One benefit of the separate on/off controls is that you can press off 10 times in a row, in case the first 9 times the signal encounters interference, without c

One benefit of the separate on/off controls is that you can press off 10 times in a row, in case the first 9 times the signal encounters interference, without concern that subsequent presses turn it back on. With a fan, this is more troublesome than a light because you can't look at a fan that's spinning and quickly determine if it's slowing down. You can't use smarter radios that confirm receipt because there could be another control that changed the mode. I much prefer "move to this mode" instead of "toggle modes". It's way more predictable and I can be much more lazy.