Oregon Scientific WMS802 WeatherNow II with MSN Direct Service
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Nothing to set up and no PC required - plug in and you're done.Displays today's weather forecast and next three days, including chance of precipitation.MSN Direct Weather Service in top 100 metro areasDisplays regional weather data without the use of external sensors.Displays 4-day regional forecast with graphic icons and chance of precipitation.
Product Description
WEATHER STATION, WMS802/BLRBK, BLACK
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
Summary:
Nice weather station!!
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Another great product by Oregon Scientific!! I like the AC adapter it comes with so you don't use up those batteries.
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Dont need radio, TV, Web, or Newspaper now!
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I got this because I have a complete inability to check the weather (especially in the morning) due to two small children and a full time job, and other morning hassles. Trying to get the forecast from the radio, TV, newspaper, and Web was too much hassle and too time consuming.
So I looked at a lot of weather stations that said they had a forecast, but really those other machines dont have a forecast like from TV or radio - they just use a "predictive" forecast based on current conditions/barometric trends, etc. And they dont forecast the next day (or day after). I wanted a true weather forecast that would be what I would get from the weatherman on TV or the radio.
So I got the WeatherNow II and I want to kiss it every morning. It's been a HUGE lifesaver. It sits next to my alarm clock (although it also is an alarm clock itself but I have not used that feature), and when I get out of bed in the morning I check the forecast and I know how to dress myself and the kids (husband is on his own!). I can do in 1 second now what used to give me 10-20 or more minutes of hassle trying to get the information.
I love the blue backlight that you can turn on just by pressing the top (I dont have it turned on all the time because it's not necessary all the time). And it gives you so much information! For the current day you get the icon for sunny, cloudy, or whatever. And you get high and low and chance of rain. I also frequently check what tomorrow's forecast is going to be (you get high, low, chance of rain, and a picture icon). It has two more days beyond tomorrow, but I dont put much stock in that. It's too far out to be very accurate regardless of who is giving the forecast.
Then you also get current indoor temperature (I love this because it gives me a double check against what the thermostat says), current outdoor (which I think is from the closest airport because you dont put out any external sensors with this machine), and UV index, and "feels like" termperature. I'm addicted to checking all these numbers now when I pass through my bedroom!
Then it has the time and date. You can also toggle through the time for sunrise and sunset which I think is cool BUT I'm confused on this information. After sunrise for the current day, does it switch to giving you sunrise time for tomorrow? Or does it just remain showing you what time the sun rose that current day? I havent figured that out yet.
The forecast updates every two minutes according to the instruction manual, so I'm confident in the information, although I think the "high" it usually gives tends to be on the "low" side of what it actually turns out to be (like it might say 71 but it really got to be 76 that day). For the current indoor/outdoor temperate and humidity, you also get a "trend" arrow showing you if it's rising, dropping, or steady.
ALSO, one thing I learned when researching this machine! Oregon Scientific's contract with the MSN Direct service runs through 2011. They have no idea at this time whether it will be renewed. I asked them what will happen if the contract is not renewed and the guy said the service would convert to a paid service that each user would pay for individually. I cant forsee how that would work with the WeatherNow II. You just plug it in and it works - I dont know how you would "register" it as an individual to pay for the service after 2011.
So I am concerned about what will happen in 2011, but it's 3 years away so I'm not obsessing about it. I love this machine and will get my money's worth from it. I highly recommend this item. Just be sure to check if you're in a MSN Direct coverage zone before you buy, and also note that the machine may not work everywhere in your house. Try to get it close to a window.
I cant wait to see how it does in Winter with showing whether it will snow or not! I also think it's a nice, compact size, and very stylish with the sleek, shiny black frame (with silver lettering), the LCD screen, and the blue glowing backlight. My husband and I both have come to rely on it every morning.
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Stopped working after 6 weeks, bad customer service
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We loved the unit for the first six weeks, it was exactly what we were looking for. We unplugged the unit for a day, plugged it back in and it no longer worked. We followed the manual and none of the instructions helped. I contacted the manufacturer. They agreed to consider replacing it. We have to pay for shipping and it will be a month before we get a new one (if we get a new one). When I told them that was unreasonable, they assured me that they were being "nice" and actually didn't have to accept the return at all because I did not purchase it from them directly. This is the last OS product I will purchase. Terrible customer service!
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pretty slick
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Effortless. Gives you everything that you could possibly want to know about the current and comming weather without having to adjust any settings or toggle through any screens. Its fool proof and worth the money. You wont ever buy another alarm clock...its the most practical one on the market.
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Great Weather Station!
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We gave this weather station to my mom for her birthday in January and she loves it! It is one of the few weather stations that both picks up the weather forecast (wirelessly via some MSN weather radio signal) and tells you the internatl temperature. She loves the fact that she doesn't have to use an external sensor for this and that it gives a very accurate weather forecast. The unit is fairly small while still being easy to read. We basically took it out of the box and it set itself up within ten minutes - we didn't have to do anything! We have another weather station from Brookstone and although I like it I'm seriously considering trading it in for one of these.
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