[Home Depot] Wink Hub - $24.98 YMMV - RedFlagDeals.com Forums

Feb 22nd, 2018 1:40 pm

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tatung [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2009; 1393 posts; 361 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 1:40 pm

[Home Depot] Wink Hub - $24.98 YMMV

Price:: 24.98
Savings:: 50
Retailer:: Home Depot

I know that the Hub 2.0 and Smartthings hubs are much better than this, but I was just at my local Home Depot (Winnipeg) and saw the original Wink Hub for $24.98 down from $50. Last year it was $25, $17 at Home Depot and Habitat, but this is the first time I was able to find the Wink Hub 1.0 for a reduced price in my city. So I bought one and hoping to try it with the new Ikea smart bulbs. I've read that they do but you lose the ability to use the Ikea switch.

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Feb 22nd, 2018 4:21 pm

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keshan: Sr. Member; Jan 26, 2018; 961 posts; 562 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:21 pm

not bad, but it's really YMMV
I already have a ST, but always want to get a cheap wink to play with, my local HD had that @ 50 for a looooooooooooong time and never went below
all of sudden sometime after new year they are all gone.....

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:28 pm

#3

tatung [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2009; 1393 posts; 361 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:28 pm

keshan wrote: ↑ not bad, but it's really YMMV
I already have a ST, but always want to get a cheap wink to play with, my local HD had that @ 50 for a looooooooooooong time and never went below
all of sudden sometime after new year they are all gone.....

Yes you are correct. Very YMMV anytime this is on sale. There were quite a few left. About 10 in the store.

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:33 pm

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BlueLightSpecial: Sr. Member; Jul 28, 2010; 782 posts; 418 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:33 pm

They did get down to $10 at HD (YMMV of course), see thread: [Home Depot] Wink hub 1.8. Clearance 10$. YMMV

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:45 pm

#5

khulit: Deal Addict; Nov 3, 2006; 3314 posts; 647 upvotes; Winnipeg

Feb 22nd, 2018 4:45 pm

BlueLightSpecial wrote: ↑ They did get down to $10 at HD (YMMV of course), see thread: [Home Depot] Wink hub 1.8. Clearance 10$. YMMV

mine was $1 (after purchase of 2 Wink compatible bulbs).. still haven't opened it yet... haha

hd-wink-hub-gateway-0-99-purchase-two-o ... t-1611851/

Feb 22nd, 2018 5:27 pm

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azaelus: Sr. Member; Aug 24, 2011; 558 posts; 215 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 5:27 pm

i never got mine to work properly and i had it replaced twice, i was always stuck with "updating firmware" even though it had already updated. after awhile i just gave up and returned mine. I know a lot of you were able to use this and thats great since this is cheap enough to play with.

Feb 22nd, 2018 5:55 pm

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khangt1: Jr. Member; Feb 15, 2013; 147 posts; 57 upvotes; Edmonton

Feb 22nd, 2018 5:55 pm

I dabbled with Wink and am now running HomeAssistant+PiHole+HomeBridge and it's a much better solution on a Raspberry Pi2.

+1

Feb 22nd, 2018 6:38 pm

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nesta1: Jr. Member; Apr 15, 2010; 184 posts; 21 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 6:38 pm

azaelus wrote: ↑i never got mine to work properly and i had it replaced twice, i was always stuck with "updating firmware" even though it had already updated. after awhile i just gave up and returned mine. I know a lot of you were able to use this and thats great since this is cheap enough to play with.

I had this problem with both the wink hub and the wink relay. The trick is to not update the firmware over your home wifi. Instead hotspot them to you phone and it’ll work. Just ensure your phone is on LTE and not your home wifi. Once your hub is on a newer firmware future updates will work on the wifi.

