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Nedved85

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Got that email myself. That's great as I had wanted to get a mini for the folks.

So ye just signed up to the new Nest Aware and got an email a few days later about the mini?

Kintarō Hattori

Nedved85 wrote: »

So ye just signed up to the new Nest Aware and got an email a few days later about the mini?

Yes. I was already a Subscriber with 3 cameras on the old plan so automatically upgraded to the newer plan when it became available as I didn't have the Hub Max on the plan.

Nedved85

I have a nest aware subscription too. Just one camera though.

Did ye get an email offering the mini before ye changed or were they just being nice?

I can't see a downside to switching to the new plan?

Free month on offer too

Kintarō Hattori

Nedved85 wrote: »

I have a nest aware subscription too. Just one camera though.

Did ye get an email offering the mini before ye changed or were they just being nice?

I can't see a downside to switching to the new plan?

Free month on offer too

The mail came tonight, after I had changed over a week or so ago. The change was a no brainer for me so I'm doubly delighted.

Nedved85

It's an offer alright:

https://store.google.com/ie/product/nest_aware

Clareman

I got the email as well, with 3 cameras it's about 1tb of data a month being uploaded so the subscription is a steal at €100 per month in my opinion, getting the Nest mini is a great bonus, pity I'll just through it in the box with the other free Nest Mini I got

BobbyT28

Clareman wrote: »

I got the email as well, with 3 cameras it's about 1tb of data a month being uploaded so the subscription is a steal at €100 per month in my opinion, getting the Nest mini is a great bonus, pity I'll just through it in the box with the other free Nest Mini I got

Yeah same here re throwing it in the box. Might be nice birthday present for someone. I got my email about 2 weeks after signing up to new sub.

@Clareman, What cameras do you have? Looking at IQ Outdoor one myself, already have Nest Hello

Nedved85

I signed up last night, one month's free trial now. Did ye get the nest mini email soon after? Still waiting..

Edit. I see Bobby got the email two weeks after.

deezell

Clareman wrote: »

I got the email as well, with 3 cameras it's about 1tb of data a month being uploaded so the subscription is a steal at €100 per month in my opinion, getting the Nest mini is a great bonus, pity I'll just through it in the b
ox with the other free Nest Mini I got

That's a €100/year isn't it? With more than one camera are the images still full size or are they tiled?

Kintarō Hattori

deezell wrote: »

That's a €100/year isn't it? With more than one camera are the images still full size or are they tiled?

I'm not quite sure what you mean but assume you mean when you launch the app or view on the web. You're presented with thumbnail previews for each camera. On the web they are presented two across the screen. On the app they are presented one after the other in a descending order.

Clareman

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Yeah same here re throwing it in the box. Might be nice birthday present for someone. I got my email about 2 weeks after signing up to new sub.

@Clareman, What cameras do you have? Looking at IQ Outdoor one myself, already have Nest Hello

I've the IQ Outdoor, Hello and the Max Hub

Clareman

deezell wrote: »

That's a €100/year isn't it? With more than one camera are the images still full size or are they tiled?

Yeah, 100 for 13 months actually. Each stream is it's own HD feed but you can have a dashboard with them all as thumbnails if you want.

Clareman

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Yeah same here re throwing it in the box. Might be nice birthday present for someone. I got my email about 2 weeks after signing up to new sub.

@Clareman, What cameras do you have? Looking at IQ Outdoor one myself, already have Nest Hello

I just remembered when I got the nest mini i gave my original mini to my parents as a present, between the hubs, Google home and the mesh I've a speaker in nearly every room but they are handy, I'm going to use this one as an outdoor speaker i think as i won't mind if it breaks and I've a spare outside plug.

RTT

BobbyT28 wrote:

No never said anything to them. I was a bit peeved I changed but will probably just keep it now as I plan to get the IQ outdoor later in the year. If 5 day 24/7 recording is enough like it was for me and you don’t intend to keep 2nd camera then no. If you are keeping the 2nd one I would upgrade to new plan. 60 day 24/7 recording and all cameras fall under the one plan.

