Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an “algorithmic” smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.
Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an “algorithmic” smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.
https://tritonsensors.com/uses/hotels/
I didn’t take a photo, but it was like this.
The crying part on that feature list is kinda messed up.
Doesn’t react to the sound of the fist hitting flesh, only the crying afterwards.
Primarily just to generate more revenue. Not actually alert infractions. It’s on their fucking website. Fuck this noise. I’d wrap the damn thing in aluminum foil and watch it try to communicate then.
They’re usually hard wired via cat6 and powered by POE, and will also alert for a lack of input
Every day I love my RV more and more.
This is more of a hotel/airbnb problem than a home/vehicle problem
…the RV means I rarely stay in hotels…
So, are there any sort of devices you can buy to check for these type of things or are they mostly just hollywood TV/movie and detective game mumbo jumbo type things?
Yeah getting a shut the fuck up text every 5 minutes makes me real comfortable. Also they literally advertise it as a revenue stream. How fucked.