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What about when you're on the john??



or more realistically, laying in bed or at the opposite end of the house from the thermostat. Also, the programming interface on most programmable thermostats is crap. It would be nice to have a webpage, that I assume, would be a MUCH better interface.

My house is an older house that is 2 stories and only has one unit and no zones. There are times in the spring and fall when the temp is low enough that the downstairs will stay really nice and comfy, but the upstairs gets hot. In those times, I turn the fan to "on" which keeps the air circulating and keeps the temp differential between the 2 floors more comfortable. If the outside temp dips down at night, I often have the fan off so it'll stay a bit warmer upstairs while we're sleeping. I've forgotten to turn the fan to on when I left in the morning and come home to a very stuffy upstairs. It may not seem like a big deal, but it would be nice to have the option...

10 years ago no one was using smart phones and thought they were just fine without them. 15 years ago no one texted and didn't think they were missing anything. 20 years ago, not many people had cell phones and got along just fine. Still, I think at least some of these things are improvements. I don't think a web enabled thermostat is going to change the world the way cell phones and the Internet did, but I can see a use.