In response to the original topic, I'd suggest considering a thermostat solution that communicates with either your smart home capable alarm system, or your smart home control system (like Control4, Savant, or URC's Total Control). This would enable your HVAC settings to potentially become part of a scene. A popular example would be to have your HVAC system adjust itself when you enable Arm Away on your security system. My personal Alarm.com service provides geo location so you could have the alarm notice you enter a geo fence and tell your thermostat you're on your way home autonomously. I love the geo fence feature for triggering my Away lighting scene so I'm always sure all my lights are off when nobody is home.
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