I am an installer at Best Buy and we just got this cool new alarm from Directed Electronics, the makers of the viper alarm. Well they just released an app for the I-phone to start arm disarm lock unlock your car from virtually anywhere, you can be in new york and car in LA and you can control and monitor it, any ways all of us need to send directed messages telling them to get on the ball for the Blackberry community.
i cant seem to find any information on this app either?? nothing comes up in the app store either.. i got an ipod touch and storm so i want to know more about this app!
Why would you want to unlock your car from further away than a key fob works? So people can steal stuff out of it? And isn't the arm/disarm also tied into the key fob?
I'm not too familiar with the system but I'm assuming it includes remote monitoring which would be great. I currently have the Viper alarm which has a 2-way pager and supposedly works from a mile away but buildings absolutely kill the signal. Imagine being able to tell which sensor is being tripped from almost anywhere. Definitely not necessary for most cars, but my car (s2000) is notorious for having seats stolen, so I would love to have this.
Originally Posted by grey
Why would you want to unlock your car from further away than a key fob works? So people can steal stuff out of it? And isn't the arm/disarm also tied into the key fob?
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Well it's a very impressive video, but their Their FAQ fails to answer it's own question.
Will SmartStart be available for phones other than the iPhone?
Currently SmartStart is available only for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Viper SmartStart is designed to be installed and used with authorized Apple iPhones with AT&T service, or authorized iPod Touch devices. Any unauthorized modification to the iPhone or iPod Touch software or hardware may interfere with proper installation or operation of the Viper SmartStart application.
FAIL.
Edit:
I just sent them an email, and here's what it says:
Hi, I see under your FAQ you addressed the question of whether or not it will be available for other phones, but completely failed to answer the question. I've been looking at AutoPage systems, but would without a doubt get a viper system if it were out for the BlackBerry Storm. Do you all have plans to have it available in the next few months? Please be as specific as possible because I will be posting your reply on Crackberry.com because there is a lot of interest in this product.
The Blackberry is next on the list. Also in the works are the Android and Pre.
Our core product is remote start which means we get extremely busy during the winter months. You probably won't see the Blackberry version until our "busy season" ends in late January/early February. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Rob Potts
Technical Service Representative Level 2
Directed Electronics, Inc.
1 Viper Way
Vista, CA 92081 [email protected]
I didn't watch the demo video but if I'm not mistaken from what I've heard you can also remote start your car. I would love to be able to do this as it would be nice to have a warm car waiting for me after work in the winter (gotta love MinneSNOWta)! Current remote start systems won't work for the distance I park from work.
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