[HN Gopher] Insteon is down and may not be coming back
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       Insteon is down and may not be coming back
        
       Author : fortran77
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2022-04-16 20:57 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (staceyoniot.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (staceyoniot.com)
        
       | desro wrote:
       | Two days ago I noticed the Insteon app was unresponsive and my
       | hub showed a persistent red light. Their support telephone
       | numbers ring "busy" at all hours. Word on the web is they're
       | gone.
       | 
       | Truly baffling to have no communication from the company -- even
       | their status page insists systems are operational.
       | 
       | Many users are finding it easy enough to migrate to Home
       | Assistant, but the whole experience leaves a bad taste.
       | 
       | I hope that the technology/patents land in good hands; Insteon's
       | combo-RF-and-powerline tech has been incredibly reliable for the
       | seven years I've used their switches and dimmers.
       | 
       | Edit: Also, really demonstrates the pitfall of having an app and
       | local hub rely on third party servers over the Internet to work.
       | Should be a total non-starter for IoT gadgets at home.
        
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