And there are also the much less expensive Honeywell Lyric thermostats which use an app which used to be called Lyric but got renamed to Honeywell Home, it’s very accessible and these thermostats support all 3 major voice platforms, Home Kit/SIRI, Alexa and Google Assistant. They do also have more expensive thermostats which for us all have bells and whistles we never use. We have the Lyric T5 which I think is now replaced with a newer model, but I think I paid around $180 Canadian for it so it would have probably been $129 or $149 US.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 3:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: smart thermostats and their apps with voiceover? Honeywell has thermostats that work over WiFi using their Total Comfort Control app. I suspect several will work with the variety of home systems. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Jan 2, 2020, at 3:14 PM, Terri Hedgpeth <terri...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Robin, I have the Nest thermostats in my home and love them. The app is pretty accessible and they provide tech support. I had the Echo Bee thermostats for about five months and at that time (2017) the mobile app was not accessible. I tried to work with them over several phone calls with long wait times 25-45 minutes, and they had no knowledge of accessibility for people who are blind. Though it was well passed my money back return period, after a long phone discussion on the topic of returning the Echo Bee due to lack of accessibility, they did refund my money upon the return of the two thermostats. Before I tried the Nest thrmostats, I called their tech support and was pleasantly surprised that the tech person whipped out his iPhone and turned on VoiceOver and walked me through the app. That was so cool and such a contrast to my experience with Echo Bee. So I bought the two Nest thermostats for our two AC units and have been very happy. Oh, I have not needed to call Nest tech support after that first demo. I had an HVAC professional do the installation of both the Echo Bee and the Nest. So, I did lose the cost of the first install for the Echo Bees. I have heard since that the Echo Bee thermostat app is accessible now. Don’t know though. Best, Terri Hedgpeth From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 2:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: smart thermostats and their apps with voiceover? Hi, Sorry for the vague subject line there. But I was just curious what if any smart thermostats people are making use of either in conjunction with Amazon Echo's and smart home apps that might be accessible with voiceOver. All thoughts appreciated as I begin considering purchasing such a device. Take good care. Robin -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. 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