If I buy the WIFI MODULE would my alarm system be able to send me an email tru my wifi? Can I monitor it tru WIFI?
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Part 1 - You need to contract a monthly service and add "Total Connect" that allows email notification / remote control your alarm from anywhere. Part 2 - If you do not have that I mention on part 1 you can still monitor the alarm when you are inside your house (turning on/off from bed using your iphone if you buy also the U$ 0.99 app from iTunes).
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In order to get an email notification you will have to have a paid monitoring service through Alarm Grid. The cheapest plan is $20 a month but very much worth it. Using the free total connect. 2.0 app you can view, arm, disarm your system, the wifi module is definitely worth it but it will require the paid monitoring service through Alarm Grid.
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Yes although I choose to receive text messages instead. You set that up through the Total Connect website.I use wifi monitoring instead of phone line monitoring.
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The only way you can monitor is if you pay 10 a month for service. it will cost additional $10 a month . I was disappointed when I found I could not monitor without paying for the service too.
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I believe you have to have a total connect account. I have it through GeoArm and pay 12 dollars a month
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Unless there is a part of the system I missed in the manual, no, this thermostat will not alert you when a low temp is reached. You will be able to log in at any point (so long as the wifi signal is available) to see what the current temp is, however.
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you can use it with z-wave, not with zigbee. i use it with with a z-wave controller and it works very well. you don't need a security (alarm) system.
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According to Alarm.com site the other devices they support are Z-Wave so this should work as well. Z-Wave is pretty universal
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As far as I know, it can't be used with wi fi. And yes to their e mail service. There are only 3 times during the day that they can receive email. For them it was fine. I think it's like 7am 3pm and 7pm. I bought it for my parents. They had it for a long time before they eventually went with a computer. My mom would turn the mailbug on and do email. She won't turn the computer on herself. I believe the mailbug would flash when they had an email, but again they were limited as to when they would be notified. If it weren't for my dad, mom would still be using the mailbug.
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Please note that it appears that after December 2014, SAM Security LLc will no longer support this system's included GSM SIM card. At this point, I am not sure if owners will be able to use thier own SIM card in the control panel. If not,then the this system will not be able to send out a test alert and will only be able to be used as a local alarm system.
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It's free. I've never tried to add more e-mails, but you can use the IFTTT (If This Then That) app and website to setup recipes to run as well. IFTTT is also free and gives you even more options for notifications and updates. I get a notification and e-mail every time motion is sensed in my garage. Sends me an e-mail to two pictures shortly after the motion is sensed so I can get a sense for what the motion was.
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Yes. This unit can send and receive signals to all other wired alarms. In addition, it sends and receives wireless signals.
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Yes. The alarm tech will have to program it on site at your key pad. At least that's what ADT did, indicating I couldn't do it myself due to keeping their "codes" private. Make sure they don't erase any other dongle codes during programming if you have more than one of these dongles in use. It will take 15 minutes for them to program it.
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You can set it up locally to control z-wave, but without a monthly service z-wave devices are only controlled by the keypad. There is no remote access without alarm.com
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Not by itself. It's made to hook into your Insteon network. It can send a message to nearby light switches or you can get an ISY or other such home automation controller which can send email (or perform any number of actions) when a message from the detector is received.
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I'll tell you my experience. I should have asked this question prior to purchasing the 2gig. If you want to buy a cell radio module, add the 2gig IMEI to your cell phone plan and monitor it, you can't. Bottom line is you have to have Alarm.com monitoring. To be fair IRIS isn't totally free in that regard either. However, there are some lesser known, and very budget friendly monitoring services that won't cost you 60 bucks a month. For instance Suretycam (suretydiy.com) will give you ZWave control, 2 way voice and basic alarm features for 19 bucks a month and you can control everything through your smart phone. If you want central station monitoring it's a little more. The other thing you should realize here is that the 2Gig GoControl is a Zwave hub and if you try to add it to an existing Zwave system as a secondary controller (say Veralite for instance) it just won't work very well. That being said, I love the 2Gig. It runs everything I need....lights, door locks, garage door, alarm sensors, electrical outlets, you name it, and I can control it all through alarm.com with a very easy to use and feature rich app for my phone. The only other thing I would say is if you go this route make sure you buy a cell radio that is not registered to another Alarm.com provider....Vivint especially. Some will not release their IMEI and you'll be out 80 bucks. You can check the IMEI here: http://suretycam.com/cellular-module-check
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logitech alert cameras were perfect for this very thing. You did not have to pay to have your OWN recordings. It wasn't wifi, instead it used the electric lines in your home to transmit the signal. It was a great system except for a few bugs. They discontinued that line for whatever reason and I cannot find any other system that will do everything it did. (it just needed wifi). But having to buy a subscription is absurd and seems to be a bad habit these days with companies wanting a continued revenue stream. One day they will realize people are tired of paying for a subscription for everything they do. logitech alert cameras were perfect for this very thing. You did not have to pay to have your OWN recordings. It wasn't wifi, instead it used the electric lines in your home to transmit the signal. It was a great system except for a few bugs. They discontinued that line for whatever reason and I cannot find any other system that will do everything it did. (it just needed wifi). But having to buy a subscription is absurd and seems to be a bad habit these days with companies wanting a continued revenue stream. One day they will realize people are tired of paying for a subscription for... » Read More logitech alert cameras were perfect for this very thing. You did not have to pay to have your OWN recordings. It wasn't wifi, instead it used the electric lines in your home to transmit the signal. It was a great system except for a few bugs. They discontinued that line for whatever reason and I cannot find any other system that will do everything it did. (it just needed wifi). But having to buy a subscription is absurd and seems to be a bad habit these days with companies wanting a continued revenue stream. One day they will realize people are tired of paying for a subscription for everything they do. « Show Less
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The Mailbug does not have WiFi capabilities. It connects like your landline telephone with a piece of wire to your telephone wall jack. Yes you do have to use their email services. However, I vaguely remember that on setup you have the capability to reach out and grab email from another account. I could be wrong on that.
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Thank you for the response! Absolutely correct, feed it a wireless signal and you are good to go!
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Yes. Use Gmail as your notification email address. Then go to "Tech Awakening" on the internet, you'll need to find it using Google search. They have a page that shows you how to set up sms alerts, using Gmail and Google calenders that sends you a sms everytime you get an email from a particular address. Its free! You will now get a text on your mobile everytime you get a motion alert, you can then go to the internet and see what its about. Works a treat!
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This one comes with the wifi module, but you can buy the zwave module and add to it.