Miscellaneous - Twine community

Twine for Sale with MagSwitch (best offer)

Scott Teger — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:01:44 +0000

I was an early adopter of twine, bought one while at work, set it up in my office, and then completely forgot about it. I moved on from my previous company and was just cleaning out some old boxes and found it! Unfortunately Ive moved on, so I'd love to sell it.

I have the magswitch as well which will be included, but lost the small magnet that goes with it (simple to replace).

I do not have any of the original packaging.

Will ship USPS Priority included to US/Canada, anywhere else I'll add on shipping.

Best offer before 2/13 gets it. I am willing to accept interesting barters (anything related to rasperry pi, insteon, or sonos preferred)

Thanks

Another Product that Works with Twine

m sweaton — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:10:44 +0000

As an early user of Twine for a project that I was developing, I'm offering those that have Twines a free upgrade for your Twine. My product is a HVAC filter monitor which you can read more about on our website (www.airflow1.com). The CFM-GM Clogged Filter Monitor has an option to connect directly to the breakout board for Twine, you then set rules to send yourself a text message when the switch closes to check your air filter.

I've had this running now for over a year and it works great!

Sorry for informing everyone about it here and on other discussion channels but hope you take the time to at least see what else the Twine can do!

Heartbleed Fixes on the Twine.CC site?

Sean McPherson — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 07:40:06 +0000

The website certificates haven't been updated and the site seems to be possibly vulnerable based on generic version info. Any timeline for securing the site & data?

iOS7 app available

Jim Bacus — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:21:09 +0000

I just wanted to make other Twine users aware that there is an iOS7 app available to monitor your Twine(s).

Supports up to 20 Twines.
Faster than using the web dashboard, and allows viewing for more than 4 Twines at a time.
Utilizes iOS7 background fetch technology to gather data from your Twine(s).
View a data log and a temperature chart from each Twine.
Provides notification if the Twine hasn't been heard from for two or more hours.
Can display the current temp in the icon badge.

http://www.mobileapps1.com/twine/

How to connect with Hue Philips

Roel Van den Bergh — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:59:52 +0000

Dear,

It would be great if based on Twine we could change the behaviour of Hue.

Is there any possibility to do so?

Twine.cc website problems?

Alan Harney — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:28:39 +0000

The last two days I've randomly had problems getting to the twine.cc website to monitor my twine moisture sensor at my unoccupied condo. Last night I noticed (when I could FINALLY get through to the website) that my twine was reporting WET. I never received an email or text alert- probably because the website was down or unreachable at the time of the report. I think supermechanical should at least be monitoring the condition of their web host and notify users when they have known outages or issues. Thank goodness I'm checking the website every day or my water leak could have become a every expensive flood. Twine saved me in this case - but I would have preferred to know via the instant text and email it sends rather than hours later when the website was again reachable.
Added info, I tried to reach the website via 3 different ISP's - my home network on Comcast, my 4g data provider T-Mobile and also my other 4g provider Clear Networks. None could reach the twine url or ping it.

2 Twines for sale + one breakout board.

William Sarles — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:52:40 +0000

I have 2 Twines for sale + one breakout board. I never use them and it looks like my hopes for this project to be open sourced are waning.

Make me an offer. Paypal, bitcoins, whatever.

Twine For Sale - US

Jared Bird — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:05:40 +0000

I have the twine with a full sensor package:
http://www.amazon.com/Twine-Portable-Wi-Fi-Sensor-Package/dp/B009YWTPNS/

Twine is in perfect working condition (selling because I only used it a few times and couldn't decide where/how to use it for long term tracking.

Make me an offer, I'll accept PayPal

Twine for sale - US

Jud Cairns — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:53:36 +0000

I also have a Twine for sale. Mine has a moisture sensor.

It's working fine... I've just gone in a different direction on home automation.

Make me an offer... thanks.

Deutsches Forum

Georg Lünenschloß — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:18:26 +0000

Hallo Zusammen,
gibt es hier auch deutschsprachige Nutzer von Twine?

twine for sale - germany

Robert Plum — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:32:52 +0000

Selling my twine, too.
Condition: perfect/as good as new
Location: Germany
Shipping: Europe only / Germany preferred

You can send me a private msg via community or mail me plumbum(6)me.com
Please include your bid.

How does fast mode work?

Todd Andrews — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:56:27 +0000

In this post Ellis Golub asked: "If the dashboard button says Slow, does that mean its in fast mode, and pushing the button will convert it to slow mode?"

I, too, would like to know more about how the dashboard button works, and also, just how long does fast mode last exactly? When I set it to fast mode, after a period of time the slider goes back to "slow".

The firmware update description says, "To put your Twine in fast mode, click on the “fast/slow” switch at the bottom of the Twine’s dashboard. You’ll be prompted to flip your Twine bottom side up, and then you’ll be in fast mode (once Twine is in fast mode, you can flip it back over)." Is there any disadvantage to leaving it bottom side up?

Twine for Sale...

Jamie Rytlewski — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:04:59 +0000

Make me an offer!! I'm in the United States. Realized this project is not as "cool" as I dreamed. Having way more fun with my SmartThings and Ninja Blocks. It's amazing to have multiple sensors at once.

Twine for Sale

Matt Gifford — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:02:00 +0000

This is my twine on eBay. It's already unlinked from my account here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130913619547?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Twine for Sale - no reserve free shipping

Andrew Schmitt — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:28:45 +0000

Got a Nest, was using the twine for remote temp monitoring. If it had remote power monitoring alarm I wouldn't be selling it.

No sensors on this one.

No reserve, free shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251280946727?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

documentation for actions

juergen rotter — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:54:16 +0000

is there any documentation available where possible actions (what gets after the THEN) are explained?

