System Enhancements
There are a couple of features I'd like to see that would greatly enhance setup and trouble shooting. First, during setup or test, there should be a mode where the base can report on the strength of cell signal. If it would simply count out a number from 1 to 5, representing signal strength bars, I could find the optimal placement for the base. Second, I frequently get "door or window open" messages when arming the system. Usually, opening and closing the offending door a time or two clears the error, but to find out which door is the problem I have to log into my online account and refresh my system settings to see which door the base thinks is open. Why not show which doors are open on the keypad?
Bonus suggestion for SS3: Separate the light and speaker function from the base station/cell phone or enable a secondary light/speaker with the option to silence the base. I'd like to put the base upstairs where the signal would be strongest, but we'd never see or hear alerts.
@ madamo Thanks for posting!
@ madamo
Thanks for posting! While in Test Mode, the brightness of the blue light determines signal strength! It does take about 30 seconds to refresh, so when moving it around, let the Base sit in the new location for a minute and watch the light on your Base get brighter or dimmer. For reference, the blue light is brightest when it is flashing. As for the other suggestions, I will bring them up with the development team!
Ryan K.
SimpliSafe Wireless Security Systems
I have a two story house, I
I have a two story house, I want the base station upstairs. There needs to be a way of sending the alerts to a remote speaker to be placed downstairs. I've had the system for a week and so far this is my biggest disappointment.