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Visual Indicator for Alarm State
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glenbarrington
216 Messages
3 years ago
Maybe, as a stopgap, they could even program the base station lights to blink when the 'countdown' begins. (I don't know if that happens or not, I've got the light turned off) That would weaken the base station security a bit but I don't think significantly so.
I love the blinking light sensor idea though, I'd put one in my Living room, one in the basement, and one in my bedroom. It should trigger when the doorbell rings as well. I agree that SS is missing a significant amount of revenue. As we age, two things almost certainly happen:
1) We become more concerned with security. I've studied the martial arts for 15 years, at least, but at the age of 70, I am NOT the fighter I used to be.
2) We lose some amount of hearing and eyesight.
There is a synergy there that ALL of the security monitoring systems seem to ignore.
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sevensiamesecats
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rosspatterson
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2 years ago
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rfas
6 Messages
2 years ago
That being said, there is one feature I REALLY miss from my 2Gig days, and that is being able to tell at a glance from across the room whether or not the system is armed. The 2Gig panel glowed red when it was armed and green when it was not armed. With the Simplisafe, you have to walk up to the panel and push a button, or at least get very close to a button, before it wakes up and displays its status.
Why is this important? Say I'm upstairs getting ready for bed and my wife says "hey honey, did anyone arm the system?" The panel is downstairs, so if you're not sure you have to go downstairs just to check. With the 2Gig you could tell at a glance from a distance.
Similarly, if I want to open say my back patio door and I'm not sure if the system is armed or not, I have to actually walk over to the panel to check, where in the past I could tell by just glancing in the direction of the panel.
Some sort of red/green indicator that stays on full time would definitely be helpful.
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darndale
4 Messages
1 year ago
Just wondering when you'll have available an external alarm box similar to the one released by 'ring'.
I have five of your external sirens - but they are no deterrent in the dead of night. Nor are they any assistance when the siren is ringing as there is no strobe or flashing light to identify the property where the alarm is sounding from.
Please could you look into providing such a solution.
I am a premium subscriber even though I cannot avail of the monitoring I am very happy with the system - just get me an alarm box please!!??
Best regards,
David
Honorary Simplisafe Ambassador Ireland
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deldawley
5 Messages
1 year ago
Recommend that the next generation of keypads have a small low power led that blink every 3 seconds or so when on home mode. Help understand by glancing if the system needs to be armed or disarmed.
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oldingr
2 Messages
10 months ago
In our family we are coming and going all the time. It would be nice if SimpliSafe could make a sensor that let you know with the alarm is active, especially for any instant type alarm setting. This would be a great addition for customers with multi level home with entries on both floors. It could be as simple as offering a sensor you could place near the main entry with a light (Red for active) to let you see the alarm is active. Of course it would need a better power source than the little wafer battery on the current sensors
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skippy36g
2 Messages
10 months ago
Is there any way I can have my Simpisafe system trigger a strobe light?
Is Simpisafe developing such a strobe light?
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billfasoli
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9 months ago
It would be nice of there was a an addon status light that you could mount below, above, or to the side of the keypad to indicate when the system is armed (maybe showing a dim red light).
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ironi
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7 months ago
A simple LED light that mirrors the base station’s LED to indicate the current state of the system in a visible location. It would be great if it also included a speaker to mirror the base station’s voice prompts but the latter isn’t strictly necessary.
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Pystlepakka
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2 months ago
Can it really be that difficult to come up with an external strobe? It doesn't need to be that large, but bright enough to distinguish in which property, within such a close knit community of houses, the alarm is going off!
Many people have been asking for this for over 2 years!
Come on SimpliSafe, pull your finger out.
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