+1

Feb 22nd, 2018 7:33 pm

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mikka2017: Deal Expert; Jan 12, 2017; 15293 posts; 4386 upvotes; Scarberia

Feb 22nd, 2018 7:33 pm

what is the HD sku thx

*SIG: Ryzen R5 2600 cpu w/ ASrock B450M OCd to 4.0ghz@1.265v stock cooler 16gb ram win10 pro w/radeon rx460 rogers Gigabit<< xb1 gamertag: mikka2017 >>

Feb 22nd, 2018 11:38 pm

#10

i97ww4: Member; Dec 5, 2004; 373 posts; 51 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2018 11:38 pm

nesta1 wrote: ↑ I had this problem with both the wink hub and the wink relay. The trick is to not update the firmware over your home wifi. Instead hotspot them to you phone and it’ll work. Just ensure your phone is on LTE and not your home wifi. Once your hub is on a newer firmware future updates will work on the wifi.

Same problem I had, another option to this is to call their customer support, they will put your device to a special list, which will continues update mode, after a day or two , it updated mine wink successfully

Feb 23rd, 2018 12:51 am

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BlueLightSpecial: Sr. Member; Jul 28, 2010; 782 posts; 418 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 12:51 am

khangt1 wrote: ↑ I dabbled with Wink and am now running HomeAssistant+PiHole+HomeBridge and it's a much better solution on a Raspberry Pi2.

I have a z-wave device that needs a hub, will that work for me? Was debating getting a z-wave stick to use with my pi.

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:10 am

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tatung [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2009; 1393 posts; 361 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:10 am

mikka2017 wrote: ↑ what is the HD sku thx

869518000106 PWHUB-CA17 is on the receipt.

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:13 am

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rapashoo: Deal Addict; Mar 22, 2010; 3028 posts; 898 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:13 am

How does it perform vs. Wink hub 2?

worth while waiting for hub 2 to go on sale? I still have bit of time.

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:18 am

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tatung [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2009; 1393 posts; 361 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:18 am

rapashoo wrote: ↑ How does it perform vs. Wink hub 2?

worth while waiting for hub 2 to go on sale? I still have bit of time.

https://www.leadsrating.com/smart-hubs/ ... vs-wink-2/

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:29 am

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rapashoo: Deal Addict; Mar 22, 2010; 3028 posts; 898 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:29 am

tatung wrote: ↑ https://www.leadsrating.com/smart-hubs/ ... vs-wink-2/

Sorry OP. I looked into those generic reviews already. Anyone got a real life experience on first gen? I can't expect direct comparison between the two as no one will have both of them operating at the same time in real life.

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:51 am

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tatung [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2009; 1393 posts; 361 upvotes

Feb 23rd, 2018 8:51 am

rapashoo wrote: ↑ Sorry OP. I looked into those generic reviews already. Anyone got a real life experience on first gen? I can't expect direct comparison between the two as no one will have both of them operating at the same time in real life.

Check the old threads. I seem to remember people who had both.

Feb 23rd, 2018 2:49 pm

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khangt1: Jr. Member; Feb 15, 2013; 147 posts; 57 upvotes; Edmonton

Feb 23rd, 2018 2:49 pm

BlueLightSpecial wrote: ↑ I have a z-wave device that needs a hub, will that work for me? Was debating getting a z-wave stick to use with my pi.

I'm not sure about this specifically with the Z-Wave support. Try asking in www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/ ? I got the Wemo stuff working with Apple HomeKit without needing to buy the Belkin Wemo bridge device. It's more elegant and community-maintained and we don't have to support that dumb will.i.am guy.

+1

Feb 24th, 2018 10:56 am

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SteveWhip: Jr. Member; May 20, 2008; 106 posts; 76 upvotes

Feb 24th, 2018 10:56 am

rapashoo wrote: ↑ Sorry OP. I looked into those generic reviews already. Anyone got a real life experience on first gen? I can't expect direct comparison between the two as no one will have both of them operating at the same time in real life.

Been running Gen 1 for about two years now, it works great, just don’t put it near your wifi router it tends to stop working.