Signed up to the new plan yesterday. Received an email about the free nest mini last night. Just got a text saying that it will be delivered tomorrow. Happy enough with that.

RTT

BobbyT28 wrote:

No never said anything to them. I was a bit peeved I changed but will probably just keep it now as I plan to get the IQ outdoor later in the year. If 5 day 24/7 recording is enough like it was for me and you don’t intend to keep 2nd camera then no. If you are keeping the 2nd one I would upgrade to new plan. 60 day 24/7 recording and all cameras fall under the one plan.

Signed up to the new plan yesterday. Received an email about the free nest mini last night. Just got a text saying that it will be delivered tomorrow. Happy enough with that.

Clareman

Mine was delivered today by DHL, I'll post here whenever I open the box, but still a nice surprise to get.

BobbyT28

Clareman wrote: »

I've the IQ Outdoor, Hello and the Max Hub

How do you rate the IQ Outdoor? Worth the money?

BobbyT28

Clareman wrote: »

, I'm going to use this one as an outdoor speaker i think as i won't mind if it breaks and I've a spare outside plug.

Are you just bringing it outside when your sitting out the back or are you planning on leaving it outside all year round with some sort of protection ?

Kintarō Hattori

I see in the US some people got Nest Hubs while others got Mini's. I'm not going to moan about a free Mini but a Hub would have been amazing and useful in my case. The mini I'll just be giving to the folks.

Clareman

BobbyT28 wrote: »

How do you rate the IQ Outdoor? Worth the money?

Absolutely brilliant, the quality is outstanding and I find the alerting/scroll back to be great. Saying all that I don't know if it was worth the money, it is an awful lot of money for a camera, I had a bit of spare cash at the time so I bought a LOAD of kit at once so price didn't bother me too much, sorry I know that doesn't help.

Clareman

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I see in the US some people got Nest Hubs while others got Mini's. I'm not going to moan about a free Mini but a Hub would have been amazing and useful in my case. The mini I'll just be giving to the folks.

I saw that as well, the hub would have been brilliant but I guess it's bad form to complain about something free

My mini has been thrown in the box with the mini I got for having a YouTube Premium subscription, I had a look around the house and I couldn't find another place to put it

Clareman

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Are you just bringing it outside when your sitting out the back or are you planning on leaving it outside all year round with some sort of protection ?

I've a very sheltered area of the garden that doesn't seem to get wet, for example I keep patio chalk for the kids there and it hasn't been destroyed with moisture yet, saying that when I went to look at it I spotted that I've a Max Hub next to a window so all I had to do was open the window and turn the hub around, much better option that I'm going to use from now on.

Shefwedfan

Sorry might not be right thread, I have a smart tv and have on a smart plug which turns it off/on all the time. IS this bad for the TV? Thanks

bk

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Sorry might not be right thread, I have a smart tv and have on a smart plug which turns it off/on all the time. IS this bad for the TV? Thanks

Yes, it isn't great for the TV, it can cause wear on the components. Plus there is no benefit really to doing it. A modern TV in standby uses less then 0.5W, which is actually less power then most smart plugs draw to work.

Shefwedfan

bk wrote: »

Yes, it isn't great for the TV, it can cause wear on the components. Plus there is no benefit really to doing it. A modern TV in standby uses less then 0.5W, which is actually less power then most smart plugs draw to work.

It is to stop the kids :-) not to save power

deezell

This robot vacuum in Lidl this week, €199
https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/summer-cleaning/robot-vacuum-cleaner/p43149
Silver Crest brand. Alexa etc. 2.6AH battery, 120min.run time

So, with apologies to Matthew 22.42
"What think ye of (silver)Crest?
Whose robot is he?

I've been reading that poster for ten years waiting for my train....

JJJackal

deezell wrote: »

This robot vacuum in Lidl this week, €199
https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/summer-cleaning/robot-vacuum-cleaner/p43149
Silver Crest brand. Alexa etc. 2.6AH battery, 120min.run time

So, with apologies to Matthew 22.42
"What think ye of (silver)Crest?
Whose robot is he?

