Re: Insteon Review

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I haven't found a way to inject high level noise on the line. A low level
(~45mV) 131.7kHz CW signal does not hinder Insteon operation but a higher
level might.

All in all I'm impressed with Insteon and think it is worth consideration
with two caveats.

One: The weakest point is the 900MHz RF links which serve as a  phase
bridge. They need to be fairly close together and are subject to
interference from other 900MHz devices.

Two: SmartHome has a poor track record so other flaws may appear under more
intensive use.

The two-way protocl is reliable (subject to caveat one) and reliability
should get better as modules are added since each module acts as a PLC
repeater.

Signal suckers will still require filters. Noise sources may not be as much
of a problem as they are for X-10.

The initial price point is competitive with X-10. If that remains true as
they expand the number of modules and devices I think it has a chance to
displace X-10.