Comment My Firecracker experience (Score 1) 139
I signed up for the "free" Firecracker deal... received it in the mail a couple of days ago. I couldn't get the Firecracker interface to work at all, though the receiver modules and remote work fine. In the meantime, X10 has sent me spam -every- -day- for the past several days despite the fact that I asked to be taken off their mailing list a while ago. Oh, and when X10 says "LAST DAY!!!!" for a deal...most of the time, the deal or one nearly identical to it still exists the next day.
If you're not the sort that gets annoyed by obnoxious marketing strategies, then the $6 might be worth the risk that the system won't work. But if spam really pisses you off, don't even think about dealing with these turkeys.
Finally, a Linux utility for the Firecracker interface does exist, though I haven't tried it...look for BottleRocket on www.freshmeat.net.
If you're not the sort that gets annoyed by obnoxious marketing strategies, then the $6 might be worth the risk that the system won't work. But if spam really pisses you off, don't even think about dealing with these turkeys.
Finally, a Linux utility for the Firecracker interface does exist, though I haven't tried it...look for BottleRocket on www.freshmeat.net.
