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

[Adam Rountrey]

We've been using "TempSticks" for over a year and have been happy with
them.  There is no subscription fee for the web logging, and no hub is
needed (although they do need to connect to wifi).
https://tempstick.com/
-Adam



On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 12:44 PM Andrews, Tom <Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu>
wrote:

> Lisa,
>
> We recently switched from the older style loggers to the MX1101 after
> Onset stopped supporting the old USB shuttle. We opted to not subscribe to
> their service and instead continue to have staff collect the readings once
> a month as part of our IPM program. Downloading the data via Bluetooth
> using the smartphone app works fairly well and we were pleased that it
> doesn't require a log in. This requires some additional staff time and
> either a dedicated device or staff willing to use their personal devices,
> but it's a significant savings vs. the remote monitoring. We have just over
> two dozen loggers spread across several locations.
>
> Tom Andrews
>
> Collections Assistant
>
> Mayborn Museum Complex
>
> Baylor University
>
> 254-710-1194
>
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Lisa
> Geiger <lgeiger at collegeofphysicians.org>
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> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Changes to Onset/HOBO enviro monitoring costs
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> 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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> 19 South 22nd Street
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> Philadelphia, PA  19103
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