Simpliesafe?

[Lurch]

Anyone use their system, thoughts, complaints etc?

I have a cabin in the mountains that has zero hardwired internet available but excellent cell service. So it seems that I could use the Simpliesafe system with their monitoring which is cell based not wifi to add a little security to the place.

[.455_Hunter]

We don't have Simplysafe, but our house alarm is a cell phone only system, and it works well.

[DFBrews]

we have adt and it is cell based as well as 3 ring cameras that are wifi based. no complaints

[CS1983]

Had Simplisafe before. Being cell based, it’s dependent on cell signal. Power outages are somewhat mitigated via the base station’s back up battery, and all the non-camera sensors are battery based. Never had the Cameras.

Only bad thing was we had one motion detector that was acting crazy and almost had LE deployed over bad electronics several times. They (Simplisafe) called before dispatching the Sheriff Dept and we called them off as we had just left.

Overall, I think their stuff wasn’t bad. Other companies have you lease the equipment and the purchase cost is insane compared to Simplisafe. Or was.

Nothing beats claymore roomba.

[def90]

All security systems have the option of using a cellular dialer.

As for simplysafe, it’s a wireless based system so your results may vary based on the size and construction of your home.

[CS1983]

All security systems have the option of using a cellular dialer.

As for simplysafe, it’s a wireless based system so your results may vary based on the size and construction of your home.

“All”?

[def90]

“All”?

Yes, all. I install security systems for a living, you can get a cellular dialer for any security system on the market.

Here are just a couple of the companies that make universal cellular dialers for security panels.

https://www.uplink.com/our-products/...communicators/

https://www.alarmgrid.com/browse/cel...-communicators

[CS1983]

Yes, all. I install security systems for a living, you can get a cellular dialer for any security system on the market.

Here are just a couple of the companies that make universal cellular dialers for security panels.

https://www.uplink.com/our-products/...communicators/

https://www.alarmgrid.com/browse/cel...-communicators

Cool. Had no idea.

What do you think provides the best bang for buck and overall best out on the market right now? Of those, do any require 3rd party install or can they be done by the owner?

[def90]

Cool. Had no idea.

What do you think provides the best bang for buck and overall best out on the market right now? Of those, do any require 3rd party install or can they be done by the owner?

I haven’t really kept up with the DIY systems out there other than basic features of what they are capable of for sales comparisons, most if not all of them are wireless only which is fine in a standard 2 or 3 bedroom sub 2k sq ft home, you’ll just want to change batteries every year or so to prevent false alarms that occur more frequently as battery life goes on. All of the pro brands such as Honeywell, DSC and so on can be bought online and installed by the DIYer if you have some electrical and basic programming aptitude. Otherwise most of the basic pro systems are in the general ball park price wise, the basic panels themselves are cheap, the in field devices like motion sensors, glass break detectors and so on add up fast so depending on how many points of protection you want or need will determine the final price.

[Lurch]

So def90 is there system that will sent alerts to my phone that doesn't require monitoring by a company? I'm mainly looking for water detection, temperature detection and last break in. There really isn't much to steal but having the heat go out would be a bigger problem then the tv getting stolen.