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- Bhima, on 09/13/2009, -0/+20Less time than it would take to "Bump".
- castro25, on 09/12/2009, -1/+20How long will this take to hack.
- deadowl, on 09/13/2009, -0/+16I wonder if they use something like SSH-style security.
Some guy wrote that it's difficult to add an electrical line to a mechanical door. How I'd respond to that problem: lock the wall to the door instead of the door to the wall. - DCJoeDogv2, on 09/13/2009, -0/+12Hal, open the pod bay doors.
- dasunst3r, on 09/13/2009, -0/+8I'm afraid I cannot do that, Dave.
- dbinder, on 09/13/2009, -0/+7I've got the current model, which has a simple keypad, no wireless function...works really well as long as the batteries are changed every 3 months (northern climate). Would be pretty neat if I could control it with my harmony remote via z-wave...
As for the "hack" comment, what would your solution be? The Clapco D-29?? Seems dated. - Kettek, on 09/13/2009, -0/+7Runs on a Mobile CE platform.
So when it locks up, your house does too! - RagManX, on 09/13/2009, -0/+7For convenience, a sure win. For security, I'm not convinced adding complexity is an advantage. Simplicity is the friend of security.
- LeftsideChaos, on 09/12/2009, -0/+7I locked myself out of my house one time, and immediately wished I had something like this.
- ci5ic, on 09/13/2009, -0/+6Got a Schlage one, love it, and sure looks better than those crappy kwikset ones (The buttons on the Kwikset ones look retarded and confusing)... Never have to worry about my teenage daughter losing her key (which she used to do ALL the time)... Plus if we're planning on being out of town and need somebody to look after the cats or anything, we can just give them the code rather than arranging to drop off or pick up a key, etc.
Not at all interested in having it "talk" to other devices though... I really don't see that as a useful feature. - contentpig, on 09/13/2009, -0/+5No by "picked" he means just traditional lockpicking tools were used. It's widely known Kwikset (used in lower end condos and apartment projects) has the cheapest locks for good reason, and Schlage, Baldwin, and Medeco are the most expensive for a reason. You get what you pay for. Caveat Emptor.
- Isohunt, on 09/13/2009, -0/+5Now if they only had remote that would shut all the windows
- getoffmybridge, on 09/13/2009, -0/+4free koozie huh?
- cran, on 09/13/2009, -0/+4Sorry, I will always want a physical device unlocking my door. It's too easy for your "code" to propagate. Think of teenagers and how often they share their passwords with friends, then raise the level of risk up to "all your stuff, and your own physical safety."
True, they could make copies of keys ... which is why it's such a brilliant system. Teenagers are far, far too lazy to seek out a locksmith and actually go to one to get a copy of their house key made. - xero69, on 09/13/2009, -0/+3This is why my front door has a Schlage double cylinder deadbolt on it, so it's keyed on both sides.
- demonthises, on 09/13/2009, -2/+5Kwikset locks are one of the easiest locks to pick. It takes less than a minute to get one open.
- Bhima, on 09/13/2009, -0/+3I am not a lock picking expert. However, I have seen dozens of supposedly bump proof locks being bumped relatively quickly. So I'd have to see to pretty convincing evidence before I'd believe that.
- carlosos, on 09/13/2009, -0/+2So, like pretty much any other lock with the exception of a few where bump keys don't work? Burglars could still break a window and unlock the door from the inside.
- xero69, on 09/13/2009, -1/+3Schlage already has these, hot sales girlie at Lowes told me allll about them and gave me a free koozie. Oh FYI the apartments I used to live in had newer kwikset locks and someone picked many of them in bldg 1 and robbed the tenants. So no Kwikset for me thanks!
- billwild, on 09/13/2009, -0/+2Schlage > Kwickfail - Kwickset seems to be junky.
- ChaosProfessor, on 09/13/2009, -0/+2my quikset dial pad lock thing is the greatest investment I have ever made
- contentpig, on 09/13/2009, -0/+2Think of it like this:
From Easiest to Hardest.
1 - Leave door open & unlocked with sign saying "please steal my stuff".
2 Lock / with Kwikset
3 Lock with Schlage
4 wrap home in that reinforced concrete stuff they use around nuclear power plants. Add guards, dogs and guns. But, please: No rocket launchers in the house. Those tallybannerrs always look so silly in those hostage pictures where the guy on the end has the loaded RPG in the house... Just my .02.. - qthews, on 09/14/2009, -0/+1Depends on the Schlage. The cheapie Lowes ones are not significantly better than Kwiksets. The commercial grade Schlage is very good, even the 'cheaper' ones.
Although I might be a bit biased, my father always used commercial grade Schlages since he was a locksmith. - Bhima, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1So it's got ZigBee. And you can get a keyfob. Does it come with a USB ZigBee adapter for a PC? It must if you can text/ mail events.
- kaosethema, on 09/14/2009, -0/+1they're the ones who invented it...
- theonlywizdum, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1By "picked", do you mean "Tried random codes until the thief realized they never changed it from 12345"?
- lostngone, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1So the lock can email the Nigerians your bank account numbers and let then in if they ever decide to come by?
- Mothrog, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1Considering that it's a Kwikset, about 5 seconds.
- theonlywizdum, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1Yeah, I read that wrong, I thought he was saying the ones that got picked were made by Schlage. We use the Schlage keypad locks (no remote lock/unlock, just keypad entry) on the apartment building that my dad owns. They seemed fairly solid, which is why I was wondering how they could have been picked easier.
- Sethbacca, on 09/13/2009, -0/+1Not a bad idea actually. Put the deadbolt in the wall and steel reinforced inserts into the door and voila. Quick patent it !
- dbinder, on 09/16/2009, -0/+0What the hell is ZigBee?
And, fyi, Schlage didn't have ***** when I bought mine.... The keypad comes in pretty handy when you're having women over....takes about 20 seconds to program in a new code....makes them think they're damn special. - johncinaa, on 09/13/2009, -1/+1many types of lock's in the world but this lock is too much different type the design is attracting and so on i really want this lock ::)(::
- abdullahishtiaq, on 09/13/2009, -2/+2but htere should be a combined gadget for all wireless ans remote things....
- lostngone, on 09/13/2009, -2/+1Now the feds can effortlessly let themselves in whenever they feel like it. Warrant-less sneak-and-peak searches have never been easier.
- TheEighth, on 09/13/2009, -3/+1As the most innovative and unique lockmaker of our times, I'm pretty good with keeping abreast of the newest and most interesting developments in lockmaking. Frankly speaking, at my level of lockmaking sophistication, the news about these kwiksets doesn't even register.
- Schaef2493, on 09/13/2009, -4/+1That lock is bump proof.
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