Hi, I sympathize with you. I also went through 2 PLM's and had numerous problems. Smarthome tech support, in my humble opinion, is good at exchanging products rather than solving problems. Universal Devices was very responsive to my problem. Michel worked tirelessly and finally found that Avast Antivirus software was causing most of my problems. Try disabling your antivirus and if that doesn't work ask for Michel. Good Luck!