@TP-Link pretty disappointing considering the zigbee is listed as a feature of the device yet it's so limited. 

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Anyone aware of any improvements coming in this space?

I've recently installed a 3 x M9 Plus system on the belief I was "painting my house in wifi" as well as a Zigbee network to integrate all my home automation.

Perhaps I should have read the fine print a little better... the *compatible device restriction undermines the ability of the M9 to be the Zigbee hub I was after.

It seems strange that (the Deco can implement) something based on an IEEE standard but then expicitly specify particular vendors as the only ones compatible. The allure of a communication protocol such as Zigbee is that IEEE 802.15.4 shold ensure a vendor agnostic approach. An open standard that tells anything how to talk to anything!

I'd recently picked up one of these from Amazon. A neat and well built little chip which pretty much allows you to automate and/or control anything you like. Sad news is that the Deco M9 Plus will not pair with it. When scanning for new devices it clearly picks it up and attempts to negotiate (observable given the change to the sync light pattern and chatter on the outgoing contact) but ultimately fails after being rejected by the Deco.

I am wondering if anyone else has had any success pairing this or any other device not on the compatible devices list?

A rather frustrating experience so far from something that offers so much in the home automation space but is clearly lacking progress and development.

Pretty sure it's abandoned technology  I haven't seen any update to compatibility or even an option to turn the broadcast off since I bought it. @brodiems