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This smart thermostat company is considering charging users for its app | European smart home company Tado surprised some users with a notification about a new subscription fee
Tado considers monthly app fee
Multiple users have reported that Tado, manufacturers of smart thermostats, radiator valves, and heat pump controllers for Europe and the UK, sent a message through their app alerting them to the impending charge. According to a post on the Tado community forum earlier this month, one customer received a notification saying the company would start charging the fee — which would be per household — on May 1st, 2025. It’s one thing to increase subscription fees or add new features and capabilities for an extra cost, but making users pay for something that was once free — and which every other smart thermostat company offers with no charge — is an almost guaranteed way to lose customers.
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