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Not familiar with Nest. Does your thermostat not work if your internet doesn't work?
by jeremydeanlakey 7y ago
Not familiar with Nest. Does your thermostat not work if your internet doesn't work?
- juancampa 7y agoNot from my phone. I have to get up and change it, but it's too hot and I don't wanna move
- stephenr 7y agoIt’s funny. I have this little thing on my desk that lets me adjust the air conditioning, and it doesn’t rely on wifi or internet access or any “clouds”... it’s called a “remote control”. If you’re silly enough to rely on internet access to change the temperature in your house you deserve to be hot.
- sergiomattei 7y agoTone it down. I'm pretty sure the parent comment was, while grounded in reality, expressed in a humorous tone. As he said, he can just get up and change the air conditioning.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't be a jerk on HN. Please do "respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." The parent was absurd enough that it was probably a joke. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jeremydeanlakey 7y agoThe doors at my work open with an app. It connects through the internet. My phone switches from mobile data to wifi as I get near the door, causing a several second wait. Now I hit the button before I reach the wifi and then run to the door to try to get it before it locks again. Hopefully we never lose internet...
- mattycannz 7y agoAbility to control your thermostat from anywhere in the world > remote control
- panarky 7y agoWhy do you have to control the temperature in places you aren't in?
- TimothyBJacobs 7y agoTo prevent your pipes from exploding or other equipment breaking. To have your home at a suitable temperature when you get back from an extended stay away.
- panarky 7y ago> To prevent your pipes from exploding Seems like a thermostat could do that. How did people keep their pipes from exploding before Nest?
- juancampa 7y agoIt seems like some people are in denial about the benefits of using an internet connected device to control things. Here are a couple use cases that I find useful: 1. Automatically set the temperature cooler when you're home 2. Turn off your AC remotely if you forget (or automatically because of 1) 3. Change the temperature from your bed Of course there are drawbacks: multiple points of failure. This is early tech, but it makes sense. For a really funny satire of how early these things are, follow [1]. I personally like to be in control so I disable the "learning" features. [1]: https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit