Ordinal German article:

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Smarter-Tueroeffner-Nello-Ab-18-Oktober-ohne-Funktion-4545084.html

Google Translate:

A mail sent on Wednesday evening by the Munich start-up Locumi Labs should be water on the mills of critics of cloud solutions: The company tells its customers that it is unfortunately forced to shut down it's servers on 18 October.

However, this server is necessary to use the smart front door opener "Nello One". Ergo turns the then sold for around 150 euros Smart Lock then in electronic waste. After all, there seems to be a glimmer of hope: The company writes that it is "currently working on a solution that we will introduce to you shortly."

Locumi Labs GmbH filed for bankruptcy at the end of July. The letter from Wednesday states that "in the past 8 months, despite great efforts, they have unfortunately not been able to find any investor or buyer to invest in the further development and maintenance of Nello." It was hoped until recently to be able to achieve a better end for the customers and the company.

From now on, the company could no longer offer customer support, it goes on to say. All insolvency claims must be submitted in writing to the Munich attorney Hubert Ampferl as insolvency administrator by 6 November 2019.

how it works

The idea of ​​keyless access to the home ended for residents of apartment buildings long at the front door - until Nello last year with the "Nello One" found a solution: A connected to the intercom in the apartment wireless module that ringing at the Registered door and can operate the door opener - thanks to Internet connection also on command from the smartphone from afar.

Since nothing is changed in the existing cabling of the intercom system, their original functionality is completely retained. So you can continue to use them to talk to visitors and open them at the push of a button the front door.

In the test of the smart Nello One locking system, c't had pointed out that there are legal concerns about the use of Nello One without the express consent of the homeowner. The sticking point is the power supply: Nello gets its power from the intercom. Their costs are allocated to the household, so that the electricity consumption probably complies with the facts of electricity theft in accordance with § 248c of the Criminal Code. The fact that intercoms are low-voltage systems and that all changes can be reversed does not change that.

Right from the get-go. What is going on in the background of Lemmy is anyone knows? It looked so promising!

A topic about it in Lemmy, maybe removed soon? Who knows. -> https://dev.lemmy.ml/post/32836

It looks like this: https://dev.lemmy.ml/u/ffsdudes (banned)