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joncharlotte
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How can I receive alerts by text instead of emails which take 20 minutes to come in?

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steve_t
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Do you really want txt messages or would you be happy with push notiifications?

TomMac
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joncharlotte wrote:

How can I receive alerts by text instead of emails which take 20 minutes to come in?


First , understand how it works;

 

1)Pushes come at the start of the trigger event,...Camera detects motion, PUSH sent

2)Emails come at the end of the trigger/ recording... camera detects motion and recording starts for 30 secs( whatever you set for), After the 30+ secs an email goes out

 

If it takes 20 mins for an email to come, that's an issue with your email provider not Arlo... maybe you could use a different email/provider and test their time to send by adding another email to notify.

 

IF you really want SMS( text), messages, MOST cell phones companies allow you to use you phone number as an email address. But the SMS will only also come after the recording

 

 

Below are the most common, if not here do a web search for your carrier

 

Alltel [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 1234567890@message.alltel.com
AT&T (formerly Cingular) [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
[10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS)
[10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com
Example: 1234567890@txt.att.net
Boost Mobile [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
Example: 1234567890@myboostmobile.com
Nextel (now Sprint Nextel) [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
Example: 1234567890@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel) [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
[10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
Example: 1234567890@tmomail.net
US Cellular [10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS)
[10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@email.uscc.net
Verizon [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
[10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Example: 1234567890@vmobl.com

 

 

 

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