I've been reading that poster for ten years waiting for my train....

wonder if worth a punt?

Gooey Looey

JJJackal wrote: »

wonder if worth a punt?

Go to Amazon and get a Eufy Robovac that has a good brand base (made by Anker) and cheap spares/consumables

Bluefoam

I wouldn't spend €200 for a Lidl model, when you can get a Eufy for the same money...

Bluefoam

Discount at the moment, you just need to tick the box:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eufy-Upgraded-Super-Thin-Self-Charging-Medium-Pile/dp/B07DDDB34D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=eufy+robovac&qid=1591458423&sprefix=eufy&sr=8-3

Gooey Looey

Bluefoam wrote: »

Discount at the moment, you just need to tick the box:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eufy-Upgraded-Super-Thin-Self-Charging-Medium-Pile/dp/B07DDDB34D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=eufy+robovac&qid=1591458423&sprefix=eufy&sr=8-3

Exactly. And like I said cheap spares
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D9GQ2LH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_-672EbR6MB3P6

I have the cheaper Eufy 11c, can't fault it

deezell

Bluefoam wrote: »

I wouldn't spend €200 for a Lidl model, when you can get a Eufy for the same money...

But will you get a Eufy with wifi, side brushes, app control, Alexa, 120 min, 2.6AH battery, suction boost, 5 modes? Lidl sold a bog standard robovac for £80 earlier, this one seems more like a Eufy 15C or 30C, which will set you back a good bit more. That's my question, how does it compare to robovacs of this spec. No point comparing it to a base model.

Bluefoam

deezell wrote: »

But will you get a Eufy with wifi, side brushes, app control, Alexa, 120 min, 2.6AH battery, suction boost, 5 modes? Lidl sold a bog standard robovac for £80 earlier, this one seems more like a Eufy 15C or 30C, which will set you back a good bit more. That's my question, how does it compare to robovacs of this spec. No point comparing it to a base model.

FFS, at least look at the link I posted... That's a fully featured 30C for £190...

Gooey Looey

deezell wrote: »

But will you get a Eufy with wifi, side brushes, app control, Alexa, 120 min, 2.6AH battery, suction boost, 5 modes? Lidl sold a bog standard robovac for £80 earlier, this one seems more like a Eufy 15C or 30C, which will set you back a good bit more. That's my question, how does it compare to robovacs of this spec. No point comparing it to a base model.

He linked the 30c for the same price

deezell

Bluefoam wrote: »

Discount at the moment, you just need to tick the box:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eufy-Upgraded-Super-Thin-Self-Charging-Medium-Pile/dp/B07DDDB34D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=eufy+robovac&qid=1591458423&sprefix=eufy&sr=8-3

So assuming free delivery to UK includes here, £190, or about €213. The Lidl one €13 cheaper, and you can walk in and refund or exchange if anything goes amiss. All my lidl tool/gadget purchases have been top class. I wonder eho makes this one?

deezell

Bluefoam wrote: »

FFS, at least look at the link I posted... That's a fully featured 30C for £190...

Sorry FFS, I was replying to the post before yours, so my post which offended you was made sight unseen of your link.

Gooey Looey

deezell wrote: »

So assuming free delivery to UK includes here, £190, or about €213. The Lidl one €13 cheaper, and you can walk in and refund or exchange if anything goes amiss. All my lidl tool/gadget purchases have been top class. I wonder eho makes this one?

I know which I'd be buying! You won't get better customer service than Amazon

slicedpanman

Gooey Looey wrote: »

I know which I'd be buying! You won't get better customer service than Amazon

Agreed and Eufy customer service is great too... I've had a 30c for ages. It developed a battery fault and when I got in touch with Eufy (past any Amazon warranty) it turned out I was out of warranty but they sent me a full reconditioned 30c as a replacement

Later I got a battery replacement for the original 30c now I've got two happy customer

deezell

Mr.S wrote: »

I'm looking for a simple smart temperature / monitor that works with Google Home, any bargains? No need to connect to heating system etc.

