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SimpliSafe for your RV?
I am pretty pleased with Simplisafe that I recently set up in my shop and was wondering if anyone is using it for an RV? Would it work as you travel to different areas? It would be easy to set up all the outside compartments of a motorhome with the stick on sensors and a wireless siren under the hood and get instant text notifications if someone breaks in while you are in the store shopping for instance.
captain11
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tech_aiden
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2 years ago
Still the intruder can plug out your WiFi router to shut off WifI. If you don't want to get notifications, it'll work well as just a noisemaker.
Seven, what do you think? Anything to add on?
Johnny, can you clarify if it's for use in an RV?
Since I'm not an SS employee, I'm not going to say you should or shouldn't use it in an RV, but keep in mind the things I wrote!
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bwinkle4
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davey_d
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Right, the Base Station needs to connect to the website and app in some way. Monitoring Service (either the $14.99 or the $24.99 plans) enables the Base Station's cellular connection. But if you'd prefer to go unsubscribed, the Base Station would still need to connect through WiFi.
If you have a WiFi hotspot that you can leave in the RV while you're away, that should be a sufficient connection for alerts (though of course, that would be highly dependent on the reception in the area). But it would be very unlikely that current WiFi hotspots can support cameras.
As already mentioned, if you want Monitoring active, you'll want to change the address whenever you move to a new location. We would also advise giving the local police department a call, in case they have specific ordinances in place for security systems. There are some areas that refuse dispatch unless your location is registered - which might not be worth the trouble of you're only there for a short time.
But we do actually have a growing number of customers with systems in mobile homes - including campers and boats. Our motto is Every home secure., even if it's the tiny kind!
- Johnny M.
SimpliSafe Home Security
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tech_aiden
24 Messages
2 years ago
Here's a question for you though, Johnny:
Is there a way to pay the standard monitoring plan just for celluar and no monitoring, so you can just get cell service but no dispatch?
If yes, I think I might work out for an RV.
If no, is there a way to put the entire system on test indefinitely so it results in no police dispatch?
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davey_d
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Our Support team is able to put you on what we call a "No Dispatch" profile. If there was ever an alarm event, you'd still get a call from an operator. But if you were not able to answer, the operator can't call the police on your behalf.
To get that set up, you'd need to call in and confirm your Safe Word passcode, just like any other change that would negatively impact your level of security.
- Johnny M.
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bwinkle4
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davey_d
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Yep! If your account is on a No Dispatch profile, everything would work as normal, including the dispatch sequence until it's time to call the police.
- Johnny M.
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bwinkle4
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davey_d
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If you have either $14.99 Interactive Monitoring or $24.99 Standard Monitoring, those plans enable the built-in cell connection. So signals for Smart Alerts can use that cell connection instead of your home's WiFI.
- Johnny M.
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sevensiamesecats
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2 years ago
This way, the motorhome is "monitored" when it is parked next to the house. When on the road it is not monitored, although it could be if I was to stay in one place for a while. It's worked fine for me without monitoring; now with the new monitoring and/or no dispatch options, it sounds like an even better choice for RVs.
When I go into the motorhome or exit the motorhome, I have to keep the status of the home system in mind, as opening the motorhome door has set off the house system a time or two. This has only been an issue when leaving on a trip or returning from a trip. When the motorhome is gone the house system complains about sensors not responding, but that's easy to ignore..
I don't have any cameras in the RV; my wi-fi barely is fast enough to almost work with the house cameras, and cameras being wifi only, would be a problem in the motorhome. I see T-Mobile is now offering a "fast" internet service, so perhaps that would work in an RV and possibly be fast enough for a camera.
Would SS3 work as well? I guess so, although it uses WiFi as the primary means of communication and cellular as backup, so I don't know what that would mean for the usability.
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gerrywieder
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1 year ago
What I’m reading here is that SimpliSafe is a very flexible system that can be adapted to a motor home, with concessions.
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bethb
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1 year ago
Full-time RVer here 🤚 yep - super easy to set up and use in the rig. We just unplug and pack away the base station when we travel, pull our outdoor camera down from outside, and stow away. When we get to our next location, we update our address in the app and we're all set! 👍🏼
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betterhomerental
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6 months ago
Happy Holidays. I have had my Simplisafe in storage for almost a year and am about to add hot to our new pull behind trailer. I have read this string of emails and text. Is there any updates or is this info still most relevant?
Any new tips for using Simplisafe in your pull behind RV?
Thanks
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sevensiamesecats
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2 months ago
I have a system in my RV and a system in my house. The house is monitored, the RV is not, because without a fixed address, you can't get dispatch, and I don't know if you can even get notifications without Wi-Fi.
I "monitor" the RV system when it is parked at home by defining all the RV sensors in the home base. When on the road, I just use the siren unless I'm staying some place for long enough to add monitoring.
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