I read that it's possible to put the actual temperature into a message, but no idea how to do it

generally a bit more structured documentation would be helpful anyway :-)

Twine for Sale - 140$ Full Sensor - Canada (international)

Twine User — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:09:59 +0000

I have a brand new Twine Full Sensor Package for sale 140$+shipping non-negociable.

3 sensors; moisture, magswitch, breakout. The included batteries haven't even been used!

The first Twine I received was defective and I have received a brand new replacement. I was ensured that it has been tested and working.

My experience with supermechanical hasn't been great. It's been sitting on my workbench for a month now unused. I have no interest in using it. I hope someone can make better use of it.

I'm located in Canada. Send your location (zip) so I can calculate shipping; I will ship internationally. 140$+shipping

mike@diputs.ca or PM

Twine for Sale $100 Shipped

Matt Gifford — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:52:40 +0000

I have a lighty used twine for sale with the original box for sale. $100 includes free shipping anywhere in the US. Contact me at bit.soldier@gmail.com. Thanks.

Pebble support?

Stefan Ries — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:35 +0000

Pebble support was announced for April. Now May started, the announcement dissapears from the frontside - but no Pebble support yet?

Has anyone looked at a TI SensorTag?

Joel Finkle — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:16:35 +0000

Bluetooth Low-Energy (not WiFi)

Coin cell battery with 8uA current draw

temperature, humidity, pressure, accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer

$25

Designed for integration with phones - currently iOS

http://www.ti.com/ww/en/wireless_connectivity/sensortag/index.shtml

SMS notification for free

Stefan Ries — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:59:27 +0000

Like others in this forum I'm not amused by the new SMS pay per month model. Clear that they need to earn money but I don't think it's the appropriate model for this community.

However making use of IFTTT.com does the same for you, but for free (at least in the US and for some other providers worldwide). Simply make twine to send a mail to IFTTT and create a receipt launching a SMS.

Twine wants us to be able to pay to get SMS Texts!

Darren Skidmore — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:04:27 +0000

Here is a section from the email I was sent just recently -

As a Twine owner who's had problems getting their carrier to accept text messages from Twine, I wanted to let you know that we’ve developed an alternative. Previously, we were using the email-to-SMS gateway that carriers usually provide, but while free, it's proven unreliable.

We strive to make Twine’s experience as good as it can be, so we've added paid accounts in order to purchase "real" SMS (and voice calls that let your Twine speak what you type as a notification) which will work reliably with all carriers!

Learn more about the paid account upgrade at: https://twine.supermechanical.com/plus - it's pay-as-you-go, but if you aren't happy with it after trying it, we'll give you a refund for the account. Just let us know within the first month. Bonus: All texts and calls will come from the same number now, so you can save your Twine as a contact!

If the free SMSs are working for you, you'll still be able to send them using the email-based method (you'll just set it up in an email notification).

Continued in comment below

Twine for sale

Peter Easton — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:35:28 +0000

I don't have a need for my Twine anymore. Slightly used but in excellent condition. I don't have any sensors. I'm hoping for $80 (plus shipping) but any reasonable offer will be considered. I can ship internationally. I'm based in Cupertino, California.

You can reach me at twine AT petereaston DOT com.

Twine - SMS notification for my country (Macau S.A.R. @ 853) carrier (CTM)

Shawn Pun — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:36:13 +0000

hi,

i am wondering if Twine can add my local carrier to the list?

Country: Macau S.A.R.

Country code: 853

Carrier name: CTM

Battery Life

Gerry Mueller — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:04:43 +0000

It is now almost exactly 7 days since I received the "low battery" warning for my Twine, and it is still happily chugging along, showing 2.62 V. I believe in caution, especially in mission-critical situations, but I do think that for routine use the low voltage trigger level is set too high (it would be nice if users were able to set this level, based on the importance of what they are monitoring).
I will continue to let the Twine run, monitoring it every few hours (but not overnight), and see roughly at which point it shuts down.
Will keep you posted!

Going back to default settings?

M W — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:42:46 +0000

Hi,
I'm going to give my Twine to a friend, but don't want my information linked to it. How do I clear all the account information linked to my Twine, so it is basically a clean slate for a new owner?

Thanks!

MW

Firmware Version

Ben Magro — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:16:38 +0000

Is there any way to check what version of the firmware the device is using? Will it automatically update its firmware or this there some way I can force it.

Thanks

why i cannot change my forum username ? :-(

Piero Cinotti — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:55:27 +0000

actually I have this not-so-cute username: 0412ae229e444fb494735ace970d5c3d1357243204

in edit account im unable to write over ... how can be fixed ?

FAIL!

Barry Levine — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:27:55 +0000

Several times during the day that my twine stops reporting for up to 90+ minutes at a time. WTF?
This device is not reliable at all. I can not replicate this failure.
The unit is about 30 - 40 feet (10 meters) away from my router.
I just put in fresh duracell batteries (which only last about 2 weeks+/-)
I find myself constantly wasting my time by checking to see if it is still connected. (It was SUPPOSED to SAVE me time)
I do not get satisfactory answers from email customer support.

WHY CAN'T THIS WORK AS PROMISED???
I am VERY frustrated!!!

Twine kills my local wireless network

John Watson — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:42:16 +0000

As soon as I put the batteries in my twine, my local wireless network gets extremely flaky. None of the laptops in my house can hold on to a wireless connection for very long, and general internet responsiveness goes in the toilet. As soon as I take the batteries out again, everything returns to normal. I do have the twine configured to connect to my wireless network, and I do see updates from it on the web site.

Anyone else having this problem? It makes the twine completely unusable for me.

Thanks!