zoom314
Superman
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join:2001-04-30
Yermo, CA
| reply to Transmaster
Re: Uhhhh?
said by Transmaster  :Oh this is one of the things the power companies, Microsoft and embedded CPU manufacturers are pushing for the so-call Internet capable home appliance. To the consumer they are selling the Internet angle, the power companies are looking at the control angle. Well that may be so, But the ability to turn off an appliance remotely has as about as much chance of becoming real as someone filling up the Grand Canyon on Mars with Liquid water anytime soon. If It were done, People would bypass It somehow. Me I'm not worried, As It would be a paranoid thought to Me. Think what You like, If You so feel like It.
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
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| Re: HHS?
said by zoom314 : But the ability to turn off an appliance remotely has as about as much chance of becoming real as someone filling up the Grand Canyon on Mars with Liquid water anytime soon. That capability has been implemented on a voluntary basis in exchange for lower rates for decades. They install a small radio-controlled relay on your air conditioner. Some folks opt for "interruptible rates" which allow the power company to shut you down entirely for a couple of hours. This isn't as exotic as you may think.
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FLECOM
Bay Networks Freak
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join:2003-03-03
Miami, FL | correct, we have a small box on our air conditioner for just this purpose... although in the 12+ years its been there they have never turned it off
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