My home network is way more consistent than my internet. My camera system works independent of the net, shouldn't my x10 do the same?
I'm very rural and used dialup to feed 3 PCs until fairly recently. Maybe if I had a cable net connection, I'd feel differently.
This last deluge to hit southern Ohio has wiped out my dish, OTA TV, and my internet sporadically. Cell reception here isn't great. The less dependent on these "utilities" I am, the better.
When I first moved here, the electric feeders weren't that great, and I could never keep the clock on my VCR set.
My CM15a, and to a lesser extent my Radio Shack x10 timer, kept everything functional due to battery backup.
I'd still use the timer, but its limited to 8 sequential channels on the same HC.
There are 12 UCHCs in my living room alone. 11 have multiple timers.
I've got cm15s functioning on win10 and some patches, but lifejacket uses a dotnet I can't run on xp. It's a bandaid.
I just want something that isn't a step backwards from what I had 10 years ago. To me, the cloud/Willie 100 is that, but it doesn't have to be. There's potential, but its locked away. Give us the keys -- not crumbs.
I rarely keep any computer in a constant on state, but now use 7 droid based units 24/7.
A webpage interface should have been a higher priority than a dedicated app IMHO. This would allow more devices to access the system. This proprietary app will become obsolete on my older devices. A web interface can also be accessed without accessing the internet. I have a substantial intranet infrastructure. I have cams aimed at the neighbors homes, and they can access those by logging into one of my wifi systems.
We've been wishing since December of 2013, and have very little more than 4 of my ca. 1986 timers duct tape to palmpads.
