[codenerdz]

As somebody whose enjoyed a keyless lock in a condo in Hawaii fairly recently I have few things to say.

* Keyless locks are great

* Depending on a phone is a very limiting requirement.

From my experience, it was a huge relief not to have to carry any valuables(such as a smartphone or keys) to the beach, because the door had a 4-digit-code lock device. If i had to carry a phone around with me, i would rather carry a set of keys.

Furthermore, if youre planning to use it for AirBnB and youre expecting that your tenants will have cell service, youre excluding international travellers who have just arrived in your town and may not have cell coverage with their international phones.

What I would like is a code-based lock that would allow me to reset the code remotely, to add multiple levels of codes, time-limited codes, etc. I would pay lockitron prices for it.

[diminoten]

Lockitron is highly hackable, based on the video. A guy made bananas create tones based on pushing on them, and that set of tones opened the lock. You'd buy lockitron at that point as a way to interface with your lock in a more reliable way than whatever you could throw together.

Secondly, what do you need cell service for when communicating with a device via bluetooth? Or NFC? Or WiFi? No one's being excluded here except the unimaginative.