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Ah, AWS is down. Things will be wonky until that’s fixed. Weird that the app says it can’t connect but can still control lighting (phone not on the local LAN).

The UD Mobile app is allowing me to control lights, but at the top it is flashing text saying disconnected, trying to reconnect. weird, might be dns issues on my end.

Alexa based controls seem broken for me right now. Attempted to sign in to Alexa, that seems broken too. Just fyi. If anyone else sees this tonight/this morning, please post. Thanks!

Down for me too.

not just for sending, also for receiving. the point is having basically push notification for an email notification that shows up in your iMessage texts, so that the eisy notifications work basically the same as the SMS notifications did. for me, i don't want to check email, and i don't want to rely on a 3rd party app to get the notifications (for security reasons, device management reasons, and for other family-related reasons). anyway, here's one link showing the steps someone using an iPhone can use to receive emails as iMessage texts. my guess is that you'd want to set up a dummy email account on gmail or wherever that wouldn't get spam. https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/29/add-new-email-to-imessage-in-ios/

it looks like you might be able to link an email address to iMessage (if you're an iPhone user), so if you notify via that email address, it'll push/show up as a text on your iPhone. i don't see a great single link for instructions, but if you search on link email to iMessage, you'll see some instructions and videos and such.

quick related question. does our current texting algo use sms specifically, or possibly mms? there's a push in telecom to end sms and move to mms. so, when ATT says they're ending email to text, are they ending the service only for sms? anyway, wondering if any of the below might work going forward: Common Carrier Gateway Domains: AT&T: SMS: number@txt.att.net MMS: number@mms.att.net Verizon: SMS & MMS: number@vtext.com T-Mobile: SMS & MMS: number@tmomail.net Sprint: SMS & MMS: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com Boost Mobile: SMS: number@sms.myboostmobile.com MMS: number@myboostmobile.com Cricket Wireless: SMS: number@sms.cricketwireless.net MMS: number@mms.cricketwireless.net Virgin Mobile: SMS & MMS: number@vmobl.com ah, both sms and mms: https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1061254/

Has anyone implemented a notification process that uses the IF This Then That app/service?

hi folks, i'm fairly new to the eisy. i upgraded (seamlessly from a 994i, still in use to access an encrypted zigbee link to my power meter) to the eisy mainly because the networking portal service was ending for the 994i. i remember something about text messaging costing a lot to maintain, and making that whole process more efficient being part of the push to the new hardware. i still use the text messaging to get push notices when certain things happen around the house, but the timeliness of the sms is more miss than hit of late, both before and after the recent database server shutdown (so, i don't think my issues are related to stuff that's happened since Dec. 27 or so). also, email messaging isn't something i believe i can use or rely upon. is there a push notification mechanism that's better than legacy SMS from the eisy? maybe i need to update something post-transition that i haven't updated yet? any help or suggestions for workarounds is appreciated. lack of timely event-driven push notifications in some form or fashion is a fairly significant devaluation event for my uses.

Thanks Brian, more great info. I see a few nice looking switching 5V 2A warts that cost the same as the UD 12V one (with Prime shipping) but come with a range of additional plugs, including a 2 screw terminal plug that I can attach to any wart with the 5mm/2mm barrel plug. I'll probably go with that, just for the sameness and the additional plugs. I looked for some 12V warts with similar amenities and the normal safety features, but either they were the kind of wart that blocks other plugs or they didn't look/spec out as super sturdy.

Thanks all - great info. I guess I'll go with the 12V wall wart... I hesitate to switch up from a 5v supply - that's lasted me this long without issues (will an internal regulator be working harder/hotter with a 12V input?), but seems alright if UD suggests it.

Sorry, and one last question - the wall wart I have is a 5v 1A one that the 994i came with. Is there a way for me to purchase a new one, and/or is there perhaps a better way to power the 994i? Thanks!

Ah - appears to be a power supply issue. I have a programmable power adapter (with a range of plugs) and once I used that to power the 994i, it booted right up. Scary though. Is there a way for me to backup the firmware image as well as the user settings, in case the on board memory dies? Would I just contact UD and ask for a new SD card to be shipped to me, then rely on the user setting backup to get the insteon and the smart meter integration back up and running? Thanks!

I have my 994i hooked up to a UPS, but after a ~4 hour power outage (I was away), the 994i won't boot back into a stable state. When I power cycle it, regardless of what cables are attached (modem/network), the Power LED is almost solid blue with no other lights coming on (it's flashing at a high frequency). I haven't been able to access the device over the network. How do I proceed trouble shooting it? Does this seem like a wall wart issue (not providing enough power), or an internal storage/sd card issue? If I have a backup just prior to moving to the 5.x series of firmware, will reloading that onto a re-imaged sd card (with the most recent 4.x firmware) bring back both my insteon setup/programs and my zigbee access to my smart meter? Thanks for any help.

all seems to be back to normal.