Since the inception of the VIP thermostats, and I've been using them literally since they 1st came out over 20 years ago, I can only recall 1 failing on us.
Stay safe and take care. Mike. ----- Original Message ----- From: Traci Duncan To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Speaking of smart thermostats... 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 <pamela.a.ekstrand....@disney.com> 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: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mike B Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 1:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com 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: viphone@googlegroups.com 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: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 9:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Speaking of smart thermostats... Hi all, I’m in the market for an accessible thermostat. 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