Zigbee Is STILL a con, 5 Myths About The Wifi Smart Home

The Smart Home industry has been spreading lies and half truths about Wifi for years to promote Zigbee, and I will PROVE that they aren't true in this video.

Zigbee has its place in your smart home, but it's overpriced and only really has one scenario where it has any benefit over Wifi. Cheap Zigbee devices do exist, but they're few and far between, and anyone looking for a beginners guide to the smart home is going to find people promoting Philips Hue and Zigbee. The truth is that there are MUCH cheaper options out there and Zigbee's main selling points are too complicated for any beginner.

When weighing up Zigbee versus Wifi there are lots of factors consider, and I'm not saying there's never any reason to buy Zigbee, I have plenty of Zigbee devices in my smart home, but it is an expensive starting point, and the myths that surround Wifi are hampering market growth. Zigbee is something people should graduate to once they decide they want more automation outside of Alexa and Google home. Too many people are falling into the trap of buying into products such as Philips Hue and then feeling like they can't step outside of that eco system.

edit: a lot of people are asking me where I got the router. It's not cheap, but it is AMAZING. It's the amplifi HD mesh router, and I have the two mesh points too to ensure full coverage:
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Below are some links to other videos that might help expand your smart home on a budget, and even some that recommend situations where Zigbee is necessary:

WIFI MAINS INSTALLED PLUG SOCKETS FOR £20:
https://youtu.be/g_LVldogJmI

CHEAPEST POSSIBLE SMART HOME SETUP 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3SSr2-48I

MOST BALANCED SMART HOME SETUP:
https://youtu.be/Mhf0bF1oRNw

ALEXA ENABLED WIFI BLIND MOTOR:
https://youtu.be/2uJ-D8LwKXA

A COMPLETE TOUR OF MY SMART HOME:
https://youtu.be/v1moGm_eWxM

ALEXA ENABLED MAINS LIGHT SWITCH | NO NEUTRAL REQUIRED!:
https://youtu.be/APIhHwIubec

LED STRIPS:
https://youtu.be/xSelOWG_vBQ

SMART HOME LIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT OPTIONS:
https://youtu.be/8KCEL12uj54

MY THOUGHTS ON HOME ASSISTANT:
https://youtu.be/WGiFUpiYjEE

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Other Smart Home Products I recommend:
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BROADLINK RM PRO (controls Infrared devices like TV's and Set top Boxes, and also RF plug sockets and switches)
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RF PLUG SOCKETS (Controllable with the Broadlink RM Pro)
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SMARTTHINGS HUB (For Controlling Zigbee devices at beginner level):
UK: https://amzn.to/2xLhAlU
US: https://amzn.to/37cfVCh

HUBITAT HUB (For Controlling Zigbee devices at advanced level):
Global: https://hubitat.com/products

XIAOMI DOOR SENSORS, BUTTON'S, & MOTION SENSORS (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS, IT COMES WITH IT'S OWN HUB BUT IT'S RUBBISH):
UK: https://amzn.to/3aRI97u
US: https://amzn.to/2ETwXcq

PHILIPS HUE DIMMER REMOTE (For use with Ikea, Hubitat, Homey, Smartthings and Hue):
UK: https://amzn.to/2UF2APx
US: https://amzn.to/32JAYJJ

AISIRER WIFI PLUG SOCKET (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED):
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WIFI SMART BULBS (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED)
UK - https://amzn.to/3dLTbgJ
US - https://amzn.to/2LsTZvj

WIFI HARD WIRED MAINS LIGHT SWITCH (ON/OFF) (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED):
UK: https://amzn.to/2yxqZ0T
GLOBAL: https://bit.ly/32Vn0ox

FLIC BUTTON for controlling Wifi bulbs and other smart home equipment (Works by using your phone to relay the button press to your smart home equipment, if you want to do this without using a phone then buy their Flic hub too!)
SINGLE FLIC: https://flic.io/shop/flic-2-single-pack?aff=27
3 FLICS AND A HUB (starter kit): https://flic.io/shop/flic2-starter-kit?aff=27
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AMAZON FIRE TV STICK 4K ULTRA HD:
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US: https://amzn.to/2OzxxAz

BLINK XT2 CAMERA SYSTEM
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SWITCHBOT (Stand alone device and works with timers):
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SWITCHBOT HUB PLUS (Required to enable Alexa/Google Home/IFTTT/Siri Shortcuts):
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