Okay, so a review from someone that actually purchased this instead of it being a Vine review on a freebie. I needed to replace the alarm system in my out building. The previous one was nearly 10 years old and only worked on a 3G LTE system. I purchased this one because it worked on newer cellular technology.
Overall, the unit does what it says it does. The installation portion is fairly straight forward and simple. One drawback is that it is powered via USB and the cord that comes with it is pretty short. Also means that someone could easily cut the power. The unit has an internal battery. So it functions even with a power disruption. Comes with an external speaker that is hard wired. Again, a wire that could be cut. But there is also an internal speaker that is pretty loud. So if in an alarm state there is still a siren going off if the external speaker wire is cut.
All of the door sensors, key fobs, and RFID tags were pre-programmed into the unit I purchased. So did not have to mess around with adding and pairing them. That was a plus. Although you do need to add and pair the motion sensors. Was fairly straight forward once you figure out the instruction manual.
Which brings me to why I gave it 4 stars. The instruction manual is pretty vague (and that is being kind). After trying to figure out the manual, and also doing internet searches on the model, I gave up and reached out to the seller. Their reply was to send me a Youtube link to the exact videos that are on the description page. Which did nothing for me and the issue I was experiencing. But after about an hour of fumbling around through the various screens I finally stumbled across the setting I needed to change.
This panel pairs with the Smartlife App. Which you need to use to set up the WiFi, and also to rename the sensors so that you know what they are and what zone was triggered in the event of an alarm. It will also send you alerts to your Smartlife App. The downside to this is I have not found a way to disable alerts to Smartlife. I installed a SIM card and have the system text my phone. So for me what this means is that an event alert is sent to my phone multiple times because of the system texting me as well as sending the notification to Smartlife. Kind of annoying. Hoping I can get that straightened out.
You also have the ability to arm and disarm using Alexa or Google Home. I was able to integrate it into Alexa. Although I have not been able to arm or disarm the panel yet. Get a voice response from Alexa saying I need to manually do it. I have not figured out how to get it integrated into Google Home. Nothing in the device list matches the panel.
Overall, 4 stars. The system does what it should. It is not a high end system, and you should not purchase it thinking that it is. But for the price, it is worth considering if you want some sort of entry security system on a budget.
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