The best thing about it is the budget friendly price tag so that you will get only basic features.
Ecobee3 2nd generation release date.
If you re already an ecobee user the new camera and sensors are an easy way to add basic security to your home.
The thermostats are controlled by using the built in touchscreen web portal or app available for ios android and the apple watch.
Amazon alexa for users concerned with voice control this is a big design change between the ecobee3 ecobee3 lite and ecobee4 the ecobee4 has an additional display icon that allows you to access alexa and signifies its voice control technology.
Ecobee is a canadian home automation company that makes smart thermostats temperature and occupancy sensors smart light switches smart cameras and contact sensors.
This is something that is entirely unique to the ecobee4 and the only unit in the ecobee lineup that includes this feature.
2nd generation with smart sensors thermostat april 24 2020 september 12 2018 by home techie no matter how smart our thermostats become there s always one shortcoming that s impossible to get around with just one device today we will unveil the review of the ecobee3 smart thermostat 2nd gen.
However my understanding is that the nest 3 s only improvements over the nest 2 are a larger screen and a more sensitive occupancy sensor so all comparisons i draw between the ecobee3 and the nest 2 are still applicable to the nest 3.
Other devices are controlled solely through the app or web portal.
This review compares the ecobee3 to the 2nd generation nest.