It’s easy to transform your home into a safe haven with SimpliSafe’s award-winning security system. Everything is simple to set up, effortless to use, and designed to do one thing only: keep your home and family safe. Indoor and outdoor security cameras let you see everything happening in full HD. So you can spot trouble before it comes knocking and capture the evidence if it does. And if someone tries to break in, the burglary sensors will sound the alarm right away. But that’s not all. Whenever your alarm goes off, we’ll call you and send police, firefighters, or ambulances to your door in a snap — and stay on the line with you until they arrive. So no matter where you are or what you’re doing, your home is protected 24/7.
Q: How much does the 24/7 monitoring cost per month and can you purchase it through best buy?
A: Monitoring is purchased through SimpliSafe as they are a month to month subscription. However, a subscription is not required to use their system - only to have added benefits like professionally monitoring from SimpliSafe’s team and save your monitoring data like camera recordings As of writing this, there are multiple optional subscriptions that range from $25 to $5 a month.
Q: Can I add a key fob to this version?
A: Yes, easily added and great option for other household members who don’t want to use the app.
Q: Will the outdoor camera pick up smaller animals like a cat or fox?
A: Yes, the Outdoor Camera is able to pick up smaller creatures like that. Though you can also enable People Only Mode to ignore them completely.
Q: Wouldn't you need 2 cameras, one for front door and one for back door?
A: Yes, but I also have blink cameras so I only needed 1 camera to go above the garage. You can purchase a second camera separately or buy the package that has 2 cameras.
Q: How long do the batteries in the outdoor camera typically last?
A: Only 2-3 weeks .
Q: Is a landline phone required for monitoring?
A: No, it uses your home internet.
A: If i remember correctly i think there was an option? But i will say this system was so easy to install i did it myself and it only took me an hour max.
A: It covers over 25 or more feet. Yes you can get extra camera and motion detector. The motion detector are wireless.