RandyKnight
Active Member
Now that I've got some of both Insteon and UPB devices set up and running in my house, here are some of my initial thoughts.
It seems that the biggest differnce between the two is reliability. The UPB stuff ALWAYS works, the Insteon seems to require multiple attempts quite often (haven't quantified that but just what I have observed).
The software issue with Insteon is not a big deal to me. I'm running HomeSeer 2.0 and I actually like dealing with Insteon better than UPB since with UPB I have to use UPStart to create a file, then upload that to HomeSeer. With the HomeSeer Insteon plug-in, I can add devices directly from within HomeSeer.
The "learning curve" for Insteon has been steepr with my initial foray. The UPB stuff I just installed, fired up UPBStart and I was in business. With Insteon, I've had to troubleshoot a lot more.
Again, these are just my inital thoughts after spedning about 1 day with each technology.
At this point, if I can work out the reliability issues with Insteon, I'm leaning that way due to the $ and the direct support within HomeSeer.
Interested in others' more experience input though.
It seems that the biggest differnce between the two is reliability. The UPB stuff ALWAYS works, the Insteon seems to require multiple attempts quite often (haven't quantified that but just what I have observed).
The software issue with Insteon is not a big deal to me. I'm running HomeSeer 2.0 and I actually like dealing with Insteon better than UPB since with UPB I have to use UPStart to create a file, then upload that to HomeSeer. With the HomeSeer Insteon plug-in, I can add devices directly from within HomeSeer.
The "learning curve" for Insteon has been steepr with my initial foray. The UPB stuff I just installed, fired up UPBStart and I was in business. With Insteon, I've had to troubleshoot a lot more.
Again, these are just my inital thoughts after spedning about 1 day with each technology.
At this point, if I can work out the reliability issues with Insteon, I'm leaning that way due to the $ and the direct support within HomeSeer.
Interested in others' more experience input though.