Recent content by LeoS

The availability of hacking equipment is also a big factor. When the WEP vulnerability was discovered (and hacking tools released), every computer, notebook, tablet and smartphone became a potential hacking tool. The payoff was also a universally sought after goal: access to the internet; thus...

  Are you serious? They have the numbers; that can drive down product cost by a huge margin (I didn't say price), the huge distribution channel, the lowered barrier of entry (easy app, easy setup, simple config) and all that could grow the segment. Not ours, but the HA market in general.

If wiring is an issue, the larger ademco supports VPlex protocol where you can connect multiple sensors to a single cable and they're all individually addressable; and Ademco sensors can be found for cheap on Ebay. I use my ademco vista 128bp with AD2USB interface to a homeseer server and I like...

How about installing noise absorber or filters to block powerline sognals? Btw, what wireless HA protocol use wep? Kwikset's zwave door locks use aes-128 encryption for control.

Thanks Pete :) Learning the ropes on this forum...

The rise of the 'casual home automators'. Just buy a nest, one of those bluetooth door locks and install a few apps... connect them all through the cloud... et voila, smart home :)   No, I don't think it's a bad thing, just a huge gap in the market that is waiting to be filled... and companies...

Hi everyone, my name is Leo. I'm an on-and-off lurker here, I don't remember why I've apparently created this account way back in 2012 but never posted lol.   I'm a Homeseer user, have been active on their forum all this time since used HS2 and have upgraded to HS3 only recently.... and am using...