so, you want to find the buzz about the hive ?
I've often thought about adding a Nest system to my building in Halifax. It would not only be a nice feature for the tenants but would also benefit me greatly by being able to keep a better eye on when they decide to crank up the heat for no reason. I have, on a number of occasions found tenants (not mine thankfully) complaining of the cold because they like to leave the windows open in February because they "like the fresh air."Now that I live so far away, I would very much like to be able to check in on who is doing what in my house.Def
I've got it, it's great in some respects but woeful in others.If you use it conjunction with Amazon Echo then everyone can use it, if you only have the app on your phone then others will turn your lights off and then you have to turn them on again so you can you control them. The control over heating and cooling is brilliant (I've got an ac unit attached for summer because my place gets hotter than hell even in the UK).The app can be very flaky and server issues on their side will stop you controlling things or timed events from happening. The apps on the phones also aren't the best and can be complete smurf. Internet connection goes down, you cant do smurf.Bottom line, with Echo when everything is working it's great, otherwise not so much