Re: [PLUG] more on the Insteon shutdown

[Rich Freeman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:03 PM Keith C. Perry via plug
<plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
>
> Z-wave as far as I recall has always been mesh too.  Maybe is wasn't as good before but I'm using all 500 series products and any powered device repeats.

The other thing I heard at the time was that Insteon could handle more
devices - thousands potentially.  I have no idea if that is an issue
for z-wave/zigbee/etc.

> That said, I'm curious if you care to share what you are thinking about doing with your installation going forward.

Right now I have no immediate plans to change anything.  I have never
used any Insteon cloud products/etc, and the list traffic was the
first I heard they were having any issues.  All my Insteon devices
continue to work exactly as they have before.  The actual protocols
are non-IP-based and don't go through the LAN - they talk to a modem
that is plugged into my OpenHab controller via USB, so obviously that
isn't going to care what happens on the internet or if I even have an
Internet connection.

I'd almost be tempted to see if I can find some of their hardware on
discount on ebay/etc if people start getting rid of it.

If I need to replace or add hardware I'd just see what the best option
is and choose that.  With OpenHab (and I'm sure HomeAssistant) you can
mix/match whatever hardware you want.  I can replace one device with
another and just edit my config file which maps devices to the
hardware layer, and all my logic will continue to run as usual.  That
is one of the reasons I wanted to use an FOSS controller and not get
locked into one of the proprietary controllers.  I can use the best
device for each use case.

-- 
Rich
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