OK, I've been wanting to purchase the Insteon system for some time and every time I read product reviews, I get scared off. I've already decided to abandon my hopes of a HomeKit enabled hub given the absolutely dismal reviews the Pro Hub gets. (If anything has changed there, please let me know!). Then I decided I was going to get the non-Pro Hub. I was all set to purchase and noticed people talking about a "new" version. (apparently, the original 2242-222 and now the "new" 2245-222). And, the reviews on the "new" non-Pro hub are consistently horrific as well. What gives? I love the device selection the Insteon lineup offers but I can't get past the consistent poor feedback on anything new from this company. Anyone have feedback to share here? I trust the people here more vs the general internet reviewers but I'm starting to give up hope.
Also, can someone clarify that "range" issue I keep reading about. For instance, I thought the system used both power line and radio frequency to communicate with devices. However, I'm seeing a ton of people state that they are constantly having trouble getting devices to register due to range issue. In fact, the manual says if the Hub doesn't recognize a device to add, move it closer which seems to tell me it can't or doesn't use the power line at all as a secondary way to communicate with devices. I also thought that each device acts as a range extender (my first purchase will be the 2466SW hard-wired toggle switches) so I would think the range issue should be a non-issue.
Any help on these topics would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Also, can someone clarify that "range" issue I keep reading about. For instance, I thought the system used both power line and radio frequency to communicate with devices. However, I'm seeing a ton of people state that they are constantly having trouble getting devices to register due to range issue. In fact, the manual says if the Hub doesn't recognize a device to add, move it closer which seems to tell me it can't or doesn't use the power line at all as a secondary way to communicate with devices. I also thought that each device acts as a range extender (my first purchase will be the 2466SW hard-wired toggle switches) so I would think the range issue should be a non-issue.
Any help on these topics would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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