SMS text alerts

[drjames]

I set it up to receive a text alert thru my Verizon phone but when I get the the first text where I'm supposed to "activate" the alert....there should be a second page of text showing me how to activate but it's not showing on the phone..how can I activate it?

[TomMac]

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drjames wrote:

I set it up to receive a text alert thru my Verizon phone but when I get the the first text where I'm supposed to "activate" the alert....there should be a second page of text showing me how to activate but it's not showing on the phone..how can I activate it?

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If your using a phone number as an email address so you can get an SMS (instead of email ) then it may not work as some of the html does not translate thru.

Just use it as an alert and log in to check.

[Janice]

Will SMS texts still alert me if there is motion detected?

[TomMac]

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Janice wrote:

Will SMS texts still alert me if there is motion detected?

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If your using the SMS phone number as an email adresss, yes it will alert you.

Depending on your service company, some extra html charactors may also come tho, but I find it easier to get a text over email and then check the site if needed.

PS... worked for my wife's dumb phone too.

[Rdpventures]

I deactivated my camera by mistake. How do I now reactivate it. I do not see anyway to do this from the settings menu. The camera is already synced with the base station

[DoreeGP]

I was wondering how did you enter your wives number as an email? It is requiring a @

[DoreeGP]

I was able to enter my wireless phone number as an email on At&T but I am not sure how to reply to the message it is missing pages.Has anyone else had this problem and Know how to fit it?

[TomMac]

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DoreeGP wrote:

I was able to enter my wireless phone number as an email on At&T but I am not sure how to reply to the message it is missing pages.Has anyone else had this problem and Know how to fit it?

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ATT has problems with some of the email messg html and shows charactors on the screen badly....

but I don't reply to it...

I use the SMS messg just as an alert , then I'll check my email or log in to check the vids.

It's easier for me to receive a text over email on my phone as the text just pop up on the screen even in sleep mode.

[angstwad]

If this is something you want, then you may consider trying Text Me Plz (https://textmeplz.com), which will send text notifications with an image for motion alerts.  This is what I use to receive all my alerts from Arlo.

[Travelmouse]

Did you ever get any help with this issue? I'm having the same problem, I can't read to entire message so I don't know how to confirm therefore I don't get text alerts.

[JamesC]

Travelmouse,

(I have also answered in the other thread you posted here: Email confirmation problems)

It sounds like something on the device could be causing the e-mail to open incorrectly. Consider opening the e-mail with a different browser or device to see if you get the same results.

JamesC