Thirdreality or Sengled for Zigbee router

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OK, I just received my ZBT-2 from Santa and I’m looking to improve my Zigbee network. I’m thinking that I can make things more reliable by moving away from my Securifi Peanut plugs to something newer / better supported.

At the moment I’m debating between the Thirdreality or the Sengled plugs. Anyone have a suggestion as to which one works as a better router and is better supported by ZHA? I would expect these are both pretty close but the router feature is the most important part for me.

Also, if I get a few more bulbs, any suggestions on those? Again, I would like to make a strong mesh so bulbs that act as routers are best.

Thanks!

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Definitely avoid the Sengled bulbs if you want routers. They were purposely designed to be end devices to prevent zigbee issues if people cut off their power at the switch.

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OK, that’s good to know! Most bulbs I’m aware of are routers. I suppose that’s a good call if you’re going to install the bulbs in a place that has the switches control them.

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