Re: Bwaahhh....rant....spit....rant....

["^mad^" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

and you have only just discovered this?

((hugs))

email me off list and i'll give you the contact details for my councilor,
she is really very good.... :p


AFAISI.. the main problem is as there are tonnes more people in the
states, if .01% of the population use X10 that is a slightly greater
demand than the 6k people this represents in the UK.. and because of all
the currency and frequency problems the prices remain different.

The plethora of differnt mains plug sizes and shapes in Europe make
everything even more complex!

well, thats my take on it (i know i probably wrong, but i dont care :p)

Regards

Alistair


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> Wafting around the internet looking to see if there is mac software
> for HomeVision and I come across a site in the US selling the X10 Lamp
> Modules for $3.99!!  That's £2.50!!!  That's half the price of the
> Energy Efficient bulb I bought yesterday to try to extend the life of
> my LM15.  Even their normal price is $8.99 (£5.50).  I've just paid
> £23.50 for the UK version.  I could only afford one!
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> I'm beginning to think it would be cheaper to stick a huge great
> transformer on the mains cable coming into the the house and declare
> myself the 51st state of the Union!
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> How do they ever expect this kind of thing to take off here when
> everything is so grossly over-priced?  I cannot conceive that it costs
> *so* much more to build one that runs at 240v 50hz rather than 110v
> 60hz!  And if they start whinging about supply and demand then they
> need to market the product at a sensible price, then and only then
> will demand take off!  I am absolutely livid that I'm paying so much
> for something that blatently only has the build quality of something a
> 5th its price.  It seems with X10 units you most certainly do NOT get
> what you pay for.
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> Mumble...rant...spit...
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> Sorry....I feel slightly better now I've got it off me chest!
> Alcina
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