With every new technological advance, there is a chance of a huge issue.
With the startup of the laptop, there was the charger issue.
With the IPhone, there was the touch screen adjustment issue. With the smart thermostat, there is the dependance on wifi. Without wifi, there is no smart thermostat. We learned this the hard way during a recent outage in our area. We didn’t once consider the fact that without wifi, we would not be able to control the heating and cooling system. Last Friday, my office building experienced an internet outage that lasted 6 hours. Despite this being a very busy day for the staff at this office, we were unable to access any of the programs or databases we needed to be successful. On top of that, we had little to no direction on what to do with all of the patients that had questions regarding their billing. The worst part of the whole day was not having control over the heating and cooling. At first, I figured it was just a “when it rains, it pours” situation, but then I realized that it was just another downfall of the internet outage. I called the handyman of my office building and he told me there was nothing I could do until the internet came back. We decided to close the office for the remainder of the day and be done with it. Without the internet, we could not see patients or be successful in any other aspect of our day. The internet was properly restored the next day and everything was back to normal.