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Re:I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again by Bluecobra on Sunday May 07, 2023 @06:19AM (#35849928)
That sounds a bit far fetched to me, I have had my Internet go down multiple times and never have a Nest problem. In fact I don’t even think an Internet connection is required if you just want it to be a dumb thermostat.

The default safety settings on my nest is 45F for heat and 95F for AC. This setting is user adjustable so maybe your family member override it.

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Re:I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again by leipert on Sunday May 07, 2023 @08:54AM (#35850999)
You are probably in the US. In Germany usually each radiator has a thermostat and you usually do not have wall thermostats unless you have floor heating.

That being said, I’ve double checked and it is Netatmo [0] and not Nest. The point still stands, that some cloud based home automation devices behave stupid if they cannot talk to the server.

[0]: https://www.netatmo.com/en-gb/additional-smart-radiator-valv...

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