I had a Nest and sold it to my brother after Google bought them and it was clear they were never going to release the rumored remote sensors. I got an ecobee instead.<p>The ecobee is much smarter, mostly because of the remote sensors. My house is far more comfortable. It&#x27;s also nice that ecobee has an API and IFTTT support. It has no issues running normally when the internet goes down. (My internet was down completely the other night and there was -25F windchill. It followed schedule just fine.)<p>I&#x27;m guessing ecobee coming from Canada they know the value of a functional thermostat...