Comments on: Insteon or Insti-Yawn? http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/ Me - Stupid, Human Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brooks http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/comment-page-1/#comment-9467 Brooks Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:04:45 +0000 http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/#comment-9467 Ryan - Thanks for the heads up! I assumed since the SignalLinc RF had RF it would, well, use RF for control... Especially when one of their <a href="http://www.smarthome.com/2490.html" rel="nofollow">kits shows it with a tabletop controller that looks to be wireless and comes with two RF devices. Turns out the <a href="http://www.smarthome.com/2430.html" rel="nofollow">ControLinc V2 - Tabletop Controller</a> comes with a big honkin wire. I really like the Insteon and Indigo on OS X solution for IP control, but now I am back to square one with regards to RF control. So again I ask, any ideas? Ryan – Thanks for the heads up!

I assumed since the SignalLinc RF had RF it would, well, use RF for control…

Especially when one of their kits shows it with a tabletop controller that looks to be wireless and comes with two RF devices. Turns out the ControLinc V2 – Tabletop Controller comes with a big honkin wire.

I really like the Insteon and Indigo on OS X solution for IP control, but now I am back to square one with regards to RF control. So again I ask, any ideas?

]]> By: Ryan http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/comment-page-1/#comment-9421 Ryan Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:28:52 +0000 http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/#comment-9421 One warning... you can't use RF to control the Insteon devices right now. The only thing that Insteon uses RF for today is coupling your power phases. The devices themselves do not have RF in them, other than the SignalLinc RF for the coupling. Now, if you have a Home Automation system that can talk to Insteon, and your Harmony can talk to, then you can get that communication. Just wanted to set your expectations right! Even so, I'm very happy with Insteon right now... just wish they would expand their offerings more. One warning… you can’t use RF to control the Insteon devices right now. The only thing that Insteon uses RF for today is coupling your power phases. The devices themselves do not have RF in them, other than the SignalLinc RF for the coupling.

Now, if you have a Home Automation system that can talk to Insteon, and your Harmony can talk to, then you can get that communication.

Just wanted to set your expectations right! Even so, I’m very happy with Insteon right now… just wish they would expand their offerings more.

]]> By: Steve http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/comment-page-1/#comment-6694 Steve Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:09:51 +0000 http://www.brooksskybennett.com/2007/02/insteon-or-insti-yawn/#comment-6694 It would be neat if every time I walked in a room the lights would turn on. Then if I decided to nap the lights could turn off. Maybe I could have an insteon doggie door too. It would be neat if every time I walked in a room the lights would turn on. Then if I decided to nap the lights could turn off. Maybe I could have an insteon doggie door too.

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