This is getting just a little bit off topic, but Pam, I’m curious what is the problem you’ve been having with the VIP thermostats? I used it fine with no problems, as far as I know of, for 10 years. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get it disconnected to come to the new house.
Along the talking lines, has anyone heard of HPS talking thermostat? I found it on this website. https://www.everydaysight.com/talking-thermostats/ Thank you, Traci Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 30, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Mike, > > We have had a VIP Talking Thermostat for years, well actually we have > probably had three or four of them due to issues with them. It is again not > working well, so we are now investigating smart thermostats. > > Just curious, which smart thermostat do you have, and what do you find less > workable about it? > > Thanks, > Pam > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike B > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 1:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Speaking of smart thermostats... > > Hi Tracy, > > We have 2 homes and we have a smart thermostat in 1, and a VIP talking > thermostat in the other. If we were to stay in 1 place I would choose the > VIP Talking Thermostat because of its ease of use and the speaking > confirmation of setting changes and instructions. > > Stay safe and take care. Mike. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Turner > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 9:30 AM > Subject: RE: Speaking of smart thermostats... > > We have a Honeywell model that works quite well. The schedule section of the > app is difficult/not worth using with VoiceOver. > > But, Once the program is set, you can do adjustments quite easily. > > The Ecobee looks like a tech geeks dream but who wants music coming out of > their thermostat, really? > > Check with your utility company, they may have some great deals on smart > thermostats. > > I do not know, even with ours, if you can use Alexa to set a schedule. I > have not tried that as I am spoiled by having a sighted wife to do those > things. > > > The one down side of smart thermostats is that if your internet goes down, > you would have to be able to use the controls on the device to make > adjustments. > But, it will still work on the schedule I believe. > HTH, > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Traci > Duncan > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 9:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Speaking of smart thermostats... > > Hi all, I’m in the market for an accessible thermostat. I cannot decide > between a smart one or replacing my talking model. What has been your > experience with smart thermostats and their apps? Some of the below models in > the article seem way too feature rich for my needs. 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