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I might want to check in on things while away -- but I could do that by phone, or the Elk ethernet expansion -- if I kept my broadband on (at $40 / month -- might not be worth it). Or, I may want cameras, but I'm not sure they are necessary. I know enough to know that once I get things set up...

I'd use the feedback to make sure the commands got to the devices -- I have a friend with X-10 who said it is a pain when the lights don't go off if they should. So my impression is that the Elk sends the commands, but if something goes awry, well, too bad. Why not UPB? First, it seems much...

I'm planning to add a security system to an existing home, but I want home automation at the same time -- it seems to me there is too much overlap to have them separate. So, I'm considering the Elk M1 Gold and Zwave light switches. But talking to Elk, their Zwave controller is one-way, which...