When I needed a new thermostat, I went to the home center to choose one.
- The customer service person I talked to, tried to talk me into purchasing a Nest Thermostat.
I had never heard of a Nest Thermostat and I tried to get him to tell me the difference between it and a Smart Thermostat. He explained that the Nest Thermostat is a smart thermostat that was developed by Nest Labs. He told me who the designers were, but he didn’t tell me what was different between the Nest and the Smart thermostats. The customer service person then told me that it is an electronic, programmable and self-learning Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat that optimizes heating and cooling of homes and businesses, to conserve energy. Wait a minute. Isn’t that the same thing as the smart thermostat. It is also an electronic, programmable and self-learning Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat. The smart thermostat also optimizes heating and cooling of home to conserve energy. I couldn’t figure out why I would spend so much more money for a Nest Thermostat than a Smart thermostat, when they were the same thing. He told me the Nest thermostat could be used with google tools, but I already knew the Smart Thermostat could also be used with any computer, laptop, tablet, or phone that has Wi-Fi and smart capabilities. He then tried to sell me an Alexa system so I could save time programming the Nest. I laughed and told him I had a phone and I could program my Smart Thermostat from anywhere, even in the house. He sold me a really good Smart Thermostat that was much cheaper than the Nest he was pushing.