lowvo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Does anyone know how to program the hc500 to text message to your cell phone.. example..the alarm system goes off and I want my cell phone to get aa text message stating alarm is going off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 GE Concord 4 with proper monitoring service. That's how we do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Yeah text messaging is a little more complex but email is awfully easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowvo Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 email may be easier...but dont always have email avail....always have my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 All you really need is the right equipment. The monitoring can be remote from anywhere.In other words, we can monitor your system and give you what you you're looking for as long as the system is set up properly.I'm sure there are local companies to you that can do the same, you'll just have to find them.Edit: ADT is not one of them... where are you located anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Just email your phones carrier with your number and it comes through like a text. Example: 801-815-5555@verizonwireless.net. You need to google your carrier to see the proper email address but every carrier supports this. I used to email text messages to people from my desk all the time until mobil email became more prevalent. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 The issue with emailing through 4Sight is that it's not guaranteed, so if Control4's servers are hammered, it could take longer than you want to send the email out through Control4's email agent.It should happen fairly quickly, but for something like paging you that you have a breakin, you may want a more alarm-centric solution, which would guarantee that the text gets sent immediately.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wow did not know that was possible ILoveC4, interesting.As for timing, we've tested with the Concord and using both Verizon and AT&T it's about 5-10 seconds from alarm trip to text... not bad imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wow did not know that was possible ILoveC4, interesting.As for timing, we've tested with the Concord and using both Verizon and AT&T it's about 5-10 seconds from alarm trip to text... not bad imo.Yeah, it is a great way to send sms from a computer.You can use a free service caleed teleflip as well. Just send an email to 8015555555@teleflip.com and the phone nuber preceding the "@teleflip.com" gets the text. Just make sure you don't have an email signature. Also, with this being a free service who knows how long it will last or if it is even still around...I haven't used it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil12011 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 AT&T @mobile.att.net Boost Mobile @myboostmobile.com Cingular @mobile.mycingular.com Helio @myhelio.com Nextel @messaging.nextel.com Qwest @qwestmp.com Sprint @messaging.sprintpcs.com T-Mobile @tmomail.net Tracfone @cingularme.com Verizon @vtext.com Virgin Mobile @vmobl.com Just put your number before the @ in place of the email address in the "email alerts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 AT&T @mobile.att.net Boost Mobile @myboostmobile.com Cingular @mobile.mycingular.com Helio @myhelio.com Nextel @messaging.nextel.com Qwest @qwestmp.com Sprint @messaging.sprintpcs.com T-Mobile @tmomail.net Tracfone @cingularme.com Verizon @vtext.com Virgin Mobile @vmobl.com Just put your number before the @ in place of the email address in the "email alerts".Thanks Neil. I was going to find that later. You just saved me 5 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil12011 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 no prob, the bill is in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowvo Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 got it programed in about 30 sec....cool works great and responds in about 45 sec after alarm goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 VN! Thanx for the list Neil *hits PRINT* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I've been using myphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com for more than a year with C4 and get alerts of a whole range of events around the house. Works like a charm, and it's so fast that when I press the button in my car to open the garage door, my phone buzzes indicating a text message usually before I even start to drive into the garage. It's literally within 2 or 3 seconds most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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