Whether it's a work video call on a computer or a relaxing movie viewing on a smart TV, Wi-Fi has become an essential component of our work and leisure today. However, experts reveal that home Wi-Fi has much more potential than we imagine and can significantly facilitate our daily lives.
"According to a Deloitte study, the number of internet-connected devices in the average household has doubled in just the last two years and currently stands at 25. This is proof that Wi-Fi is playing an ever-increasing role in our homes and allowing us to offer ever more creative uses." script. Today, it can help not only feed a pet or water the grass, but even protect steaks from overcooking," says Antanas Vindašius, Telia's service architect.
Safe homes and happy pets
Paradoxically, we use complex microchips to unlock a car, and such advanced technologies as a fingerprint or face scan for a smartphone, but we entrust home security to a metal key that has been around for centuries. This causes serious inconvenience when we forget to take it with us or loses it, and it can also become a serious security threat when we are forced to entrust the key to strangers. According to A. Vindašius, we can solve this by equipping the door of our house with a smart lock.
Products from August and others easily install on top of your existing unlocking mechanism and allow you to enter your home with just a smartphone. When you get to the door, it's enough to enter a code or scan your face in a special app. Well, since the smart lock is constantly connected to a Wi-Fi connection, this can be done even when you are hundreds or thousands of kilometers away. It is convenient if you want to let in a running tap to fix the plumber who came or visit relatives. The latter can also be given a temporary digital key that works only for a certain period of time," says the specialist.
Another problem that many people face is pets left at home. When they plan to go away for the weekend, ensuring their optimal nutrition becomes a real challenge. This can be solved by purchasing a smart Wi-Fi feeder and filling it with food and water. The smartphone app can be used to regulate the intervals and the amount of food that will fall into the pet's bowl, thus protecting it from starvation and overeating. In addition, some of these products even have cameras and speakers, so you can see and talk to your pet from anywhere in the world.
“However, before smart things can ensure the safety of your home or the well-being of your pet, it's critical to have a reliable Wi-Fi connection. New devices that have appeared in the home, alongside computers, phones and a dozen other devices that require a high-speed "part" of their Internet, can become a challenge for an older generation router or mobile Internet. Therefore, in this case, fiber-optic Internet with a router adapted to it is best suited, which ensures adequate speed and operational reliability even at the highest network load", explains A. Vindašius.
He also notes that as more and more areas of life are entrusted to Wi-Fi-connected devices, it is especially important to take care of their security. All devices sold by Telia are pre-prepared for secure communication, as well as additional protection against user errors when weak security standards or passwords are selected.
Flawless greenery and perfect steaks
According to the specialist, developers of smart solutions have recently been paying more and more attention not only to the interior of the house, but also to its environment. A classic example of this is robotic lawn mowers. Most of their newer models are Wi-Fi capable, so they can be controlled from your smartphone to set grass height, mowing intervals and zones. This is especially convenient if you have a large lawn area or a homestead far from your home.
Smart watering systems, which have become much simpler and cheaper in recent years, help to maintain the lawn. Orbit and other manufacturers already offer simple Wi-Fi-controlled watering controllers that attach one end to an outdoor faucet and the other to a watering hose that leads to sprinklers. In this way, lawn watering can be activated and stopped at any time, while at work, on a trip, or simply by setting a certain schedule. This device is complemented by special sensors buried in the soil next to the plants, which measure soil moisture and can share this information with the irrigation system via Wi-Fi and thus automatically activate it.
However, wireless Internet outside can be useful not only when working, but also when you decide to relax. When you invite guests to your homestead and decide to cook barbecue with them, it can be quite a difficult task for someone who doesn't do it often. However, smart thermometers inserted directly into food can make it easier. They measure the temperature continuously during cooking, so they can determine exactly when the steak is done and notify you via Wi-Fi with a notification on your smartphone while you entertain. Special apps even allow you to choose different types of meat, fish or vegetables, so you can always enjoy perfectly cooked food.
"Wi-Fi signal strength becomes the biggest challenge to ensure the performance of the aforementioned outdoor devices. A standard router has a range of about 50 meters, but is significantly limited by interference from building walls or even neighbors' Wi-Fi networks. "AirTies Wi-Fi amplifiers sold by Telia help effectively solve this problem, eliminating blind spots inside the building and increasing the distance of communication outside," advises A. Vindašius.
He also adds that remote homesteads or garden sheds do not always have the opportunity to install fiber-optic or even broadband Internet, and often there is no great need for it. In this case, the specialist recommends portable mobile Internet routers that can be placed outdoors and have enough capacity for devices such as food thermometers or watering systems. In addition, if necessary, they can be taken with you at any time, for example, when driving to the sea.
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