This one claims Home connectivity, though not showing on home list
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECOOLBUY-Temperature-Hygrometer-Compatible-Greenhouse/dp/B07XL3YT5Q

This is the HOME list for stats. Sonoff also claims HOME connectivory though not on list

grogi

Gooey Looey wrote: »

I know which I'd be buying! You won't get better customer service than Amazon

Unless you get a strike of bad luck or dodgy sellers and need to return 3 or 4 things in a row... They will stop talking to you and close your account down without a word of warning and close any other account you try to open afterwards...

Shefwedfan

ANyone experience of the Mi Smart Sensor system? https://www.mi.com/uk/mi-smart-sensor-set/

I have loads of Xiaomi stuff over the years and always great quality, issue was trying to get english on some of the apps.....that seems to be resolved now

xckjoo

Shefwedfan wrote: »

ANyone experience of the Mi Smart Sensor system? https://www.mi.com/uk/mi-smart-sensor-set/

I have loads of Xiaomi stuff over the years and always great quality, issue was trying to get english on some of the apps.....that seems to be resolved now

I've always found their apps poor and the stuff a little unreliable (prone to just not working sometimes) but at a good price. Can they integrate well into something like home-assistant?

mcgovern

I've a few of the temperature sensors, a few door/window sensors, a couple of movement sensors and one of the buttons plus some leak sensors on the way, all integrated into Home Assistant.
The temperature sensors are probably not the most accurate but readings seem fairly close to other non-smart temp sensors I have.
The switch for some reason doesn't work in HA but probably something to do with my setup.
The rest all work grand.
I have an automation to turn on hall light if the hall door opens (door sensor) and another one to turn on bathroom light if it detects movement. Both work quickly and they rarely need to be reset (and when they do it is because of issue with the lights rather than sensors).

illdoit2morrow

Note - not new but still a good price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LVXIM42?tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB

Sheep Shagger

Did anyone get the free mini when they signed up for the new Nest aware plans recently?

Seems some people in the UK got a free hub (really good deal given a sub to nest aware €50).

ted1

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Did anyone get the free mini when they signed up for the new Nest aware plans recently?

Seems some people in the UK got a free hub (really good deal given a sub to nest aware €50).

Got an generic email from google offering a mini

“ The new Nest Aware is now available. Annual plans start at just €50 a year and cover all of the Nest cameras in your home. When you subscribe, you’ll get 30 days of event-based video history. You’ll also get a Nest Mini, on us.”

RTT

Yes I did. I got a nest mini. It arrived last week.

Dazzy

Shefwedfan wrote: »

ANyone experience of the Mi Smart Sensor system? https://www.mi.com/uk/mi-smart-sensor-set/

I have loads of Xiaomi stuff over the years and always great quality, issue was trying to get english on some of the apps.....that seems to be resolved now

This is or was called the Aquara range. I use the motion and door sensors and they work really well for alerts.

I find the light switches are excellent and a cheap alternative to some of the other systems.

App isn't very intuitive but grand once you have it set up.

68 lost souls

ted1 wrote: »

Got an generic email from google offering a mini

“ The new Nest Aware is now available. Annual plans start at just €50 a year and cover all of the Nest cameras in your home. When you subscribe, you’ll get 30 days of event-based video history. You’ll also get a Nest Mini, on us.”

If they are still flaky as mine is then it will jus frustrate you more. There is a long support thread about dropouts. Every other time I ask my nest mini to do something "...hmmmm something whent wrong try again in a fe wminutes" needs to be unplugged and plugged in again.

2 home minis work fine in the kitchen and shed but the nest mini is not as good despite its "upgrades"

RobbieTheRobber

68 lost souls wrote: »

If they are still flaky as mine is then it will jus frustrate you more. There is a long support thread about dropouts. Every other time I ask my nest mini to do something "...hmmmm something whent wrong try again in a fe wminutes" needs to be unplugged and plugged in again.

2 home minis work fine in the kitchen and shed but the nest mini is not as good despite its "upgrades"

My free nest mini is also the useless one in the family.
Older mini, home and hubs all work fine but the I'm sorry reply is nearly the standard reply from the nest mini.