IP Auto Alarm Dialer: Calls your Cell Phone using your Router

UPDATE 2025:Has been working reliably in my Alarm System panel since 2016 without any false triggers or failures (it is now 2025). Works great in a building where the phone line was cancelled monitoring a sump pump. For sump pump monitor you can use a lantern battery and a float switch that closes when the float is not vertical to provide power to the unit when the sump reaches the limit above where the pump would normally function. Sump pumps fail but this device on its own float switch will catch it and give you the time to correct the problem before your basement floods using the dry closure float switch I use to act as the switch to trigger this alert device. Just buy a mechanical float switch and use the wires to open close positive DC power to the dialer. Tie wrap the switch cord to the sump exhaust pipe leaving enough slack so it can flip over and trigger before water gets close to exiting the sump well. Be sure to test and you will have peace of mind. Don't forget to test periodically and replace the lantern battery every year or so if you don't have a meter to check it.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am Truly Impressed!!When I purchased and received this in the mail at first I wasn't too impressed, especially when I saw how limited the website was as far as data went. Then after playing around with it I must say that I'm impressed with how simple this device and with how well it does it's job.Before I powered this thing up I glanced at the directions and saw how important it was to do the on-line information part before you plug this into your network. Makes sense. Your Serial number and Password are clearly printed on the top of the device so you can access the website and set up your device.On the webpage the top option is a delay in seconds that this thing will wait before sending another alarm. Most likely to avoid multiple triggers throughout the night if what ever it was monitoring went crazy. It was originally set for over an hour but I adjusted my subsequent trigger time down to 3 minutes as my output is a dry closure and is very false alarm proof.You have the option of having this device text multiple phone numbers and/or calling multiple numbers and verbally speaking on the phone the message you type.WEBSITE:TEXTING Setup:- If you want it to text you can have up to 160 characters (spaces between words count)- Your text message will be texted to all of the phone numbers you put in the text notification list.CALLING Setup:- If you want it to call a phone number and physically speak (computer voice was clear) you can type in 250 characters (spaces count)- The unit will call each number and speak the same words you typed for the phone call message to each phone number you put in the call list. I put periods after each number for my local police department so that the unit would read out the digits slowly enough for me to write them down.TRIGGERING UNIT:- To trip the device they include a male plug with 8 inches of wire attached to the plug. You will splice into their wire with your wire.- The trigger voltage is listed at 9 to 18 volt DC continuous trigger.- This trigger power is the same power this unit uses to turn on. Meaning, the internet connection is not in use until your trigger power comes in and powers the unit up so it can contact the website and follow the directions you provided. I tested the device with a 9v battery that was only putting out 8vdc and it worked like a champ.- The listed current draw on the paperwork cites this device draws at 6vdc = 200ma, 12vdc = 250ma, 18vdc 380ma- The DC plug for the trigger and operation is 2.1mm barrel plug with center being positiveTRANSMISSION SPEED:- I was really impressed here. When the trigger was applied it was only 7 seconds and my phone was ringing with the spoken alert. At 13 seconds from the trigger point I was receiving a text alert with that message. My second phone rang at 15 seconds. I don't know if this is typical but the results were very similar at 6:30pm when I did my testing.PROS:- Unit only powered on when needed- Lightning fast phone call messages being sent as well as text messages (way faster than alarm company)- Operating Voltage 9-18vdc supplied at dc input (you can power this off of a standby lantern battery and a thermostat, off of an alarm, or other homemade device)- Aluminum case- Small size 3.25" x 3" (includes the 3/8" flange on each side)- Adjustable subsequent trigger timer- 500 free alerts sent a year (each call by text/phone counts)- Almost too simple to useCONS:- Wish it were a bit cheaper

I admit I am one of those guys that wires it in before reading the directions. Following instructions from the wife I read BEFORE I hooked it up in this case. After doing what the directions say I hooked up and it worked perfectly. It really does work. Very fast alert time even without an external power supply.Hook it up to an external alarm terminal (that's the one that gets voltage when there is an alarm) like an external horn or buzzer and "bam" there it is. Just set up the account before you start as directed and it really is that simple. Easy un-congested web based interface page to set up. Very happy with this unit it is just what I was looking for now I can get rid of my land line that I was keeping just for my dam alarm.The account gives you 500 alarms a year.... very generous. If you are going over 500 in a year you have another problem get a better system or figure out how to work the one you have got.Or just remember the code.

I love this little unit! First of all it doesn't look anything like the picture, but don't worry it works! The signal voltage is also incorrectly described on Amazon website. It is 9 to 24 vdc. I did a test with a 9 volt battery and the messages were sent out. The messages which comprise of voice, text and email can be used individually or all together. They also don't tell you that you get 500 free messages per year then you have to pay. I didn't ask what the recharge cost was. It is simple setup the messages with your web browser, plug the unit into a CAT5 cable and setup the DC trigger voltage. I am purchasing a second one for individual messages of fire and bilge alarm. My unit also didn't come with the USB connection shown in the picture and is silver. Remember to place all of your network on a UPS if you want it to work in a power outage.Update 8-27-20 I have 3 of these in service, one for bilge, fire and power loss alarm notification. They can voice message, email and text. 2 have been in service for a couple of years now and working perfectly.

Excellent add-on to home alarm system; easy install, no fees. Alarm IP (internet) cell phone dialer for text and digital voice message triggered by 12v alarm horn.

This is a product I have been searching for over the past several years and was so happy to finally find an IP-based texter/caller that is essentially free of charge. It works great when it works, but despite opening outgoing port 3600 and assigning it a permanent fixed IP address, the device could not connect properly to my Comcast Xfinity modem when powered up by a 12v power supply while testing.... it connected every other time or intermittently. Plus my alarm system siren (after the siren draws a current) did not send enough voltage to power the unit. That's the fatal flaw, the unit is literally powered by that current from the alarm panel, which then triggers it to send an alert.... It would have worked great if they had made one major change - have it come with its own power supply that allows the unit to remain powered (and connected to the Internet ongoing) and then a separate terminal that would trigger after sensing any voltage sent from the alarm siren output.

I self monitor my alarm system with a telephone dialer. Over the years I have gone through 3 of them. Now that the AT+T is phasing out copper I decided to leave the phone company. I looked at this dialer many times and thought it is too expensive and difficult to setup. So I took a chance, the setup was incredibly easy it is so small that it nests next to the router doesn’t use any electricity until it is triggered. This might be the last dialer I will need to replace.