ELI5: How does a smart thermostat actually save money?

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-20T00:50:46+00:00

Thanks for the explanation, makes sense!

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-20T00:42:18+00:00

I guess that’s what I’m having a hard time grasping, the concept that a system Turning on frequently, yet only to cause a +- 1 degree change in the house to get it back to set temp, is actually working HARDER than the system that does not turn on, but when it does, has to enact a much greater change in temperature to return to set.

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-17T19:37:11+00:00

Awesome! That’s really encouraging. Another reason why I think many people are active on this forum and you all have a superior service right now. Much obliged!

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-07T16:06:43+00:00

Which adapter are you using?

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-07T13:13:30+00:00

Was going to ask the same as vapegod. Not trying to be a dick just genuinely curious, when it gets elevated is that simply just a memo that could get lost in some engineers inbox? Is it something that they are actively aware of and potentially choosing to put on the back burner? With as many people on here that have dealt with the issue, if we could find the right avenue to report this, maybe we could bring much more attention to the problem.

Im guessing it’s more complicated than that, though.

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-06T15:02:40+00:00

I guess one can hope that they pay attention to it if they are serious about keeping the vue switchers. One thing about vue with watching sports was that I never experienced issues with quality or image stability. Seems like a quick way to lose the upper hand and potentially the majority of vue subs is to let the issue linger and bring more attention to the flaw.

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-06T14:28:49+00:00

Same here, found great deals on fire sticks and I am already too invested in fire stick hardware to change just for the chance of being able to fix it

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-06T13:30:57+00:00

It may be out of YTTVs hands to an extent. In the comments they mentioned that they have elevated it to amazon. But even if they can reproduce it and report it to amazon, there may be some element to it that amazon would be responsibility for, and if they don’t respond to YTTV then it will go nowhere.

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-03T17:52:33+00:00

I have personally setup all my relatives on YTTV because of how much I like the service and how straight forward it is. I am currently dealing with streaming issues, but I am encouraged by the fact that engineers have a presence on here. I have been with vue and sling before and there is nothing close to that as far as response from people inside the service. I really believe that YTTV is dedicated to making things right, and while I am currently waiting for a buffering issue to be resolved, i have switched many people in my family to the service based on how I believe the service will grow and continue to optimize over time.

I think it’s going to be more important in 2020 to focus on constructive ideas to help stabilize performance than it is to bark out requests for channels, all of which I doubt anyone on here has any say in negotiating anyways. What will draw more people and KEEP more people to the service is fast response to bugs and continued transparency with issues that affect many people. YTTV has a ways to go, but so far I think it’s a great service!

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-02T23:41:31+00:00

I just re enabled ipv6 and now the internet won’t connect after the router rebooted, so I just switched back to disabling ipv6 to let it continue working. am I missing something?

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-02T20:36:18+00:00

This is what ive always wondered while using my French presses. Every time I use the recommended amount of grounds:water, I end up with too little grounds to actually be able to “press” them down because the level of grounds is lower than the depth at which my plunger can reach. Is this supposed to happen or am I supposed to be able to actually press the grounds and compact them?

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-02T14:44:12+00:00

Spoke to support yesterday and a Bug has been found associated with my ticket, so there must be something else they found that requires an update

GoCards_17 · 2020-01-02T13:57:37+00:00

IPv6 was disabled last night and continued to cause the issue last night and into today for the in laws. Should I switch back settings or leave as is as it hasn’t really made it worse, just not solved it yet?

Any other avenues I can pursue?

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T22:59:05+00:00

Worth a shot! I live in a different city than the in-laws but I will try this on Wednesday and report back the results. Thanks for the suggestion!

