Tenring
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Thank you for the Simplisafe review 338, I am still on the fence as too which unit we will go with. Still leaning toward Ring, but have not pulled the trigger yet.
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superduty38
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Thank you for the review, 338lapua. Our internet connection is really poor out here, so any system that uses internet would not work well. Please keep us all updated on how the system works for you.
Had one little glitch where it was saying it could not connect to monitoring center and they overnighted me a new cell module for Verizon but it is now working properly. 15 arm and disarms and connecting every time but I will replace the card as they say Verizon has better coverage.
Heard a noise Saturday night but didn't see anything, the keypad had fallen off the wall with their 4 pieces of tape on it. Replaced their tape with 30 pound double sided and I thing the wall with come off with it if it falls off again.
On my account page I found a log page where it shows all arm and disarm events as well as what pin number was used by user. Kind of nice to be able to add users and subtract them at will.
Heard a noise Saturday night but didn't see anything, the keypad had fallen off the wall with their 4 pieces of tape on it. Replaced their tape with 30 pound double sided and I thing the wall with come off with it if it falls off again.
On my account page I found a log page where it shows all arm and disarm events as well as what pin number was used by user. Kind of nice to be able to add users and subtract them at will.
Tenring
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Purchased a Ring alarm and have had it up an running for about a week. The app is very user friendly and alerts are almost instant. Changing the batteries in the future looks to be the only down side I can see.
Picking up a ring doorbell this weekend and it will tie right in with the alarm system.
Very much liking the system so far.
Picking up a ring doorbell this weekend and it will tie right in with the alarm system.
Very much liking the system so far.
Put up a Reolink wireless IP camera outside yesterday. Got the camera tucked away where you have to know where it is to see it. It's PIR (passive infrared) and sends a push notification to my iPhone within 2 seconds or so of someone walking in front of it. Detection out to 30 feet per the specs but I'm only using around 12' or so. It also sees/records out to around 30' at night in total darkness. Remoted a solar panel to keep it charged up. and it kind of looks like a decoration with nothing around it at all instead of looking like a solar panel. Got a 30' cord I snaked to the camera but it's all under the eaves and you have to be standing next to the house to see it. This thing is great.
The pic is a stock pic and not my installation and the solar panel in the pic looks like a solar panel but mine doesn't.
The pic is a stock pic and not my installation and the solar panel in the pic looks like a solar panel but mine doesn't.
Tenring
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Had the Ring doorbell installed for awhile now and gotta say it is great. Uses the same app as the alarm, quality video and with instant notifications.
Signed up for the $100 a year monitoring which warranties all my my equipment. Much less than the hard wired system I had in my last house and like the Ring system much better.
Signed up for the $100 a year monitoring which warranties all my my equipment. Much less than the hard wired system I had in my last house and like the Ring system much better.
Eleroo
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I have had both systems. Simplisafe is great and you can’t go wrong with it. I had their first gen system. However, when we moved a yr ago, I opted for the Ring alarm because of the cost. $100 per year is substantially less than paying $25/month (the plan we had with Simplisafe) Both are great though.
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I too went with Ring. Went with the Yearly $100 as well, as it covers as many camera's / devices as you want. Storage of video is on their site, so even if they steal your camera's there is still evidence. Also, with a police report for a stolen Ring item, Ring will replace it free.
While I mainly got it after a rash of car break-in's in my neighborhood, it is also great to see when the Amazon package comes, the Floodlight Cam is great to also light up your front porch automatically when you come home. They also have smoke/CO2 sensors and standard alarm sensors for things, and you can either have them monitor all the stuff, or you can just have it send events to your phone. Also great to see when your kids come home from school.
While I mainly got it after a rash of car break-in's in my neighborhood, it is also great to see when the Amazon package comes, the Floodlight Cam is great to also light up your front porch automatically when you come home. They also have smoke/CO2 sensors and standard alarm sensors for things, and you can either have them monitor all the stuff, or you can just have it send events to your phone. Also great to see when your kids come home from school.
cool arrow
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electrohawk said:
That $100/yr was a big selling point for me versus Cox.
If you opt in for the neighborhood function in the RING app, it will give you local crime reports too. I opened the area to 5mi radius and was blown away by how many things are going on in my neighborhood. I will NEVER go without an alarm again after the posts that I see.
Tenring
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cool arrow said:
Agreed - the neighborhood function is very good to see what is happening around you, here in Cave Creek we get a lot of Bobcat and Havilina sightings.
cool arrow
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we have a bunch of Javelina and Bobcat sightings too, as well as a TON of car break-ins and lately, mail thefts
cool arrow said:
I went with ring too especially when Costco had a great deal. But for some reason there is something in my house that blocks the z wave signal. The keypad constantly disconnects along with some of the sensors. Ring even sent another base station with the same results. Troubleshot for over an hour with a rep, couldn’t find an issue. They said radios, scanners....could block the signal but we do not have any of those. Anyone else have that problem?
Got the peephole doorbell and it works pretty good. Sometimes it will get tripped by a car in the street and usually has a slight delay when someone walks up to the door.
Flash said:
Took the base outside and ring could see the signal strength go way up. Seems like something inside the house but not sure what. Removed the battery from the wired in old system so that’s not an issue. Moved the base all over the house to see if that helped, nothing much.
When we first moved into the house we had every door and window armed by a guy here in Chandler. He is awesome and answers my texts in minutes when needed. Its through the alarm.com company and app. So everything is connected to it including light, the alarm system and the garage door. Its been awesome. If you want his name and number let me know.
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