to-Ethernet bridge?
I am really struggling how z-wave could be so popular and widely adopted by industry when the range is a little as 20 feet inside a home.
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