Re: Insteon -- Any New Experiences?

["none" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Did you read the note in the instructions about the problem with older
BoosterLincs?

SmartHome will upgrade/replace your old BoosterLinc for free.

"fpmacko" <fpmacko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I gave up on Insteon and sent the whole kit back for a refund.
> (starter kit+ powerlinc USB + mcontrol s/w)  Coverage was very poor.  I
> couldn't consistently the Insteon control modules even a few feet from
> the signalinc or boosterlinc. (I never tried to control myx10 modules.)
>  I'm an experienced x10 user and have an existing, stable X10 system
> operating in a 3-level 5300 sft home including coverage to exterior
> devices in the yard at the end of a long buried AC line..  My x10
> system has been adequate, but the insteon product was a nonstarter for
> me.  Give it a try with the starter kit, but go into it with your eyes
> open.
>
> I think the core flaw is that it's actually a hybrid system.  Yeah,
> it's wireless-based....to an extent.  But the powerlinc modules aren't
> wireless.  They use essentially the x10 powerline mode to communicate
> with the signalincs, which are in-turn the gateway to the wireless
> network.  So you still have to fight battles with co-circuit PCs, UPSs,
> and any other load unfriently to power line signaling.  I elected to
> not fight that battle and will instead wait for zigbee products to
> become available.
>
>  BTW, the mcontrol software is unstable and butt-ugly.
>
>



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