This will be an upgrade from my current home. The model I own has battery backup but I had to sacrifice the rear light. Turned out that trade off wasn't worth it. This model maintains both front and rear lights. It also comes with the monitor. The monitor is perfect in the bedroom when you have gotten into bed and wonder if the garage is open. The monitor also lets you close it, if it is open. The best part of this toy though is the app for my iPhone. The app answers the question, did we shut the garage? You can also open or close it from the iPhone should need to let somebody in. You will see this in Sears under the Craftsman name, however, if you need support, Chamberlain won't help you, so I recommend staying with Chamberlain / Liftmaster.
Nice! I've heard that there is an annual or monthly fee to use the iPhone app for garage door openers. Is that the case with this one?
ReplyDeleteCorrect, last I looked there is a $20 maintenance fee for the required iphone account. 1/6th of one cable jack :)
DeleteROFL, I have this image of you pointing to the jacks and saying, "and this one cost me $125 and that one cost me another $125". I on the other hand will be pointing to the kitchen sprayer and saying, "that there cost me $68, it fancy!"
DeleteExcellent post there. I may have to change my initial choice from the Sears model.
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