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I grabbed the iPad and used the Nest app. The thermostat that I had set AWAY to was reporting the same error that I\u2019d seen back in January<\/a>: the giant question mark. Tapping the image resulted in the message:<\/p>\nThermostat Disconnected \u2013 The thermostat First Floor last connected to the nest.com more than 3 days ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n Three days?<\/p>\n So, I went to the thermostat and checked it\u2019s settings. Great, no wifi and no account information. It had apparently forgotten it\u2019s wifi connection information completely and also my account information.<\/p>\n Seriously, I\u2019d want to fire myself if I wrote code that was this bad. Why would it EVER dump that information? It\u2019s literally its key to being a smart thermostat.<\/p>\n Thankfully, as we still have 2 other thermostats in the house, it was simple to add the account back to the thermostat after entering the wifi password again, as the thermostat recognized that there were other Nests nearby.<\/p>\n Without the wifi connection, you still have a thermostat (thankfully!). However, you loose all remote scheduling capabilities via their web site or apps.<\/p>\n I still can\u2019t recommend these thermostats. While the \u201cBETA\u201d label has been finally removed from their remote access web application, the device itself still has numerous unresolved issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One more brief update about our Nest thermostats. After a few weeks of limited use of our HVAC system due to a very unusually warm late winter and early spring, I\u2019d set the whole house to AWAY mode last evening. However, a bit later, I heard the furnace running. Odd. I walked to the thermostat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[45,59],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-pq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1508,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1508","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":0},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #9","date":"January 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary\/Index When I woke up this morning, I decided that I\u2019d use the remote features of my Nest Thermostat to increase the temperature of the first floor as the normal schedule hadn\u2019t started yet. Here\u2019s what I saw on my iPad: Basement: ? First Floor: ? When I tapped the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","img":{"alt_text":"image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/image23.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1382,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1382","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":1},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #4","date":"January 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Update #6, Update #5, Update #4, Update #3, Update #2, Update #1, Install A bit more about my Nest thermostat experiences. On the weekend, I spoke with a support engineer from Nest regarding the issue I was having with one of the Nest units failing to properly read the room\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/image_thumb.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1340,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1340","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":2},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #1","date":"December 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"After a few weeks of using the Nest thermostat, I\u2019ve got a few more comments that I\u2019d like to share. (Here\u2019s my post about the installation). The learning feature honestly hasn\u2019t been very useful in the first few weeks. It\u2019s apparently easily confused by days that you're home unexpectedly (for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","img":{"alt_text":"image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image_thumb3.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1749,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1749","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":3},"title":"Nest Update #12: Software at 3.0 with New Features","date":"October 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As the blogosphere exploded yesterday with news of a second generation Nest thermostat and a new major version of the software (for the thermostats and the controllers such as the web site and various SmartPhones), I wondered what impact the new software and hardware would have on average users, like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Recommendations"","img":{"alt_text":"IMG_0630","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0630.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1482,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1482","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":4},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #8","date":"January 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary\/Index A few new things have occurred since I last posted. January 11, 2012: Nest Labs updated the firmware of the thermostat to version 1.0.6. There isn\u2019t any publically available information about what was updated however other than \u201cbug fixes.\u201d Thanks to GregN for pointing it out. Here\u2019s a link\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","img":{"alt_text":"nestrounding","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nestrounding_thumb.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1420,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1420","url_meta":{"origin":1576,"position":5},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #6","date":"January 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Update #5, Update #4, Update #3, Update #2, Update #1, Install I didn\u2019t expect to have another post so soon. But, the Nest experience continues to frustrate and baffle. 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