Quote : "Using a real-time service provider rather than a custom, in-house built real-time solution has numerous advantages ..." Not really -- it has no advant

Quote : "Using a real-time service provider rather than a custom, in-house built real-time solution has numerous advantages ..." Not really -- it has no advantages at all, and many drawbacks. All one needs is a reliable way to communicate with the house from a remote location, and that already exists in several forms. This article tries to make a third-party at-cost "service provider" seem like a natural addition to a home automation system. It's nothing of the kind. It's like proposing that a third party should charge you to listen in on your phone conversations and suggest the perfect bon mot while you talk.