Telephone control of X10

I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely controlling X10
via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such device? My main reason
is to reset devices after power surges to get things back up and running.

Thanks
Dennis Raher

Greeting,
I located this unit:
http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ShopByMa...HC06/moreInfo/


"news groups" <djraher@att.net> wrote in message
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>I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely controlling X10
>via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such device? My main reason
>is to reset devices after power surges to get things back up and running.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis Raher

It's still for sale - I just saw one at Fry's a few days ago. Smarthome
has them too. I have one I'll sell to you for $29 delivered in the US.


"news groups" <djraher@att.net> wrote in message
news:IlFlk.32385$co7.26533@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com...
>I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely controlling
>X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such device? My main
>reason is to reset devices after power surges to get things back up and
>running.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis Raher

news groups wrote:
> I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely controlling
> X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such device? My main
> reason is to reset devices after power surges to get things back up and
> running.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis Raher


You want to reset a device affected in God knows what way by a "power
surge" remotely via your telephone. I would strongly suggest that you
not do this.

"Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
message news:CMKlk.57700$nD.5131@pd7urf1no...
> news groups wrote:
>> I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely
>> controlling X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such
>> device? My main reason is to reset devices after power surges to get
>> things back up and running.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dennis Raher
>
>
> You want to reset a device affected in God knows what way by a "power
> surge" remotely via your telephone. I would strongly suggest that you
> not do this.

Why not? I do it all the time when a router locks up or a camera or
other device needs a reboot. Been doing it for years and it's saved me
having to call friends to go to the house I'm away from to do it for me.

BruceR wrote:
> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
> message news:CMKlk.57700$nD.5131@pd7urf1no...
>> news groups wrote:
>>> I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely
>>> controlling X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such
>>> device? My main reason is to reset devices after power surges to get
>>> things back up and running.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dennis Raher
>>
>> You want to reset a device affected in God knows what way by a "power
>> surge" remotely via your telephone. I would strongly suggest that you
>> not do this.
>
> Why not? I do it all the time when a router locks up or a camera or
> other device needs a reboot. Been doing it for years and it's saved me
> having to call friends to go to the house I'm away from to do it for me.
>
>


I've seen power surges take out power supplies in ways that aren't
pretty. Mind you, when the house fills with smoke, I imagine you'll get
a text message telling you so... :-) In an installation we recently
took over from a large national alarm company the technician had stuffed
all the paperwork inside the common control which would have resulted in
much more than simple smoke.

"Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
message news:i1Mlk.113785$kx.15412@pd7urf3no...
> BruceR wrote:
>> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
>> message news:CMKlk.57700$nD.5131@pd7urf1no...
>>> news groups wrote:
>>>> I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely
>>>> controlling X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such
>>>> device? My main reason is to reset devices after power surges to
>>>> get things back up and running.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Dennis Raher
>>>
>>> You want to reset a device affected in God knows what way by a
>>> "power surge" remotely via your telephone. I would strongly suggest
>>> that you not do this.
>>
>> Why not? I do it all the time when a router locks up or a camera or
>> other device needs a reboot. Been doing it for years and it's saved
>> me having to call friends to go to the house I'm away from to do it
>> for me.
>
>
> I've seen power surges take out power supplies in ways that aren't
> pretty. Mind you, when the house fills with smoke, I imagine you'll
> get a text message telling you so... :-) In an installation we
> recently took over from a large national alarm company the technician
> had stuffed all the paperwork inside the common control which would
> have resulted in much more than simple smoke.

All true but keep in mind that the X10 relay being controlled remotely
is still likely in the ON position that it was in when the surge
occurred so, turning it off and back on will just do nothing if the PS
is totally fried. If the breaker popped then X10 controls won't respond
anyway. But if what you're trying to do is simply reboot a confused
cable modem, router or PC that's become unstable for whatever reason,
the X10 telephone responder will work quite nicely.

BruceR wrote:
> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
> message news:i1Mlk.113785$kx.15412@pd7urf3no...
>> BruceR wrote:
>>> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote in
>>> message news:CMKlk.57700$nD.5131@pd7urf1no...
>>>> news groups wrote:
>>>>> I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely
>>>>> controlling X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such
>>>>> device? My main reason is to reset devices after power surges to
>>>>> get things back up and running.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Dennis Raher
>>>> You want to reset a device affected in God knows what way by a
>>>> "power surge" remotely via your telephone. I would strongly suggest
>>>> that you not do this.
>>> Why not? I do it all the time when a router locks up or a camera or
>>> other device needs a reboot. Been doing it for years and it's saved
>>> me having to call friends to go to the house I'm away from to do it
>>> for me.
>>
>> I've seen power surges take out power supplies in ways that aren't
>> pretty. Mind you, when the house fills with smoke, I imagine you'll
>> get a text message telling you so... :-) In an installation we
>> recently took over from a large national alarm company the technician
>> had stuffed all the paperwork inside the common control which would
>> have resulted in much more than simple smoke.
>
> All true but keep in mind that the X10 relay being controlled remotely
> is still likely in the ON position that it was in when the surge
> occurred so, turning it off and back on will just do nothing if the PS
> is totally fried. If the breaker popped then X10 controls won't respond
> anyway. But if what you're trying to do is simply reboot a confused
> cable modem, router or PC that's become unstable for whatever reason,
> the X10 telephone responder will work quite nicely.
>
>


I suppose. But then I'm not living in paradise. With a place like
yours, you'd have a hard time getting me out of the pool. If you were
successful in dragging me out, the concrete would be scored with my
fingernails and the neighbors would be filing a noise complaint. :-)

Hi Bruce,
Is the unit your selling the:
PHC06 PRO Touch Tone Phone Controller TR16A
or an earlier unit? If an earlier unit is it the Smarthome.com or X10.com
unit.
Thanks
Dennis Raher
"BruceR" <NoSpAm@NoHoW.com> wrote in message
news:VZWdnb-fpJcrxwrVnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> It's still for sale - I just saw one at Fry's a few days ago. Smarthome
> has them too. I have one I'll sell to you for $29 delivered in the US.
>
>
> "news groups" <djraher@att.net> wrote in message
> news:IlFlk.32385$co7.26533@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com...
>>I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely controlling X10
>>via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such device? My main reason
>>is to reset devices after power surges to get things back up and running.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dennis Raher
>
>

It's the TR-16A.


"news groups" <djraher@att.net> wrote in message
news:c61mk.7293$cn7.5707@flpi145.ffdc.sbc.com...
> Hi Bruce,
> Is the unit your selling the:
> PHC06 PRO Touch Tone Phone Controller TR16A
> or an earlier unit? If an earlier unit is it the Smarthome.com or
> X10.com unit.
> Thanks
> Dennis Raher
> "BruceR" <NoSpAm@NoHoW.com> wrote in message
> news:VZWdnb-fpJcrxwrVnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> It's still for sale - I just saw one at Fry's a few days ago.
>> Smarthome has them too. I have one I'll sell to you for $29
>> delivered in the US.
>>
>>
>> "news groups" <djraher@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:IlFlk.32385$co7.26533@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com...
>>>I believe X10.com has discontinued their unit for remotely
>>>controlling X10 via the telephone. Does anyone know of another such
>>>device? My main reason is to reset devices after power surges to get
>>>things back up and running.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dennis Raher
>>
>>
>