Re: ICON line of Insteon, no more?

[Brian W. Antoine <briana@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:49:13 -0800 (PST), Doug Rooney <drooney57@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 11:02:34 AM UTC-8, Dave Houston wrote:
>> I believe they are discontinued but you might find dealers who still have
>> stock. Google using "Insteon 2876S 2876D".
>> I think the problem was the thin profit margin.
>> RickH <pass...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >Is the lower-priced ICON line of wall relay and dimmer switches
>> >discontinued? The web site is not showing them when I search for Icon
>> >switch model numbers. I have about 40 of them in my home, was there a
>> >problem with them? I'm a little worried seeing that they are not on
>> >the site, I'm looking for models 2876S and 2876D to order a couple
>> >more.
>> >
>> >Does anybody know whats up? I got no response from Smarthome for a
>> >week now, unusual for them to be so unresponsive.
>> >
>> http://davehouston.net http://davehouston.org
>> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/roZetta/
>> roZetta-...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>So I know this thread is like 13 years old...
>
>I think when they moved their assembly line to china and the quality dropped through the floor, that is what killed them.

They also seem to have gotten into a pissing match with China, hence the
lack of stock for the last year or two.  I've been slowly changing over to
newer gear and waiting for the green light on the hub to go red and stay
that way when they shut off the servers.