finally, home devices that only work if you pay the subscription fee forever and ever and ever
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“ok so that rental contract excludes electricity, gas and oh yeah you have to pay this fee to make your internet plugs work”

Jun 20, 2017 · 9:39 PM UTC

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It's pretty impressive they can't even explain what the point is on the UK website. Just it's great, you get stuff, £5.99 a month.
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Electricity: $78 Internet: $65 Watching your thermostat get hacked: priceless
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But the basic idea is to bundle it with electricity and gas... Hive is owned by Centrica, a UK power & gas utility
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unless it's a flat rate or cheap enough for the tenant to leave all lights and gas on all day... Don't know how it works over there tho.
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Not the Internet, the plugs.
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That's it folks. Pack it in. We're shutting down this garbage fire of technology! No smart home shit for anyone.
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That sounds more like a hostage situation to me.
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