[Electronics-Talk] Fw: [blind-hams] FW: ACB-L Talking Thermostats.com Closing

[Andy Baracco]

Are you able to program the Ecobee independently? One thing i have always 
liked about the VIP talking thermostat is that everything talks and all 
settings can be done independently.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri Brun via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Sherri Brun" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fw: [blind-hams] FW: ACB-L Talking 
Thermostats.com Closing


>I don’t know anything about nest! I think my son has it at his place and he 
>likes that Ecobee better.
>
> Sherri
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 26, 2019, at 1:59 AM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Sherri,
>>
>> I have also heard good things about the Nest.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri Brun via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Sherri Brun" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 10:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fw: [blind-hams] FW: ACB-L Talking 
>> Thermostats.com Closing
>>
>>
>>> I am using the Ecobee 4 thermostat! It works withinthe Alexa app and its 
>>> app is fairly easy to use. I like it because you can change your 
>>> temperature while you are out. There is an at home mode and an away 
>>> mode. HTH!'
>>>
>>> Sherri
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Aug 26, 2019, at 12:21 AM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This is sad news indeed!  which other accessible thermostats are folks 
>>>> using?
>>>>
>>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>>>
>>>> From: janet.dickelman--- via ACB-L
>>>> To: leadership at acblists.org, acb-l at acblists.org
>>>> Sent: August 25, 2019 at 5:08 PM
>>>> Subject: ACB-L Talking Thermostats.com Closing
>>>>
>>>> Many of you have this product, please see note below from Harry Cohen.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Janet Dickelman
>>>>
>>>> Talking Thermostats.com
>>>>
>>>> P.O. Box 27145  ●  Golden Valley, MN  55427  ●  Tel  (763) 591-9557  ● 
>>>> Fax (763) 544-7166
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired Community,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My name is Harry Cohen and my company, Talking Thermostats.com has 
>>>> supplied many of you with talking thermostats and excellent customer 
>>>> service over the past sixteen years.  I am writing to inform you that 
>>>> as of this date we will be exiting the talking thermostat business and 
>>>> closing our company.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This was a difficult decision to make.  We were helped with this 
>>>> decision by the manufacturer, BuyMax Alliance who is also our supplier 
>>>> of the VIP talking thermostat.  Because of poor inventory control by 
>>>> our supplier, their stock of talking thermostats was depleted in 
>>>> January of this year. In addition, our supplier changed to a new 
>>>> electronic assembly vendor in China. Both of these issues by our 
>>>> supplier have caused very long lead times resulting in a stock out 
>>>> condition of thermostats not only for our company but also for our 
>>>> competitors.  All the VIP talking thermostats come from the same 
>>>> factory in China.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We have not had thermostats to ship since February.  BuyMax Alliance 
>>>> told us we would have thermostats in April.  Then they changed the 
>>>> delivery to the end of July.  It is now the third week of August and 
>>>> still no thermostats. During these six plus months, we still offered 
>>>> customer and technical support even though there was no income being 
>>>> generated. Without income, we can no longer afford to pay rent, keep 
>>>> the lights on and keep the phones active.   Therefore, we are closing 
>>>> up shop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> With the closure of our business, product questions and warranty issues 
>>>> now revert back to BuyMax Alliance, the VIP 3000 manufacturer / 
>>>> supplier. BuyMax Alliance can be reached at 866-936-6622.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Over the past sixteen years this business has given me the opportunity 
>>>> to establish relationships with the blind and visually impaired 
>>>> community of the United States and provide another means to help people 
>>>> with visual impairments live more independently.  Thank you for this 
>>>> opportunity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Harry Cohen
>>>>
>>>> Harry at talkingthermostats.com
>>>>
>>>>
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