Can we use land line phone to control houshold electrical equipments. Is the techonology available?

Question

Can we use land line phone to control houshold electrical equipments. Is the techonology available. I am asking in sense how we use IVR when we call a bank, can we have someting in similar lines. For example, switing on a microwave at home before i leave office.

Answer 1

The answer is a qualified "yes." You can connect your lights and appliances to X10-based switches and dimmers, and use the X10 Telephone Responder to control them remotely by phone. This will not allow you to turn on a microwave, because microwaves require their buttons to be pushed. But you could control lights, appliances and HVAC remotely with the right X10 receivers connected. See the links below for some phone-based controllers.