YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor & SpeakerHub Starter Kit: SpeakerHub Audio hub, (2) Gate & Shed Door Sensors, Email/SMS/Push Alerts, 1/4 Mile Open Air Range, Alexa, IFTTT, Home Assistant

I purchased this equipment to replace a mailbox sensor from another vendor which didn't work reliably over a distance of approximately 100 feet. The only obstruction was one pane of glass. The YoLink sensor and hub mounted in the same locations work flawlessly and during testing connected over significantly longer distances, even with the hub located inside an interior equipment closet with no line of sight to the sensor.Setup was straight-forward using the YoLink app on my Android phone. The app provides local alerts through the speaker on the Hub. The app also includes links to "Third-Party Services" including Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT. I used the Alexa integration to configure my system so that when the mailbox is opened Alexa announces that "Mail has arrived". The Alexa integration also communicates with a TP-Link smart bulb in my kitchen which turns on to provide a visual indication when the mailbox has been opened. After I retrieve the mail, I can say "Alexa turn mailbox light off" and the alert light turns off.While I was setting up the system I posted a question on YoSmart's support web site about integrating the "Open Reminder" feature of the sensor with Alexa. I received a detailed response from Eric at YoSmart within less than a day. He suggested a solution that I had not considered which addressed my need. I had additional follow-up questions which he responded to within hours. Truly exceptional support!Based on my initial experience with the YoLink contact switches and SpeakerHub I plan to purchase additional YoLink devices to extend my home automation.

I've purchased a number of Yolink products and have been satisfied with all of them. They work terrific and in light of that the are fairly priced.More important is their customer service. One of my pool remote thermometers slowly began getting moisture inside. I was a disappointed to see this. At the same time I get an email from them, proactively saying they noticed an issue, and here is the fix. In my case it was severe and they went further and promptly send me out a replacement. You can ask for better than that. Thank you.

Long distance and obstructions do not hurt the signal. I'm a ways from my mailbox and the mailbox is brick construction. It's small enough to tuck out of the way and barely noticeable. Works excellent. The app allows you to use custom voice alerts or sounds you load. Highly versatile. I also placed one on my side gate to the house. Waterproof unit gives you peace of mind. I would highly recommend adding this to any home automation.

Mom has Alzheimer’s and has started walking out the door or trying to leave through the yard gates. I put one of these on each gate and then connected to Alexa. I then programmed Alexa to tell me the gate was being open and voila! Now I know when Mom is on the run, so I can head her off at the pass. They were also very easy to set up. I definitely recommend!

I got the speaker hub to replace the regular hub. I have it announcing several detector events and it has been working great.Originally, I had amazon alexa device for announcements but it couldn't reach some rooms. The speaker hub device, being relatively inexpensive, so I could put it in a room where I don't have an amazon device.Also great, if you're concerned about amazon alexa constantly listening to your home and private conversations.Once complaint, there are several way to configure the auditory features and they are not all simple to configure. Particularly cumbersome when I want to configure custom messages. I had to configure the open, close and still open message for each device. So, since I have 5 sensors, that's 15 custom programs. that was a headache.

The YoLink sensors (i have quite a variety of them!) work incredibly well. These alert me instantly if anyone opens a gate to our back yard unexpectedly from either side of the house.My grievance with YoLink tech support (via Facebook) deals with their app's insistence upon enabling my phone's LOCATION in order to configure the hub to access my WiFi credentials. WTH?! That is entirely unnecessary for such a purpose, as well as an outright security risk. YoSmart does not need to know where my YoLink equipment is located, let alone where my WiFi router is located (now that they have the login credentials).When I asked their tech support on Facebook about why they require it, I got a truly lame excuse that many others require it. (Not that it is NECESSARY; only that it is a common practice.)YoSmart needs to eliminate that requirement for using their app, because the only benefit to having that requirement is data-mining to know where their customers (and WiFi & security system) are located.Where my equipment is located is truly none of their business. As such, my solution to use their app (instead of returning the equipment) was to use an elaborate iPhone location spoofer software package to tell the YoLink app that I was at another location 80 miles away. Anyone expecting to use my WiFi credentials or tweak my security system at that location wouldn't find anything to connect to. But I digress...Other than the YoLink app's insistence upon knowing precise geographic location, I give their equipment five stars and recommend them highly. I currently use their gate sensors, door sensors, leak detector, PIR motion detector, temperature/humidity sensors, and submersible water temperature sensor. All serve me well.Now, they just need to remove the app's location requirement.