Soooo many newbie questions about to come your way…
I am in a new build house. It came with a Safehaven built-in hub/control panel by the front door. For 2 years, I had free use of the alarm.com app. I never had/never wanted a “security system” or cameras, etc…I ONLY liked that I could lock/unlock doors, open/close garage doors, turn on interior/exterior lights, change HVAC x 2, etc. All of that worked great and well and I got text alerts on the phone whenever any of that happened in real time. Loved it.
Of course, safehaven/alarm.com called me and said “your free time is up (huh? No one mentioned an end date when I bought the place.) and to continue, it’s $60/month + $100 install for cameras etc.”
I said “I just want the app. No security. No cameras. Nothing but the app.”
“Sure. That’s $100 fee + $60 a month.”
So, I’m done with them. I have deleted all of my “things” from the door-adjacent panel, my app and svc has been disconnected (abruptly, by safehaven) and I’d like to try the Smart things app to see what will work and see if I like it.
So HOW do I use my built-in hub with this app? I was told by Samsung that I would not need to buy a new Smart things hub, but…I see no way to connect the app to the hub I currently have.
If we get too far deep into technical talk I may be out. I liked the simplicity of the alarm.com app and it came pre-installed into the house, so I understood it at a simple level.
Thanks all for your help. I’ve searched the www and here for answers to this before posting this but found nothing.