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   Dunbar's Number (sabret00the@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:59:36 JST Dunbar's Number

   How is this not illegal? You prevent my equipment that was working perfectly fine from working and demand money from me for a new one? Isn't that extortion? #Hive #BritishGas

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     Dunbar's Number (sabret00the@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:59:33 JST Dunbar's Number

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     Anyway, moral of the story… Fuck #Hive and their #HiveHome brand. They're greedy and morally corrupt. Which is even more annoying when you consider that their parent company is #BritishGas who are posting record profits.

     Also if it's not obvious, #OpenProtocols over proprietary systems every time.

     May #Zigbee, #ZWave, #Thread, #Matter and #HomeAssistant all enjoy a very long successful life.

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     Dunbar's Number (sabret00the@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:59:34 JST Dunbar's Number

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     Fortunately, I happened to read something on #Lemmy a few months ago and it recommended #Zigbee devices as well as looking into #HomeAssistant. So for the past few months I've been watching YouTube videos about the two and last week eventually bought a Zigbee thermostat to replace the #Hive thermostat. With my house being so cold and me being reluctant to get out of bed to even take my medication, it was now a matter of urgency to convert my #HiveHome to a Zigbee home.

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     Dunbar's Number (sabret00the@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:59:34 JST Dunbar's Number

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     I was nervous, having never done anything like that and asked some people for help. A professional electrician was disparaging of the brand of thermostat (but I feel they were just ignorant) and thus reluctant to get involved. But another came and helped me and we got it installed. Okay, he got it installed and I just watched. It's been a night, but I'm really happy with it. I no longer live in the frozen tundra! Happy days! Locally controlled smart technology is a wonderful thing!

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     Dunbar's Number (sabret00the@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:59:35 JST Dunbar's Number

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     I will never ever speak kindly of #Hive and will never recommend their products after my experience. Having been a first generation customer and having their equipment at the heart of my house, their extortion attempt was galling and egregious. They limited heating in my house to 15° and disabled access to my thermostat, meaning I couldn't adjust the temperatures. I live in a corner house and it got very cold very quickly. What they did should be illegal. How is it allowed? #HiveHome #BritishGas