To be fair, that company deserves to fail not only because of its shameful tactics, but because it has a truly terrible name

I wouldn't pay a monthly description for something like @hivehome . Something tells me this company won't be around long.

now, now. We all know that’s not the case. The company will go under and leave you with expensive bricks instead.

Until they decide to not support that set of devices anymore, then you either upgrade or you're screwed.

Wait, is this the same company that claims you can "save £130 a year on your heating bill"? And then you send the money to them, or what?!

Like that time Mr Brady installed a pay phone in the house...

The first thing i'd do with those devices is scrap the original firmware and write my own

welcome to the future :/

in which ransomware becomes standard in iot