Even wth ZERO background noise, I have to SHOUT to get it to hear me

So if there is any background noise, it does not hear you unless you yell.

the alexa part is very bad, you have to be directly in front of unit with no background noise for it to respond

Alexa’ and the microphone cannot hear you if there is a lot of background noise

However the sound quality is tinny - nowhere as good as from a Dot, and it seems to start by itself some times

Good customer support as he had to call the company a couple of times during the installation process

Setting them do as much good as pushing the "close door" button in an elevator, and I'm convinced they are added to give the illusion of the feature actually working and using them

However, I must say the Alexa feature does not work quite as well as with my Echo Dot

This thermostat is as close to perfect as you can get

The replacement thermostats proved there was no wiring faults as they worked just fine when installed.

However, I must say the Alexa feature does not work quite as well as with my Echo Dot

When I need humidity in my house, my thermostat will turn on the furnace fan and the humidifier to add humidity without heat... as well as with heat, if needed

so it knows what’s going on outside your home as well as

Functionally its great as it’s basically exactly the same as the ecobee 3 but the Alexa portion has horribly implemented

Not as amazing as I'd hoped

it is not compatible to any already smart a/c handlers.

The install was incredibly easy, and my home was not equipped with the infamous “C” wire

If the house is a little stale at 72 and I want to bump the a/c down to 71, I shouldn't realize a few minutes later that the house is at 68 and I have been running the a/c the entire time

The ecobee 4’s Alexa only supports a limited list of Alexa commands

Have not decided to connect and lose function(s) or sell.