[Nhcoll-l] Changes to Onset/HOBO enviro monitoring costs

[Shoobs, Nate]

Lisa,
We bought the HOBO mx logger system and have been extremely disappointed with it. It was quite expensive, and the apps / web interface have always been difficult to use and buggy. HOBO tech support was very unhelpful as well.

Another collection in our museum uses a retail system from SensorPush, which is sold on amazon. Their wifi gateway costs $99 and individual temp/RH monitors cost $69.99.
When we compared them, the SensorPush monitors were more consistent and accurate (notably, my hobo sensors read +- 3ºF different and +- 5% RH even when sitting right next to one another, some read consistently higher than others).

The SensorPush app is also very sleek, and as far as I know it’s completely subscription free.
I felt foolish for going with the HOBOs, if I were buying a new system I’d go with those.
-Nate

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[The Ohio State University]
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College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614-688-1342 (Office)
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Lisa Geiger <lgeiger at collegeofphysicians.org>
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 11:51 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Changes to Onset/HOBO enviro monitoring costs
Hello folks, Onset recently announced its HOBOlink web climate monitoring integration service will be re-launching, and along with a new interface, there are planned cost changes for US customers. Notably, instead of $75/year for each active

Hello folks,
Onset recently announced its HOBOlink web climate monitoring integration service will be re-launching, and along with a new interface, there are planned cost changes for US customers. Notably, instead of $75/year for each active MX Gateway (the device that gathers logger bluetooth signals and sends them to the web), Onset will be charging $25 per HOBO logger per year that communicates with the HOBOlink website.

Our institution uses several dozen HOBO MX1101 loggers to monitor gallery and collections storage areas, which communicate via a small number of MX Gateways. The new fee structure represents a major cost increase to us, and I imagine others here who use HOBOs and the HOBOlink site to view and export data.

Is anyone else considering shifting to a different monitoring system? A different method of uploading data with existing loggers, to avoid these yearly fees?

I communicated with our Onset reps about how disruptive this change would be for us, and I suggest others facing price increases do the same - our rep indicated he'd see if there's enough desire for different pricing options for customers like us.


Lisa Geiger

Digital Collections Specialist | She/Hers

Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library



The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, PA  19103

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