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Everything is failing
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All of a sudden everything seems to be going haywire. I am constantly getting no link to dispatch. I am not getting and text or push notifications. The app is not showing my dashboard. The app won't refresh my settings. The keypad is no longer making a noise when I enter the home when the alarm was set to away. Heck, accidentally triggered and alarm and after turning it off I did not get a notification on my phone for 15 minutes. Guess who call 15 minutes after the alarm was triggered, the dispatch center saying an alarm was triggered and do I need assistance. I said no that alarm went off 15 minutes ago. Not sure what is causing all the glitches. I have never been contacted about changing the cellular part from 2g to LTE. Good luck talking with anyone about the problem. I have been a customer since 2013. It may be time to switch. Any help or guidance would be most appreciated.
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davey_d
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5.6K Messages
3 years ago
Almost all of those symptoms point towards the same thing. The "No Link to Dispatch" message, as you may have figured out, indicates that the cell module inside your Base Station is having trouble connecting through the cell network.
So that affects any function that involves the Base Station talking to the app and website - smart alerts, app controls, and of course, actual Monitoring Service.
We have indeed been gradually upgrading all customers with the newer cell modules. Your invite might be on the way soon, but yes, our Support team can just set up a replacement if you need one right now. From your account info, I see you were already able to get through to get that started!
However, you also mention that your Keypad is having trouble - with the Gen2 Keypad, it might fail to produce a countdown timer if it doesn't get a confirmation from the Base Station, indicating a communication issue. That's a different connection altogether, through the local radio, which can be affected by either physical interference (actual physical objects getting in the way) or other wireless signals competing for the same airspace.
Did you move your Base Station recently? It might help, regardless, to move it to a more open spot where the signal can have a more direct path to the Keypad. That can improve performance overall.
- Johnny M.
SimpliSafe Home Security
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captain11
Captain
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6K Messages
3 years ago
Sugget tomorrow morning calling support and hold for agent. If its going to be long, but your phone on speaker and wait it out. Once you do get an agent, explain the above and get direction. If none is offered, ask for your call to be escalated.
Good luck and pos your outcome here if you get the chance.
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cjd1215
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3 years ago
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