G1 WiFi Gateway - Temperature and Humidity Sensor Gateway for Data/Alerts from Anywhere via Internet - No Monthly Fee, Unlimited History, Developed/Supported/Hosted in USA

I spent most of my working life designing and using electronic equipment. When I started with this product family about three years ago I was hesitant. It was a little pricey, it didn't quite fit my needs in some respects. But I had tried the cheap stuff like Govee. And while their stuff isn't terrible, it isn't great either. Worst of all it requires Chinese software on your phone, and you don't have to be a student of global politics to know that the CCP/PLA can compel companies to put back doors and spyware in their software. And why wouldn't they, when it gives them great intelligence gathering, and toehold platforms for cyber attacks? So I was ready for something better, but I did not want to spend the next few months rolling my own solution. I cannot tell you how happy I am that I found Sensor-Push. It is rock solid reliable, and while the modules use a weird battery, it lasts a couple of years. At this point I have sensors monitoring everything from my pet poultry in their house, to the return air in my HVAC system. I have five sensors that are used to monitor dry aging of meat, yeast and sourdough ferment production and storage, bread-making, and I soon plan to add monitoring of my steam injection oven, espresso machine, and coffee roaster. I am using a couple of their Bluetooth to Wi-Fi gateways, which not only keeps me from encountering any out of range problems, but it also lets me check on things from anywhere in the world.But wait, because I buried the lead. Today is Sunday. This morning I decided to send them an email about special requirements I have and things I would like to see in the future. I figured I would here from them later next week. Within the hour I had a reply from a knowledgeable, helpful, friendly guy. And the answers I received were excellent "can do" answers. Now I have been involved in electronics professionally since 1975, and as a hobby, from about age 11. I remember the time when I could pick up the phone with a problem and wind up talking first to a sales engineer, and ultimately to the guy who designed the IC or other component - but it has been a lot of years since things worked that way. Today reminded me of the excellence I used to encounter daily in the 1980s. So if you are considering an application that these folks can meet, and you want a rock solid product with software that doesn't make you cringe when you install it on your phone, I will recommend Sensor-Push without hesitation. And if you don't see what you need in their lineup, send them an email. I can't promise a Sunday reply, but this is a company that wants to meet the needs of its customer base. They have a good thing going and it seems logical that they will expand their offerings over time. So yes, I am a fanboy, but using the product and being very satisfied is my only connection. I hope you found this helpful.

I have previously ordered a wifi temperature sensor from Govee. It was a nice product with amazing analytics but failed to provide email alerts. I could only get alerts when the app was active and only in a transient form. They came and went and I could not find them after the fact in the iPhone notification log. Unless you happen to be looking at your iPhone at right time, there would be no traces of temperature limit violation alerts. Unfortunately, I had to return the Govee product back to Amazon.With some understandable skepticism I ordered the SensorPush gateway and two temperature/humidity sensors. The setup was easy. User instructions were probably the most clear and intuitive that I have seen in a long time. Even the guide itself was printed in relatively large and clear print, which makes a difference for an old person like me.I took me all of 3 minutes to plug the gateway, pair it with iPhone via Bluetooth and then connect to my home wifi. Adding each sensor was another 30-second exercise.Then I started my testing. Notifications for high temperature limit violations were issued very quickly, essentially in real time. I had a little more problem with the low limit thresholds. I put sensors in a fridge a little to far from the gateway and the device kept giving me 65F for a few minutes. I finally understood that the sensor was not communicating with the gateway so no data updates were provided. I took a cold sensor out of the freezer and almost immediately the temperature reading in the app got updated to 20F and I got the alarm I was waiting for.I was able to play around with the calibration and it worked well. Once you adjust the temperature offset, you will be getting accurate readings. I have precise thermometers at home and was able to calibrate SensorPush sensors right on the money.The app, by the way, is so simple it is amazing. Probably the most intuitive I have seen in a long time. As a software developer myself, I was impressed. The cloud service comes free with the device purchase. Several other monitoring services wanted to charge me a fixed price for measurement hardware (more than SensorPush) plus a nice monthly/quarterly fee.Everything was going well except for email notifications. I just could not get them. I ran many tests with various heat sources and proved to myself that this system will produce notifications and will do that quickly and reliably. But without email alerts it was a no-go for me.By the way, you cannot set up the email notifications in the app. You have to go on the SensorPush web site and login into your account to do it. SensorPush is an excellent product and my only recommendation would be to add the email activation directly in the mobile app.The absence of email alerts was disappointing. I submitted a problem report form directly in the app on Sunday in the hope of getting a reply in the next 48 hours. In about 30 minutes I got a confirmation email that my report was received and someone is looking at it. The email asked me to provide more information if I had anything to add. I replied that I wanted to confirm that I did get an email from SensorPush and would like to get similar emails for actual alerts.In a couple of hours I received email from one of the company founders, Nick, who let me know that he examined my account and everything looked good to him. He said that he would be asking his cloud team to dig into the problem. In the meantime, he advised me to check my spam folder.Sure enough, I found all email alerts in the Gmail spam folder. I should have checked it before firing off a complaint. I immediately sent email to Nick thanking him for a quick response and telling him that he was correct in his suspicion.I have retested both sensors under a variety of conditions. I probably did more testing than SensorPush QA people. I confirmed that email alerts are issued reliably and quickly and that notifications are popping up in the iPhone notification log even if the app itself is not active.This is an amazing device with hardware being nicely integrated with the server and app software. I will be getting a second gateway and additional sensors for our other house.

Pricey, but a fine way to keep tabs on refrigerators when away from home. I have to keep prescription injectable meds in several locations and need to be reassured they are all keeping within required temperature range. I have lost hundreds of dollars in the past when a cooler failed or a refrigerator door was left partly open, so the price is worth the peace of mind.