will this system call or text a mobile/ cell phone? This is important to know since most people now days do not have landlines. Thanks.
60925
It has a SIM chip slot but does not include a SIM card.I personally have not tested it.You would have to purchase a SIM card wireless service from your favorite provider.
60926
Yes it will do both call and text. It works on the GSM cell phone network. That would be ATT, Tmobile and others but not Verizon. You can also get a gsm sim card from other suppliers. I used Ultra mobile and they have a $19 per month plan.
60927
Yes, it will call or text using gsm cell. You have to purchase a sim card and buy airtime. I got mine from alarmsim.com.
60928
no es necesario todo el tiempo estas con el celular a la mano y es mas comodo
1910378
To make phone calls yes on most common (gsm) networks I had no problem with calling. But when it comes to network data (Internet browsing ect...) you need specific matching network to officially use the 3g or 4g.If not the phones useless for on the go apps, web, social media, unless you plan to use wifi only when you're at home or in a wifi zone .
1712582
I don't know if this answers the question but we don't have a land line any more, we switched to OOMA several months ago and this system is working fine with that service.
1307630
Yes, you can use the system with cell phones only, and the instructions show how to program it to indicate there is no land line i.e. "cell only". Just don't place the base unit near a cable outlet, I did and there was a lot of static. I moved it away from the cable outlet and the static went away.
1283172
It works perfectly as a landline only....but you have that optional cell phone feature should you ever have the need for it
128163
Your land line will work normally! It will ring for both incoming landline and cell calls. I set the ringer for my cell to be different from the regular land line ringer so I could tell the difference. To make a land line call, just pick up and dial. To make a call from your linked cell just dial the number and press the button where the screen says "cell" and it will call from your cell! It's pretty awesome! The link is seamless :)
1479116
No - I use an internet based phone called Ooma. This unit will work with any phone (landline, internet). You program the number into the unit and it'll dial that number when/if your home is breached. I'm reading a lot of posts that state this unit cannot call your cell number unless it's a landline. I say this is completely untrue because I do not have a landline and my wireless home security system works just fine with my internet based phone system.
1671131
No this is a regular phone so you'll need a voicemail service or answering machine (if they still exist).
237230
Me too. I have five cell phones in my house and two of them are mine. One for personal and the other for work. I was able to pair up my personal phone and set my business cell to forward to my personal phone so I in effect now have three (including the hubbies) setup on this system. I guess the kids will have to manage on their own. We don't have a land line. I'm surprised there are not more of these device. I hate it when my cell is downstairs and I'm upstairs. If I hear the phone, I make the mad dash.
1739699
Hi J.R. I do not own this phone. But I am about to buy one (or two) and have read the whole manual already, and I know a lot about Skype, and I think I can answer your questions: 1 - In order to have voicemail on your non-Skype line, you have to subscribe to voicemail with your landline phone company. The device does not do voicemail. But if you do subscribe to voicemail with your landline phone company, then the device will show if you have voicemail waiting for you. 2 - Yes, you can retrieve voicemail from your landline voicemail account. 3 - The only way for a non-Skype landline to call your "Skype number" is for you to have a SkypeIn phone number. You pay Skype to have a SkypeIn phone number. If a caller in your Caller List (already entered into your Caller List) calls you, then yes, you get caller ID and you can see who is calling. But if a stranger calls you who is not in your Skype caller list, you will not see caller ID. I hope this helped you. I am pretty sure my answers are 100% correct.
1067388
You have to have a land line. They said they are working on the unit to be able to call cell phone. The system works well other than that
1366209
If you use Microsoft Lync or a similar soft-phone application (PC software based telephone system) you do not need a phone. You can also connect to your mobile phone by bluetooth or to your land line. I do not have the system connected to my land line so I do not know if I could dial from the touchscreen without the phone. My guess is yes you can but the touchscreen is very small and it would likely drive you crazy when trying to dial from the tiny little dial pad. Right now I dial from my PC screen using Microsoft Lync or I could dial from the tiny touchscreen.
1479114
Yes, you do need a landline so the alarm will dial your number in the event it goes off. It can call a cell phone but it needs the landline to do so since there is no internal wireless system set up to directly dial a cell phone.
1250797
Be aware of the 1500min/month (or 50min/day) limit (after you reach the limit, they cut you off). Without a regular phone, you could be in big trouble. They don
279110
you need a landline for the house number but it will dial a cell phone number. But not a cell phone number for the house number.
186940
Let me know if you need to connect a landline phone to work. Or if you can use a GSM Chip. Is that we only want to make noise, but if given other functions better.
2107467
of course, it should be landline to use this phone. It is stationary phone.