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had hive for a year or two and it is easy to use from unit or via app. occasional upgrade / rebooting is needed and the wall unit runs on batteries which can run out of power at inopportune moments.
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I like my Nest - I'm not huge into the full house automation stuff and I don't like getting tied completely into things that could disappear tomorrow. Nest has the same problem, to a degree, but as it's just a drop in replacement for a normal thermostat I'm not fussed. It does what I need, which is provide a connected step up from a normal thermostat.
Likewise, I like the Nest Protects
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Wouldnt give a penny to British Gas on principal.
Stupid "agile" tossers with idiots in charge on the IT side.
Seb Chakraborty take a bow, idiot of the highest order.
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I have Nest plus I got a mixture of wired and wireless Nest smoke alarms. Very happy with it although it has gone down a few times.
On the whole though it's really good - was thinking about the cameras but can't really be bothered.
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I've just completed a Honeywell Evohome installation - all 12 zones set up. I even integrated it (a bit) with IFTTT so I can tell my phone I want a bath or I need to work late, and it heats the relevant room for the desired time. There's even a semi-official homebrew community around it.
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Originally posted by stek View PostI had a Tado, ripped it out and got a Nest, much better. You have to pay a subscription to Tado they continue to chase you for it even after you cancel it. Two countries and three houses later they're still mithering me.
I bought mine outright, never paid a penny for it since.
Sounds to me like someone had your pants down.
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Originally posted by Mag View PostI have a Tado system on mine - https://www.tado.com/en/
My boiler has an RF receiver which wireless communicates with the 'bridge'. The bridge unit is wired in to my switch/router which wireless communicates with the thermostat in the living area. It can do multiple zones, seperate hot water and invididual valves for radiators if you want that sort of function.
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I have a Tado system on mine - https://www.tado.com/en/
My boiler has an RF receiver which wireless communicates with the 'bridge'. The bridge unit is wired in to my switch/router which wireless communicates with the thermostat in the living area. It can do multiple zones, seperate hot water and invididual valves for radiators if you want that sort of function.
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FWIW the wife is the worst of all options. My wife could have it set to 'surface of the sun' setting and she'd still claim it was too cold.
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I use Hive, Very happy with it. Had it since 2013.
If I was buying today I'd look at the Apple offering.
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