[asterisk-users] phone as control interface (was 99bottlesof beer)

[Steve Edwards]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Jon Pounder wrote:

> has anyone actually been satisfied with the performance of these
> powerline signalling devices ?
>
> yeah they make a nice cheap demo, but any time I have used them they
> proved to operate randomly on their own, and not always when they were
> supposed to. Hardly something I would want for say a door release.

Getting off topic a bit here, but...

I use x10 to control the sprinklers, kick the kids TV's off at 10pm, and 
control the exterior xmas lights. I've never noticed anything not turning 
on or off as expected.

I have a 3600 square foot house and attribute the stability of the x10 
stuff to the "SignaLinc Plug-In Phase Coupler (For 3-Wire 220v Dryers)" 
that bridges, conditions, and retransmits the signals between the 2 110v 
legs.

I wouldn't use x10 to control a pacemaker or a dialysis machine, but I 
plan on adding interior lighting and the thermostat. These will be 
controlled using Z-wave because I'm moving from Mythdora to LinuxMCE.

Thanks in advance,
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