APEX ALERTS - a way to route an alert to CALL YOU?

[ZoWhat]

My phone is on SILENT with all notifications muted while my wife and I are sleeping.

Inevitably...Seems like Home Depot and Walmart and the like, want to text you at 3:30AM to tell you they have a 10% OFF sale... WAKING EVERYONE UP

So texts and email notifications are silenced to block that nonsense during sleeping hours.

PROBLEM - if I get Apex alerts for something serious in the middle of the night, it's also muted completely sleeping thru the event.

QUESTION - is there a 3rd-party SERVICE out there that one can setup that if a Apex text/email comes thru IT CALLS YOUR PHONE with some kind of audible alert?

APEX ALERT >>>> texts or emails you and some 3rd-party service >>>> 3-party service automatically triggers a phone call to your phone knowing it came from Apex


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[Miami Reef]

What type of phone do you have?

 

[REEFTIDE]

My phone is on SILENT with all notifications muted while my wife and I are sleeping.

Inevitably...Seems like Home Depot and Walmart and the like, want to text you at 3:30AM to tell you they have a 10% OFF sale... WAKING EVERYONE UP

So texts and email notifications are silenced to block that nonsense during sleeping hours.

PROBLEM - if I get Apex alerts for something serious in the middle of the night, it's also muted completely sleeping thru the event.

QUESTION - is there a 3rd-party SERVICE out there that one can setup that if a Apex text/email comes thru IT CALLS YOUR PHONE with some kind of audible alert?

APEX ALERT >>>> texts or emails you and some 3rd-party service >>>> 3-party service automatically triggers a phone call to your phone knowing it came from Apex


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If you have an iphone and you use a do not disturb setting you can allow notifications from this app to pass


Edit: Just noticed the call thing. I don't think apex allows that kind of access to third parties purely for liability's sake but I assume you can use a breakout box and create some type of auditory alert like a beep, radio, etc that would have a similar affect. Some people turn on radios etc. I've never been a fan

 

[Brucealmighty]

I agree most phones will allow you to select an application that has permission to get through your silent mode

 

[Utubereefer]

The old display system on my apex jr. has a fantastically loud audible alarm….. if you don’t mind waking the whole house I’m sure it will wake you up. It also has a really long cord so you can put it in a different room from your apex if you want.

Edit: I love asking someone to check my tank then turning the alarm on for a good scare

 

[ZoWhat]

Phone = Samsung S21+ with latest Android.

Apex alerts cone thru my Android Texting App.

I have no clue on how to tell my phone:

Text from Amazon at 3:30am? >>>BLOCK

Text from JoeBlowSpammer at 3:30am? >>>BLOCK

Text from Apex at 3:30am? >>>ALLOW & AUDIBLY BUZZ

 

[rtparty]

Turn on push notifications and allow it past your do not disturb

 

[stacksoner]

What you're looking for can be found on zapier.com

 

[stacksoner]

Actually, here's a much easier way if you have Gmail.

STEP 1 - Setup Email Filter to Catch All Emails That Fit Criteria and Select "Create Filter"

STEP 2: Select Option that Says "Add Forwarding Address"

STEP 3: Find your mobile service provider in the list below and enter your mobile (including area code) where it says "number" below

• T-Mobile – [email protected]
• Virgin Mobile – [email protected]
• AT&T – [email protected]
• Sprint – [email protected]
• Verizon – [email protected]
• Tracfone – [email protected]
• Ting – [email protected]
• Boost Mobile – [email protected]
• U.S. Cellular – [email protected]
• Metro PCS – [email protected]

STEP 4: Select "Add Forwarding Address" and Enter Your mobile phone sms email address from Step 3

STEP 5: Select Forward it To: and your phone sms email address from the dropdown. Then click "Create Filter"

So whenever you get an email that matches the initial criteria you established, your mobile will get an SMS. And you can configure your mobile to make whatever noise you want it to if it gets a text from your sms email address. And that is how you can do it simply.

 

[ZombieEngineer]

You can do this with macrodroid. I use a similar principle to remind me of calender events at work since I don't always feel it vibrate.

Set the app to turn on volume and play audible alert for X seconds every Y seconds based on the trigger criteria text message received containing "Apex Fusion Alarm"

Set another routine to stop ringing when you open your messages app.

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Also make sure you use a VO or if Time statement to turn off low priority alarms (like rodi barrel needs filled, etc) during sleeping or work hours and let high priority stuff like a leak or extreme temperatures get through at any time. Don't want to have your phone ring every hour in the middle of the night because your RODI barrel needs to be filled.