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Wow, yes I would never go with that type of "smart" ness. I do like one that let's me (easily) schedule the day vs. night temperatures though. That's all the smartness I need. I don't need it to "learn" it for me or definitely not give others control over it. That's one of the reasons we installed the Solar and battery backups is to avoid being without power during any brownouts or rolling blackouts like they've done in some cities.

Yeah that’s good to hear I’m glad! We have one of those thermostats where we can set 4 ranges in the day. Morning, afternoon, dinner and sleep. There’s also vacation mode which is nice. It’s a basic product but I really like it and want to get one for when we move that’s for sure.