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Who all uses a smart thermostat, Nest or any other brand? Has it saved you money and if so enough money to replace the cost of purchase. If you have another brand what made you choose it over Nest.

I really havent calculated cost involved, but its nice to be able to monitor the temperature in my home. If we are on a trip and I decide to lower or raise the temp i can with phone. Just make sure if you have a older unit that its is compatible, and that you dont need to run an extra wire to power the wire less guage.

I have one. Don't really notice any savings associated with it. Kinda cool, but other than that, no real opinion either way.

I have a rental home, and it is nice to be able to monitor the a/c settings. When the renters ain't paying for it, they happily set the a/c at some crazy frostbite number. I just dial it back up on the phone. I lived in the house, and know that it is very cool when set at 70 degrees. Big brother is watching........

Big brother watching the renters is interesting. I've never thought of that application. It's my opinion that there will not be a substantial energy savings if any. There will however be added convenience.

Well, I ended up going with a Honeywell 9000 wifi thermostat. It beat out the nest in my opinion by a long shot due to price. The nest was going to be 250 for a new generation 3, and the Honeywell was free. If nothing else, it will be nice to turn unit back on before arriving back home after trips.