I have some Insteon units that are a few years old. Even though they work could older firmware versions cause the system to be slower or interfere with normal operation? I thought I heard some people having concerns with having older units in their system.
Generally speaking, the Smarthome Insteon units, have been designed to be backward compatible. Â So, having older devices should not hamper the faster speeds of the newer modules.
Switching from a 2414U, to a 2413U, saw a dramatic speed increase with all of my older devices, and the newer dual-band modules are even faster with the 2413U than the older devices…
Now, you may want to phase out some of your older devices, simply to either bring in the newer technology, or to aid in eliminating dead-zones… Â For example, replacing an old lamplinc, with a dual-band lamplinc…
But that’s completely voluntary, and you might even be able to sell your older units to someone that is looking for inexpensive units….