Telephone controlled thermostat

[Walleye Guy]

I am looking for a simple programmable thermostat that I can easily install at our lake home that will allow me to dial into with a phone to raise and lower the temperature in the cabin. Does anybody have a recommendation on a make and model that they have installed themselves?

[Jim Almquist]

I installed a AUBE thermostat/controller at our old lake place. Would I recommend it...Well.... It was only around $130 for both but the controllers are not the longest lasting for what ever reason. The controller is around $60-80 bucks but when you have to buy one every other year it sorta stinks. Pretty simple to install, program and use so that much is great as long as you can get a telephone line close to the controller. I ended up unplugging the controller in the summer and when ever it was not needed but I never really found out why they would go bad. When they went bad it was always the same problem- Ring no answer on the controller. The problem was NEVER the telephone line

[DANR]

I got a basic FreezeAlarm from Control Products in Chanhassen for our place up north. Very simple to use and zero problems. It calls if the temp drops below a set point or the power goes out. Unfortunately, I was too cheap at the time to pony up the extra $$ for the deluxe model, which will do what you want. After a few times crawling into a very cold bed, I decided to upgrade if the first one crapped out, but after 8 years I'm thinking that won't happen. I would recomend checking them out.

[Jim Almquist]

I just re-read my post and thought I should add a little more info. With there thermostat it will have 3 temp settings-vacation,comfort and night. When you leave for the weekend you would set it to vacation. Friday morning you call the system up and set it to run and it will go to you comfort settings and act like a regular thermostat that you can program. End of the weekend you press the vacation button on the controller. The controller is a model#240.

[CAMAN]

If you've got Verizon and a smartphone, they will be introducing a new home monitoring and security service in the next couple of months. One of the options is going to be thermostat control through your smartphone. I'm not sure at the moment if they allow you to choose just the one feature, but it may be worth looking into if you would like a security system also.

[Walleye Guy]

I am guessing that I would need a dedicated internet connection at the location of the thermstat for the smart phone apps to work. Unfortunately I do not have that. I think I'm stuck with a telephone solution for the time being.

[CAMAN]

I am unsure exactly how it works but I believe since it is through Verizon it would be connected to the cell network.

[zamboni]

I miss the olden days

[SkunkedAgain]

I don't!

[Swimmer]

I miss the olden days

I know what you mean. BUT...