ScottWF
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Some of the audible indications from the system are absolutely necessary, but a low battery signal should *never* wake me up at night by beeping, particularly if the system is off. The software could be enhanced to allow customization of these alerts. For example, I’d prefer alerts for non-urgent is
2 months ago
I am getting really tired of getting a nuisance voice alert about a low battery in a sensor at midnight. It’s jarring to hear a voice in the middle of the night telling me about a low battery. The voice alerts really need a do not disturb feature for overnight
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I am getting really tired of getting a nuisance voice alert about a low battery in a sensor at midnight. It’s jarring to hear a voice in the middle of the night telling me about a low battery. The voice alerts really need a do not disturb feature for overnight
Nuisance alerts are dangerous because they accustom us to ignore all alerts. I no longer recommend SimpliSafe because it treats low battery conditions as middle-of-the-night emergencies. The devs really need to create some basic solution to this prob
2 months ago
The "sensor battery is low" notification can be incredibly annoying. The alert is handled like other alerts -- the base station chimes when a sensor battery is low. At our house, it seems that such alerts always happen between 2 AM and 4 AM. Arrgh! The most recent event was on Christma
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The "sensor battery is low" notification can be incredibly annoying. The alert is handled like other alerts -- the base station chimes when a sensor battery is low. At our house, it seems that such alerts always happen between 2 AM and 4 AM. Arrgh! The most recent event was on Christma
This is a very big deal and should be treated as a high-priority fix. I’ve had my system for a couple of years now, and this is the single reason I no longer recommend SimpliSafe. Each of my 21 devices will consume its batteries periodically. Nuisanc
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Some of the audible indications from the system are absolutely necessary, but a low battery signal should *never* wake me up at night by beeping, particularly if the system is off. The software could be enhanced to allow customization of these alerts. For example, I’d prefer alerts for non-urgent is
@captain11 Thanks! I'll try turning off the Voice Prompts, but this low battery condition showed up as a "Sensor Not Responding," and emitted a repeating chime. I don't see a setting to turn that off.
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Some of the audible indications from the system are absolutely necessary, but a low battery signal should *never* wake me up at night by beeping, particularly if the system is off. The software could be enhanced to allow customization of these alerts. For example, I’d prefer alerts for non-urgent is
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Some of the audible indications from the system are absolutely necessary, but a low battery signal should *never* wake me up at night by beeping, particularly if the system is off. The software could be enhanced to allow customization of these alerts. For example, I’d prefer alerts for non-urgent is
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