@gonetropo we have UFB fibre & the ph is voice over IP, ( no ph line) when they put our alarm in they said they couldn't set up an alerting msg to my cell phone? Surely there must be a way?
Shut up, get out & start pushing!
This is the only flaw I could see in your relatively well thought out plan; Leaving a phone permanently plugged in over a long period of time would cause the lithium ion battery to expand, which isn't a particularly good thing to do. Especially if you also consider how hot NZ garages get in summer (depending on where you live of course) this in itself can help speed up the process for a potentially nasty battery rupture.
High risk to take being near or close to dem investments
Sorry I've forgotten the name of the app but a quick search under the terms-
"cellphone prepay security camera app alarm remote"
turned up this Apple one
https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/app-tur...curity-system/
which seems to use the camera to detect motion and send a short video to your phone which then becomes saved offsite (ie on your phone)
They explain it as-
A motion detector feature will alert you if something moves in front of the camera and will send you a 5-second video clip via e-mail. You can also check in with someone at your home or business with two-way audio and video.
As for keeping it charged there are smart trickle chargers around that don't let it overheat
Basically the gadgets that a security company will sell you are around with a bit of Googling and the only thing is you don't have someone sitting there 24/7 watching it for you
In other words, you could use an IP camera. No need for batteries.
Now that is one heck of an idea - haven't see that before. I've seen something similar with game cameras, but have seen them get stolen outside or ripped apart inside and the sim card removed. I guess the only issue is making sure the phone's operating system and alarm app are stable enough that they don't crash and stop working without your knowledge.
That too - I do appreciate the fact that a cell phone doesn't require a physical internet connection or router on site, which frees up the places it can be used.
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