Forced Obsolescence from Ecobee 😡 (support for original Smart and EMS thermostats shut down)

[jlv]

@JPW

are there possibly any Smart Thermostats out there that don't need access to the Manufacturer's servers?

Ecobee 3 (and later) all work locally on HomeKit, and can operate locally without Ecobee's servers. I use the HomeKit emulation in Home Assistant to get local monitoring/control over my Ecobee 3s, and bring them to Hubitat via HADB.