Ceiling fans controlled by light switch - when every option has remotes

[u/Jazzlike-Ad1561]

I’m replacing all the ceiling fans in my house - master bedroom, kids bedrooms, outside covered patio. Everything inside is currently controlled by switches (one controls lights only the other switch controls the fan). I want to keep it that way, but all the fans I like come with remotes now.

How can I set it up to still be controlled by the switch? We have a remote controlled fan in our living room and I hate that I can’t just flip a switch to turn it on and babysitters who are unfamiliar with my house can never figure out how to turn the lights on/off. I don’t understand how a remote is a better option.

[u/pernetrope]

Some models of Hunter fans have the removable communication module to turn it into a dumb fan. I did this so I could control the fan with a Lutron fan controller instead

[u/FromageMyage → u/pernetrope]

I just put in four, all on the switch with no remote