lee@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Lee Moore) (10/20/88)
I like the idea of time controlled (automatic setback) house theromstats.
Unfortuately, my lifestyle is far to erratic for anything based on
a clock. I have heard of a thermostat that can be called on the telephone
and told to change its setting. This would be ideal because then I could
call it when I leave work and things would be warm before I get home.
Does anybody have any pointers to such a device? How stable is this
technology? I would hate for it go hairwire on me.
On a related topic, does anybody know of a telephone front end that I could
stick more than one phone controlled device on the same phone line? I have
heard of a device that sits between the phone jack and the answering machine.
Normally it operates in pass-through mode but after the phone is picked
up (typically by the answering machine) it listens for a command code
which allows you to connect to some other device instead.
thanks in advance!
Lee
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