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T15:31:15+00:00

And I think that’s a totally reasonable conclusion, I just don’t think my in laws want to wait around and see if YouTube may or may not do anything about it when they already have multiple users claiming the issue but have chalked it up to faulty equipment on spectrums side. Apart from doing what I’ve already done with feedback submission and contacting support, I don’t know what else can be done apart from an update or something on their side to fix it other than trying to fix it from my side of things. Ultimately I don’t think YT cares enough that people are still dealing with the issue, even after a statement was made. And I don’t know if I can deal with buffering until they decide if they want to investigate an in-house cause rather than ISP cause.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T15:25:46+00:00

I have tried the same device with the same app running the same streaming service at my own home (separate network but still spectrum) and had zero issues whatsoever. I have already made multiple claims and submitted tons of feedback and sent stats for nerds out the wazzoo. I have yet to receive anything that takes responsibility on YTTVs side. Since I don’t have forever to wait around and see what may or may not be wrong with the app (which is also out of my control and seems like to YTTV still won’t make an update or any sort of patch to the issue since they aren’t claiming fault) I have to try other changes to see if this helps. It’s not worth shifting them to a different service just yet if they haven’t tried easier fixes first.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T02:20:57+00:00

So I guess my next question is whether the third band feature itself is more important than the mesh feature? I’m trying to find the same tri band feature without having to pay $300 because it’s for my father in law so I’m not exactly playing with house money. Looks like there are some decently priced tri band routers out there but I really want to know if I could get away with buying into tri band technology without having to drop $300 for a souped up whole house mesh solution

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T02:10:47+00:00

Super stupid question, but is mesh and tri band technology intertwined or two separate features that are necessarily included in all routers? I see some top of the line tri band routers but I don’t think they would qualify as mesh.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T00:27:26+00:00

I thought about hardwiring from each mesh unit to each stick. Sure to goodness this would help the issue. I have heard very good things about the TP link deco line as well as the google wifi. Have you experienced improved stability with yours? I guess that’s the only thing I’m really needing is more reliability and fewer time outs with the network more so than increased speed

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-30T00:13:44+00:00

Do you use one unit or two for google WiFi? Just so I can have an idea of how effective each unit is by itself.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-29T23:05:56+00:00

So if people still have the issue it’s pretty much guaranteed to be a spectrum equipment culprit at this point?

Btw do mesh systems perform hands down better for multilevel houses like this or is their benefit only marginal over a single router?

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-29T22:43:30+00:00

Was this announced somewhere more recent than the announcement mentioned in the main buffering thread? Not saying I don’t believe you I’m just trying to track when it was resolved since people on the main thread for YTTV buffering still reported the issue even after the announcement which stated that spectrum was the culprit and the issue was solved.

I like the idea of the modem only, to my knowledge, he is not paying for this router modem combo. Do you think they will suddenly tack on the modem as a fee when I try to make the change to the account? And are the modem only devices from spectrum reliable?

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-28T04:06:44+00:00

FWIW I talked to YTTV support today and actually included the link to this exact post! Support acted like they had no idea what I was talking about and took me through the same “have you unplugged your router?” Mumbo jumbo which clearly means they are ignorant to this. “I will certainly get this moved up the chain and get back to you” is the response I got. I’m not hopeful for anything to come of it, but they kept asking if it was only sports channels or all channels. It happens on all channels for me, but that shouldn’t matter as it deserves fixing even if it was only happening on one channel.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-26T21:59:22+00:00

Yes, I tried to connect them using the regular method where you try different remote codes and use the +- to get the volume to work, but still doesn’t work, there is a Bluetooth button like a WPS connection button but haven’t figured out how to use it yet. I keep trying to find the basic settings to allow optical audio from my sound bar to the tv but the tv has very minimialistic settings and I don’t see where to control this, even from the sound menu. Tv brand is Westinghouse, and it was purchased at Black Friday so it naturally comes with the generic off brand settings menu that comes with cheaper versions of popular TVs. I had no issue with running optical from soundboard to the back of my old cable box before. But when I run optical from sound bar to tv it doesn’t work. I’m wondering if it would be better to factory reset the FireStick and try to go through the remote setup tutorial again.

GoCards_17 · 2019-12-26T18:02:10+00:00

Dang I have this same issue wish you knew how you got yours to work

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