T701i WIFI Thermostat

I bought this to replace an existing Pro1 T701 thermostat in order to have the wifi feature. Because I was replacing an existing Pro1 thermostat, installation was a breeze. I just clicked the old thermostat off its base and clicked the new one on, with no rewiring required. If you are replacing a different brand of thermostat, rewiring will be required and this should be done by someone who knows what they are doing. Initial setup was clearly explained in the instructions and took about one minute. I do recommend reading the instructions as it is important that the settings be adjusted correctly. I downloaded the app from the app store. It took about five minutes to set up and it works great--I can turn the system on & off and adjust the temperature from anywhere using my phone. Initial setup of the app required following the in-app prompts closely, but once it is set up, it is simple and intuitive to use. You have to have home wifi in order to use the phone app. The thermostat itself is basic and easy to use. The display is large and easy to read and you can set the illumination to come on when you push a button or to stay on all the time. Note that this thermostat works for the following: heat only, cool only, and single stage heat-cool systems. It is compatible with gas heat, electric heat or heat pump. However, if you have a heat pump with emergency back-up heat, you will need a different model thermostat that works with 2-stage systems. It does not have battery power so you need to have a common wire (i.e. power supply from your system) for this to operate. It does have built-in memory, so if the power goes out, when the power comes back on the thermostat remembers its settings and comes back on however you had it set before the power went out.

This thermostat is perfect! I own a Vacation Home/Rental Property at the Colorado River. I can sign-in to this thermostat from my home 300 miles away and I can turn the A/C on or The Heater, so that when we travel there the house is nice and cool or cozy warm when we arrive. I can also, control the thermostat when I have a renter coming in and staying there for a weekend. This is a basic, hot and cold thermostat, it is easy for tenants to use because it isn't programmable (but through the on-line app you can set on & off times, so it can be programed). I had a little trouble wiring it in but I watched the tutorial on U-Tube and I was able to install it myself. I even got one for my next door neighbor and I helped him install it and he loves his new thermostat too! I highly recommend this product.

Wow, I'm really not sure why some people rate these so poorly, I really like them. I have 3 of these between my home and lake property and they have been simply great. Sure the app is fairly low tech, but sometimes simpler is better. My only reason for a 4 star rating versus 5 is because high/low temp notification alerts are advertised but I haven't seen them in the app.

Ws very easy to install and connect into our wifi. Has been seemless to control our ac system from wherever i have my phone as well as manually at home. Would recommend.

This product is terrible and their technical support is rude. This product isn't actually programmed by your iPhone or tablet; you have to "register" it online with the company's servers for it to do anything - which REQUIRES you to give the company access (Wi-Fi network name AND password) to your home or business network. You don't program the thermostat, your phone's app connects to the company's server and then their server remotely connects to and controls the thermostat from outside your network. This also means their system (or anyone that hacks it) has access to your network and all of the devices (cameras, security, even locks) that are connected to it. If you don't allow their company to have your network name and password, then the thermostat works (poorly) like a $20 manual thermostat you can buy at Home Depot. Their "servers" were down for several days when I first bought it so I couldn't even set it up to try, so if their servers go down your AC get's reset to some random temperature....

Easy to install. Setup is a little more complicated. Instructions are confusing. Was able to get it set properly.

I've had this model for a couple of years now and I love it. It works really well. It was easy to install and set up. I can turn on the ac or heat from work so it's a nice temperature when I get home. I've had to call customer support once and they were friendly with me. Every once in a few months it may lose connection. I just unplug it wait 15 seconds and plug it back in and it's fine.

I have a older heat-only two wire system. After adding a separate 24v transformer and running new wiring, the thermostat was up and running nicely (with Pro1 tech support - had issues establishing new account). With Wi-Fi thermostats, the vendor's internet facing servers act as proxy for your thermostat control. When you seek to make thermostat adjustments, your commands funnel through your smartphone, through Pro1 servers, then to your thermostat. If Pro1's servers are experiencing high volume, or any hiccups, then you might not be able to log on, or your commands might not make it to your thermostat right away. I've experienced this on multiple occasions and it's frustrating. Not sure their online service has proper capacity. Their tech support folks are good, they try to be helpful. The actual unit is great. It looks nice, all local adjustments work fine. It is just when you want to crank up your heat when you are away from your home, it is not always a reliable online service to do so.