Vote on X10 product from x10.com? Do you like them

Which product lines?

The modules are fair. They're cheap and /mostly/ reliable. As reliable as the underlying technologies are. The wall switches stink. They work but their switch action is really cheesy. The wireless IR transmitters work but are a pain to babysit and reprogram when their batteries die. The range on the RF receivers is heavily impacted by old construction. Old plaster and lathe seems to severely reduce the distances at which the remote transmitters will function. BE WARNED here, for adding more receivers often makes things worse.

Their software has, in the past, sucked. No better way to put it. Dunno if the current version of Active Home sucks any less but I'm not going to shell out ANY money to get burned on it. And given the adventures they're putting people through with trying it with the new USB interface I'm not seeing much that makes me interested.

The video stuff likewise stinks. Even in the best of conditions the signal quality is terrible. Given that it uses 2.4gHz it can negatively impact a WiFi network.

All that said, it may be that the low price point of X10 stuff attracts a lot of people. Unfortuantely a lot of them may end up turned off by home automation because of how poorly many X10 devices perform. Granted a little blame could be shouldered by higher-than-realistic expections but not very much. This may well be a significant reason why more people aren't trying home automation. Thus without customers there's not the usual economy of scale factors that would drive down the prices.

So does X10 stuff stink? Yes but it's been only game in town at that price point.

Ok comment well taken: So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor = 2 They dont work = 0

Is there a point to this, or are you just a shill for a competitor?

bblackmoor

now now now lets not get upset at a sumple vote! unless you dont believe in voting!

Ok comment well taken: So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor = 2 They dont work = 0

Woops we just went to:

Ok comment well taken: So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor = 3 They dont work = 0

It's telling that you believe a poll of people's opinions in response to a neutral question will largely benefit a competitor. That suggests you believe much user opinion about X-10 is bad. I suggest we accept your post as being your vote of Poor :-)

Tony

Ok anthoney voted poor:

So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor =4 They dont work = 0

I changed my vote I even returned my items back to them.

Please mark me down as POOR

the stuff from x10 is very bad. Maybe thats why they filed for chapter 11 protection.

bblackmoor

Ok brandon voted poor:

So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor =5 They dont work = 0

Please correct that, it is just vote on your reading ability.

Tony

Whoops sorry Anthony for the misspelled! So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor =5 They don't work = 0

Whoops Jack Ak is begging again So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor =5 They don't work = 0

Thank you for showing your bias. You are a troll. You won't tally anything above "poor". You can now go away and take your useless polling with you.

X10 PRODUCTS don't WORK FROM X10.com, they work by themselves.

Whoops Jack A@@ is begging again So far: PLEASE VOTE

HOW WELL DOES THE X10 PRODUCTS WORK FROM X10.com ?

if you have any of these please tell us so that others can know. Please simple excellent, good . poor and so on only.

Excellent = 0 Good = 0 Fair = 0 Poor =5 They don't work = 0

This is a forged message, probably from the same Anonymous Coward running the "poll".

Does anyone know how to report such forgeries to the author's ISP? I know that it's possible, but it's not something I have done.

bblackmoor

I cant believe someone has the same handle has I do, only I should be allowed to use this name. No one else. IHow do I turn them in. Is there a law enforcement I can use since they are using my handle.

Please make sure my vote stands.

To the person that is inpersinating me, Only I can use my handle , No one else has permission

bblackmoor

The illiterate Anonymous Coward forging these messages has been reported to her ISP (twice, now). Maybe nothing will come of it, but we can hope.

In the old days, I used to sign my UseNet articles with PGP, to prevent this sort of nonsense. It's sad that I may need to start doing that again. Ah, well.

bblackmoor