Re: Insteon?

["Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Has anybody seen any detailed technical specifications for Insteon?

Yes.

> All of the initial hype made it sound like each device was capable of
> receiving RF (perhaps I misread that) but what little recent info I've
> found
> sounds suspiciously like it consists of two RF2PLC devices (i.e. one
> RR501-like device for each phase) with PLC communication to switches, lamp
> and appliance modules.

Have you bothered to call Smarthome?  Here's their number. 949-221-9200.
Give them a bit more respect than you gave to Elk's engineers and they'll
probably help you out.

> The initial press releases indicated it would be available 1Q05 but now it
> has slipped to 2Q05.

That's pretty standard in the industry.