I thought those new wireless door zone sensors were just a gimmick until a job in a 1920s building last month.

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jesse8420d agoTop Commenter

My uncle's house from 1918 has plaster walls that wreck regular wireless signals. I see this all the time now, where old construction methods completely change what tech actually works. People call new tools a gimmick until they hit a real world problem the old way can't solve. It's not about the gadget being fancy, it's about the job being impossible otherwise. That old building probably had metal lath or thick masonry that would have made running wires a nightmare.

lisa83920d ago

Jesse84 makes a good point but sometimes the old way is just better. Running wires might be a pain but they don't fail when the internet drops or need constant updates. A lot of new tech is built to break so you buy the next version. That plaster wall house just needs a solid wired connection and it would work forever without any fuss.