SimpliSafe Entry Sensor (Pack of 4) - Window and Door Protection - Compatible with The SimpliSafe Home Security System - Latest Gen

After just moving and having to add 23 more entry sensors, one can see how purchasing these directly from Simplisafe could be quite expensive. This package makes it easier and more cost-effective to add more sensors to your system while saving some money in the process. Definitely worth the purchase.

Easy install

These sensors are very easy to install and activate. Sensor will respond to an open entry within one to two seconds. The only issue I see is that once in awhile I will get a device not responding message that will last for a few minutes then it restores itself. The first time it happened I thought it was just a device issue. However this situation happens to various of the 17 entry switches installed.

Not as simple as it claims AND NO APPLE HOMEKIT SUPPORT. After a lot of research, we made the wrong decision and went with SimpliSafe. The videos and online manuals made setup appear simple. We purchased one keypad , 8 entry sensors, motion sensor, doorbell, door lock, and camera. Much of it was very simple to set up and some of it even very impressive. However, it is not even close to being as easy as they make it look. If your able to use a phone app, it is much simpler to setup than naming your devices with the archaic input on the keypad. Before I continue, let me reiterate that SimpliSafe does not work with HomeKit (Siri) although when we ordered our system this was supposed to be coming. Now everything I read says that basically Apple and SimpliSafe were not able to come to an agreement and there is no integration planned in the future (confirmed by tech support). This would have been a deal breaker as I would have never went with a system that doesn’t work with Apple. Back to installation, don’t expect a couple of hours to install it. Plan on a full day. The lock is not nearly as intuitive as it seems to install and none of the adapters were exactly what the instructions said we needed for our brand new construction townhouse. We picked the one that looked most like the suggested one and luckily it worked. You are actually replacing a physical deadbolt and this can take some time. The doorbell was very problematic. It repeatedly failed to connect to WiFi even though it is less than 8 feet from a repeater. The trouble shooter only offered the option of adding a repeater which we already had and was well within range. After less than two weeks the doorbell lost connectivity for no apparent reason. SimpliSafe support was very helpful even though they talk to you like you have no technology smarts at all, which is not my case. After walking me through a reset (tiny pin hole inside doorbell) that is not mentioned in any documentation I could find, we were able to get the doorbell back online and it has functioned correctly now for several weeks. Latest is that the camera has now lost WiFi connection even though the camera hasn’t moved and nothing has changed with our WiFi. After three tries to add the camera, it refuses to join the network. Again it has a very strong WiFi signal. Another call to customer support is going to be required to get the camera back online. Finally, the apps. We have the apps installed on an iPhone X, two iPad Pro’s, and Apple Watch 4. The phone app is just OK, but slow compared to other apps. There is no iPad app. You’re stuck with downloading the iPhone app meaning no horizontal use. Very disappointing. When the doorbell rings, I would expect the camera to automatically pop up on my phone. Nope. You get a notification and by the time the app opens and you can look at the camera, they are already gone. The Apple Watch app is totally worthless. It simply doesn’t work. Most of the time when you tap it is starts refreshing indefinitely. The couple of times that it did finish refreshing, the status of the alarm was totally wrong even though the phone had the accurate state of the alarm. Do your research and don’t believe all the recommendations that SimpliSafe supposedly has. There are several other security systems that I have send discovered, or are newer, that promise a better experience and Apple HomeKit integration. We use a different system in our vacation home that is far superior to SimpliSafe.

I have been a customer of SimpliSafe since they started. As theyve raised their monitoring prices, and upgraded their devices, the service and products have gotten worse. Do NOT buy their Water Sensors. They have admitted they are too sensitive and you will get FALSE alarms and calls from the monitoring system. I get them almost EVERY DAY! In the winter when I keep my thermostat at 68 degrees, this sets off ALL my water sensors. So I have to turn the thermostat up to 70 degrees and thus it costs me $150 a month in electric bills to keep the water sensors from falsely going off every day. And when Ive had real floods, ironically the water sensors have NOT gone off! There are better and less expensive monitoring products and companies out there since SimpliSafe started, including Wyze and RING. Go with them instead. SimpliSafes life is clearly coming to an end with all the new companies coming out that are better and more affordable!

Gum strip was substandard and it fell off the Sliding doors twice and it caused a false alarm twice resulting in $75 fine from township as the support center called police even when we told them it was a false alarm.

Right after the entry sensor was activated i was notified it had a low battery.

Easy to install and work great!

I avoided setting mine up for a week because I was worried it would be to techy for me. It was VERY easy to install and get working. The camera is amazing ~ I got a notice on my phone while out of town that somebody was in the kitchen. (It was my adult daughter!) the notifications work!!

Best security system for the price easily installed