misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down19
arrow-up1360arrow-down1external-linkAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareFiveMacs@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down7·edit-26 months agoFurnaces last 20-30 years… Zero excuse. Hell I know people with a 30 year old tstat. It’s a switch, on/off on temp. Everything else is fancy crap that they can shut off forcing you to buy again.
minus-squareshinratdr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agoThe switch part will still work. How are you not getting this?
minus-squareFiveMacs@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·6 months agoCause I didn’t bother to read it and I assumed standard business practice.
Furnaces last 20-30 years…
Zero excuse. Hell I know people with a 30 year old tstat.
It’s a switch, on/off on temp. Everything else is fancy crap that they can shut off forcing you to buy again.
The switch part will still work. How are you not getting this?
Cause I didn’t bother to read it and I assumed standard business practice.