Ha! Me too. I use a battery-powered alarm wedge on all my exterior doors. They’re like $5 each on Amazon. If someone tries to force a door open, the thing gives off a very loud alarm. Could scare the burglar off. Certainly would wake me up.
Posted on 06/05/2024 6:45:14 AM PDT by Leaning Right
With more than a third of North American homes protected by a video doorbell or some other Wi-Fi-dependent device, it’s reasonable to worry about the growing threat of Wi-Fi jammers. These mysterious devices can override your smart home security monitoring, effectively neutralizing the systems you’ve relied on for peace of mind.
Indeed, these increasingly cheap and accessible jamming devices make it easier than ever for criminals to block your security system’s primary communications signal.
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Ha! Me too. I use a battery-powered alarm wedge on all my exterior doors. They’re like $5 each on Amazon. If someone tries to force a door open, the thing gives off a very loud alarm. Could scare the burglar off. Certainly would wake me up.
The problem is WiFi. Plug directly.
“Just think, you key fob puts out an signal to lock/unlock your care and in some models with push button starting.
I’m not up to speed on how car companies are trying to counter this trend,”
Rolling codes
Hardwire- Hardwire
Hardwire.
“They’re going to need a few layers of body armor to affect my home security.”
Even if nobody’s at home when they break in?
Doesn’t impact me. I have no need or use for “smart home” devices. Just more stuff to malfunction and keep up with.
Whenever I arrive at the VA, the low tire pressure indicator is activated on my car. After the nurse draws a blood sample, the light goes out.
Don’t ask me what it means.
NO KIDS
ONLY DOGS & HORSES
MY regular key TRUCK with 4 speed transmission is pretty theft proof.
NOT many can drive a manual.
I've looked. Show me where I can purchase one on Amazon or any reputable retailer.
https://www.jammer-store.com/wifi-bluetooth-jammers-blockers/
https://www.thesignaljammer.com/product-category/wifi-jammers/
Whether you want to consider them reputable or not, that’s your decision, I would purchase from them.
At my house, “somebody” is always home and they have sharp teeth.
“At my house, “somebody” is always home and they have sharp teeth.”
Ah, got ya. I used to have that kind of security.
This was because Kia/Hyundai were stupid and let cars leave the factory without passive anti theft keys. aka transponders, due to covid chip shortages. Means they were as secure as my 91 wrangler with plain keys, and a lot easier to steal.
if they had transponder chips, they couldn’t be stolen as easily.
Smart thieves target cars with keyfobs, and use transmitters to find the signal to unlock and then start the car, and drive away.
When it comes to technology, sometimes less is more, in the case of opening and starting cars, other than the cool factor I see no purpose in being able to open and start your car electronically with a key fob.
It’s the same thing for all the smart appliances I see today, I have no desire to have my refrigerator connected to the internet, I fail to see the purpose other than to say it can be done.
“This was because Kia/Hyundai were stupid and let cars leave the factory without passive anti theft keys. aka transponders, due to covid chip shortages”
The issue pre-dates Covid by many years. My sisters 2012 Kia is on the list of effected cars.
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