Thanks for the feedback. We did settle on our three modes - Away, Home, and Off, to keep the system as simple as possible. But having a fourth mode, or maybe modes that change behavior based on the time of day, makes a lot of sense. We'll forward your suggestion to our dev team.
@Johnny M and since we are on the topic of features, requesting again the small, easy to implement ability to have a sensor armed in off mode. Having separate zones is complicated, but adding an armed mode for an individual sensor is the same way to accomplish that, in effect.
Why you may ask? I have 3 basement windows with entry sensors that have not been opened in 30 years. Would be nice to have them sound an alarm even in off mode.
Instant trigger is an excellent and required feature. However, it should be adjustable by Alarm Mode. Consider home with front door and back door and other contacts. When in Away mode, all sensors should be on instant trigger except front door so you can enter and disarm. No problem.
But when in home mode, to be fully protected, I want the alarm to go off if any sensor, including the front door, is opened. If I am home at night sleeping, why would I want to give the "burglar" breaking in 30 seconds to come and find me or whatever? Furthermore, I may in fact want to have certain motion sensors on during Home mode and others off. Again, I want the basement to be armed but not the main floor where I may be walking around at night. A good alarm system permits you to set instant trigger in that fashion. On any DSC systems (that the majority of NA security companies use) there is a feature called Night/Sleep Mode. It is a small variation on Simplisafe Home mode that permits you to set the equivalent of instant trigger on any device by mode. Clearly only a software issue that you should be able to implement to make the system far better.
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Thanks for the feedback. We did settle on our three modes - Away, Home, and Off, to keep the system as simple as possible. But having a fourth mode, or maybe modes that change behavior based on the time of day, makes a lot of sense. We'll forward your suggestion to our dev team.
- Johnny M.
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Why you may ask? I have 3 basement windows with entry sensors that have not been opened in 30 years. Would be nice to have them sound an alarm even in off mode.
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davey_d
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Yepyep, we've still got that particular feature request on the record for you!
- Johnny M.
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Instant trigger is an excellent and required feature. However, it should be adjustable by Alarm Mode. Consider home with front door and back door and other contacts. When in Away mode, all sensors should be on instant trigger except front door so you can enter and disarm. No problem.
But when in home mode, to be fully protected, I want the alarm to go off if any sensor, including the front door, is opened. If I am home at night sleeping, why would I want to give the "burglar" breaking in 30 seconds to come and find me or whatever? Furthermore, I may in fact want to have certain motion sensors on during Home mode and others off. Again, I want the basement to be armed but not the main floor where I may be walking around at night. A good alarm system permits you to set instant trigger in that fashion. On any DSC systems (that the majority of NA security companies use) there is a feature called Night/Sleep Mode. It is a small variation on Simplisafe Home mode that permits you to set the equivalent of instant trigger on any device by mode. Clearly only a software issue that you should be able to implement to make the system far better.
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