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My smart thermostat went offline for 3 days during that heatwave last week and my landlord just shrugged
I had to program the thing manually with the wall panel like a caveman, and that made me realize how fast we forget how to do basic things when the tech breaks, has anyone else had a moment where a simple gadget failure made you rethink how much you depend on the cloud?
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karencampbell2mo ago
I keep a little notepad taped to my boiler with the manual override steps written down in plain English. My internet went out during a snowstorm two years ago and I spent an hour fumbling through menus trying to figure out how to make the heat come on. Now I also save the setup instructions for anything connected to wifi in a folder on my phone, just in case. That thermostat was probably a newer model than mine but the landlord should have shown you the basic tricks before you moved in.
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the_terry2mo ago
@karencampbell you're smarter than me, I never thought to save those setup pages offline.
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susansingh2mo ago
Oh man, I've been there. After my smart lock bricked during a freeze I printed out the manual pages and taped them inside the battery compartment.
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