Welcome to the neighbourhood, have you read the terms of service?

Re:Welcome to the neighbourhood, have you read the terms of ... by Waterluvian on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @12:37PM (#16215425)

That's how I feel about smart house stuff. I love my stupid thermostat. It just does its job. Others have added house temperature to the growing list of things in their mind on a regular basis because they have an app or emails or notifications. I set it once and haven't thought about it in years.

I'm not saying it's universally bad. Getting a notification that your front door has been open for more than a minute sounds super useful. But I personally find huge value in simplicity.

I guess I'll be onboard when those things are entirely invisible to me.

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Re:Welcome to the neighbourhood, have you read the terms of ... by dylan604 on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @03:31PM (#16217367)

I'm almost in total agreement, except for the fact that I have a fairly flexible work schedule. Using a "dumb" programmable thermostat is nice for someone with a fixed schedule/routine. The only thing that attracts me to a remote accessible thermostat is that I can remotely adjust to the new value as I'm walking out the door from work. In the 10-15 minutes it takes to get home, the temp should be closer to where I want it. However, not enough to make me want it to managed via 3rd party company.

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