Question: What if the resident just leaves the door open? Can the system tell if the door has been left open? (The lock will still lock and unlock)
Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
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Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd like to second this. The product looks very flimsy. (This is to say nothing about the actual security it provides.) One would think a more menacing lock that also works really well would also work two-fold as a preventive measure for would-be thieves.
This goes on the inside of the door. Would-be thieves would never see it. The image lower down on the page (next to "Easily install") is MUCH clearer about what this is and how it works. If the creators are reading this, I'd suggest swapping it in for the image in front of the video.
Thanks, that sure is embarrassing. It looked to me like it went on the outside, but I realize now that I was wrong. I still think it would still be nice to have it look sturdier.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#63Do you keep logs? The idea that you've got a record of every time I've entered or left my house creeps me out enough that I wouldn't use this as a customer. On the other hand, if I were building this, I'd be pretty interested in what I might be able to do with this data.
But wouldn't it be cool if you had a record of someone entering your house to kill you? Like imagine if OJ Simpson was a Lockitron customer...
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
To play devil's advocate, it is less conspicuous to open a door that you can hack open with your phone than it is to pick or bump it (Although depending on your skill, picking it may be a very easy thing too).
Lockitron will send you a message when the door is unlocked, even if it's using a bump key.
I wonder what the minimum viable wifi-jammer is here?
Have you considered any sort of pingdom style monitoring for that sort of thing?
(Obviously, it's a really unlikely scenario right now, but if they can keep it off the air long enough to open the door and introduce it to Mr Big Hammer, notifications may not be forthcoming :) )
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
We don't take the money up front. We're authorizing cards as a minimal low pass filter. Primarily we need to know how many to make (or if anyone wanted one at all!)
Why did you decide to run your own presale rather than go through Kickstarter?
Presumably because Kickstarter is not a store.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#66I showed this site to 3 different people and asked them: "How much do you think the product costs?". They all said $149.
No where does it say on the main page that it actually costs $295. I found this in the blog at the end of a post: "For $295 and no monthly fees you can order a Lockitron deadbolt kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes".
The above statement was part of an answer to "What is Lockitron?". I would have thought that this is the most common FAQ, but it does not exist on the first page.
Left a sour taste and am disappointed. Though nothing illegal, certainly deceptive.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#67I showed this site to 3 different people and asked them: "How much do you think the product costs?". They all said $149. No where does it say on the main page that it actually costs $295. I found this in the blog at the end of a post: "For $295 and no monthly fees you can order a Lockitron deadbolt kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes". The above statement was part of an answer to "What is Lockitron?". I wou…
As stated on the homepage, it costs $150. The $295 in the blog footer I believe is referring to the old version of Lockitron.
No reason to be disappointed - It clearly states what the new version costs on the homepage.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#68I showed this site to 3 different people and asked them: "How much do you think the product costs?". They all said $149. No where does it say on the main page that it actually costs $295. I found this in the blog at the end of a post: "For $295 and no monthly fees you can order a Lockitron deadbolt kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes". The above statement was part of an answer to "What is Lockitron?". I wou…
Sorry but products are getting mixed up here. There is an older "Lockitron deadbolt kit" that was $295, and that's not what's being pre-ordered here.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#69A non-Kickstarter Kickstarter?
We don't take the money up front. We're authorizing cards as a minimal low pass filter. Primarily we need to know how many to make (or if anyone wanted one at all!)
I should have added a smiley face or a little more text.
The question was actually intended a bit differently than I realize you (and others) may have interpreted.
It is VERY clear from your site that you are NOT charging anyone until you ship the product they are buying. Hence the "non-Kickstarter Kickstarter" comment. In other words, you are not doing anything like Kickstarter at all yet you are gathering commitments and gauging interest.
I shouldn't have left it open to interpretation. Sorry.
Re: Lockitron: $500K of Reservations in One Day
#70I showed this site to 3 different people and asked them: "How much do you think the product costs?". They all said $149. No where does it say on the main page that it actually costs $295. I found this in the blog at the end of a post: "For $295 and no monthly fees you can order a Lockitron deadbolt kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes". The above statement was part of an answer to "What is Lockitron?". I wou…
Sorry about that! As other commenters have mentioned, that was a holdover from our first generation lock. It has been updated to the correct price now.
As confirmation, you can verify through Amazon Payments that cards are only authed for a max charge of $149.