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Today we are going to be testing out
the O2 smart technology home package
Smart technology enabling you to control
your heating and your lighting
as well as a whole host of other things
right from your phone
and its all designed to make home owners lives
that little bit easier
I get access to their app
and I get two open and close sensors for my
front door and my back door
and I get a Samsung camera
and I also get a smart plug
which sounds really exciting
We are also going to be testing out
some of the additional products from the range
which include the panoramic camera and motion sensors
I'm really excited to see exactly
what kind of things we can do with the Tado thermostat
They were so friendly
and they were quite happy to talk to me
about everything about a million times
because with baby brain I'm finding it
hard to absorb information
There was no drilling or any
kind of screwing in involved
Things like the motion sensors
just attached to the walls and the doors via sticker
which is really quick and easy
I feel really confident actually that
I understand how it all works
and I can't wait to have a play around with it
So the white box you're looking at
is the O2 home hub controller
this is basically the brain of our system
The door contacts, okay so you get two of these
and these have some great security features
So you'll always be able to view
if the door is physically open or closed
This is the O2 home page
if you click on devices
see there it says view all [Yep]
The idea is that you can make the home page what you want
This is one of our smart plugs
I really like these because
we are quite eco-friendly in our house
and we like to save energy
So this is the Samsung indoor camera
We have this set up in the corner of our living room
so it can see and also record the whole of the room
and it can also see if anybody comes in through the front door
Panoramic camera here, if you look its got an eye like a fish
So that sitting there would see all the way around
It's basically a 180
The camera is set to trigger every time
the motion sensor goes off or the door opens
when we set it to away mode
It is reassuring to know that its monitoring
everything when you need it to
Here is the thermostat
If you press this button you get the temperature currently
and then you can change it just by doing that
There is a feature on the Tado thermostat
which can sense how close you are to your house
So when you're about 20, 15 minutes away from home
it can turn on your heating for you
so you arrive home to a really warm house
Tado has its own app as well
so I can go to the different times of day
and have it so that at different times
have different temperatures
which is really clever
This is our flood sensor
which you can put by your washing machine
or your dishwasher
but its also a temperature sensor
That just gives me a huge peace of mind
to know that if anything starts leaking
we are going to know straight away
because we've got this little device right there to tell us
What's also really useful is the O2 community online
This is a great place to get information
and tips and advice on all the products
especially when you're not quite familiar
with how to use them at first
I think the biggest benefit for our family
has been in terms of convenience
I mean obviously its a really low hassle way
of securing your home
if this is the main benefit you want to use it for
but we've also found lots of other things
we can use it for
for example using the cameras
If my husband's at work he can see
how we're doing during the day
and he can have a look at the children
For peace of mind for things like
turning off your iron or your hair straighteners
you can do all of that from your phone
Its really convenient, its a lot easier to use than
I thought it would be
Where do I start with the best thing about the Tado thermostat
It is amazing coming home to a house
that's already been warmed up for you
and also the fact that I can see quite clearly
that we're saving quite a bit of money
on our heating bills
We've really enjoyed working with O2
and trialling out O2 Home
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