This weather station turned out great and reliable after a shaky start. Basically, you must put the weather gauge near the bridge. In other words, I had it in the backyard, well within the 300foot requirement however, there were too many walls in between the bridge and the gauge. I found I had to reset the bridge constantly to get the link to work. After many calls to the helpful and friendly customer service, I moved the weather gauge to the side of the house within "clear" range of the bridge. It now works perfectly. I can view the weather in my yard through " My Backyard" app on my iPhone and iPad anywhere...traveling or not. Love it! (Posted on 2/5/12)

I am a big weather buff and was very excited about this unit. When it works the APP and online function is great and fun and accurate to see what is going on at my house. However, it is disapointing that I have to constantly reset the bridge every week in order to get the weathr online or on my phone. They say there working on itm, but are they really!? (Posted on 1/10/12)

Being a National Weather Service meteorologist, I am quite picky with my data, and thus far have been quite pleased with the Acurite system with its new internet bridge. (Posted on 12/7/11)

I love the iPhone app it is helpful in keeping track of things throughout the day. Keep up the great work. (Posted on 12/7/11)

Pros: easy to set up, easy to read big numbers
So far, we really like this weather station. We've had several in the past and this one is by far the easiest to set up; much simpler to get it up and running than LaCross or Weather Channel unit. The numbers are big and easy to read from across the room. It would be nice if the history covered a longer period than 12 hours. Also, it would be nice if the unit could read from more than one sensor. You can set the channel to A, B or C, but not to A&B or A&B&C. (Posted on 11/1/11)

I am a Police Officer in CT. I am a former computer engineer, now turned Cyber Crime Investigator. Weather is a hobby. I just submitted a proposal to bring an Acu-Link Weather Station to our Police Department and Website that I built and manage for the town.

This will give our residents live data and weather alerts. This will
also assist our local schools during a weather emergency:

http://www.reddingpolice-ct.us/weather.htm (Posted on 9/21/11)

I bought My Backyard Weather center on Costco's web site. Set it up in an hour including the iPhone app, and computer link. Works wonderfully. Even my friends can see all my weather stats with my permission on their devices. Best deal around. Their tech support is in WI and is free and friendly. (Posted on 9/18/11)

I have a 5-in-1 mounted in my yard at about 6 feet above ground level. I also have a Davis VP2 but with its anemometer at 24 feet above ground level. I ran comparisons of the Acu-Rite with the Davis. The Acu-Rite anemometer is more sensitive than the Davis anemometer. The 5-in-1 detected as much wind at 6 feet as the Davis at 24 feet. My suggestion, mount the 5-in-1 in a convenient location where it can be serviced.
The wind threshold on the Acu-Rite is lower than the Davis. You don't need to mount it high because it is very sensitive. (Posted on 9/16/11)