On 03/02/04 16:10, Anthony said...
Dave: I know the Pronto uses the same as X10 and
that X10 is older. I am sure that it is more then
a coincidence and that they either both get it
from the same place or Pronto gets it from X10
directly (don't forget that it is easier to buy
something then to develop it). My comment was
tat you seemed to imply that the regulatory aspecs
were there for the purpose of protecting markets,
and I wanted to show, that it was probably due
more to historic facts and decisions taken at
a time when no one would have thought of what
we are dealing with today.
Only European X-10 RF is the same as European Pronto RF. The frequency allocations made by CE (which decides these things for Europe) are not as old as those made by the FCC in the US.
X-10 only started selling RF devices in Europe in the past few years.
Are you suggesting that the FCC should reallocate long established frequencies based on what CE chose a few years ago? That would obsolete most of the gear that already exists in the US.
