Tapo D235 – Replacement for the Netatmo Smart Doorbell

Are you looking for a replacement for the Netatmo Smart (LOL) Doorbell that never worked properly? Mine has finally died in the meantime. Thank goodness! I’ve rarely seen such a piece of junk and Netatmo has also taken it out of the market in the meantime. It would be better if Netatmo simply gave up … Read more

Hurray!

1x Video doorbell – defective after 3 Years. 1x Outdoor camera – lost night vision after 3 years. 1x Valve- defective after 3 years I can now replace these devices with ones from other manufacturers in a first step. Then I just have to wait until all the rest of the Netatmo stuff fails and … Read more

Feature Requests

To avoid being accused of just bashing and not making constructive suggestions, here are some: Netatmo Presence/Doorbell Problem: If the SD card is defective, the camera/doorbell will stop working. This is a blatant design flaw. Solution: Bypass the SD card and move the data to a NAS or DropBox account. Both options are already available. … Read more

Netatmo – Part 2 – The Lie

This day starts with the conclusion that the cameras and the door bell are still playing dead man, but also with a lie. The Lie The Netatmo Energy portal claims that the valves turned up during the night and heated two rooms. Quite apart from the fact that they weren’t allowed to do that according … Read more