Drivesaitl
Finding Hyman
We have a detached garage, like many people. So this would be no use to me whatsoever.The remote garage door opener is quite handy. Have been times I’ve gone for walks on a cold day, and I don’t bring a house key with me, and our keypad to open the garage door has crapped out, and the remote entry on my phone saved me. Also don’t have to have a visible remote in the vehicle, which is nice. Can sent remote one time codes to people who need access to the garage on occasion. We also have four garage doors, and lots of activity at times with all four doors, so the feature to be notified when a particular door has been left open for a specified period of time is nice. Have been times where we thought the door was closed and it wasn’t. Also have a history of when each door was opened and closed, which we’ve used a few times. All in all it’s been great for us.
How hard is it to have the remote in the vehicle on the overhead sunvisor? Thats where people been putting it since garage door openers were invented.
If I want somebody to open or check my garage while I'm away I just give them the number code which works on the keypad all the time. If yours doesn't something is wrong with your setup.
I've never left without the garage door closed. I just look to see if its closed. I could see maybe for a family its different if people are not being careful to close the doors. But to me thats just like making sure doors are locked when you leave house.
In anycase its frustrating when you buy something as simple as a garage door opener and every model, even the base model has all the features you don't need and a price uptick because of it. I guess you benefit from it. I benefited from taking one hour less installing all the shit. But still had to pay for it.
Heres something. If I go out for a walk its guaranteed I bring the housekey with me. Its next to guaranteed I don't bring the uncharged smartphone with me Our deadbolts don't even lock without using the key to lock them. Thats actually a useful feature that prevents you from leaving home without your key. heh
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