Key fob security

@ john.berkenbosch, you got it right and one of the several reasons mine collects dust in a drawer. If you are on interactive plan, your smart phone works much better (securely). If you need it, get a 2nd keypad.

That is exactly how the fob works.  Plus putting it in a purse or pocket leads to "pocket dialing".  

I wear it on a lanyard around my neck.  Almost impossible to lose it or have it stolen, and no worries about unintended button pushes.

We have the new ss3 and i know if ypu lose the fob or it gets stolen you can go on the keypad or the app and delete the fob so its no longer there or will ever work

The Key Fob is a great idea and very convenient to use. Nonetheless, it could use some improvements:

1. The obvious "too easy to accidentally press a button while in my pocket or purse" issue, needs to be addressed. Maybe simple software re-coding to require a "double-click" should be required to activate any of the buttons? HEY...I may have to patent that idea!

2. A future replacement model might include some type of "cover" or redesign, offering a desired simple, speedy and effective method of both protecting and implementing easy button use, in case of an emergency.

3. I keep reading about this "Panic Button" on the Key Fob...which is a great idea. However, I just purchased a ss3 "Fortress" system and my fob has NO such button. Either it doesn't exist or it's hidden and I'm not looking in the right place!

4. On a slightly different note, "larger" (and thus more expensive) SimpliSafe systems should, as a "simple" courtesy, include 2 Key Fobs to accommodate husband/wife (parent/child, partner/partner, etc.).

Sorry...I couldn't resist!

Joseph R. Seda, Quality Assurance Analyst

Joseph, the SS3 keyfob does include a panic button, it's the thin red button across the very top.  If you ever needed to use it, you'd press and hold it for 2-3 seconds, then release (you would get a call from COPS monitoring, so have safe word handy).

If you have the remote on a lanyard around your neck, it is immune from accidental activation, plus is very difficult to lose or have stolen.

I don't use mine because if I'm entering my house and someone grabs my keys, they can disarm my system...why not have a numeric keypad on the fob?  And, yes, I don't want it accidentally activated either!

A) cost  B) size C) power requirements

Don't have it on your key ring.  If on a lanyard around your neck, it is safe from accidental activation and loss, and would be much harder to grab away.

i'd like to use my two keyfobs as alerts in the event either my wife falls and gets hurt, or I fall ill or get injured.  I'd like to station each one strategically in the house so as to be able to access one of them from floor level etc.  any suggestions ot make this a reasonable option to do?  Thanks.

Ken Chisholm

You might want to consider panic buttons instead.  The keyfobs give anyone complete control over your system, so having them easily available to visitors and intruders would seem a bad idea.