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Old 04-17-2018, 10:43 AM
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Does anyone know if the switchbox web app has an API?
No.

But it's just a standard SMS device, so there is plenty of other apps you can use. You just have to send it a string to enable the various functions.

The full manual can be found on this site.

http://www.wafer-shopping.com/4g-ver...l#.WtYjOjMUn5J
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Old 04-17-2018, 10:44 AM
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I just ordered it... I am not clear as to who or how I send the monthly fees, but I am sure it will be explained when I get the package...

I just hope some one else doesn't tell me about some other device that costs half as much. This was $300...
So I won't tell you about the same box that is more than half the cost.

http://www.wafer-shopping.com/4g-ver...l#.WtYjOjMUn5J
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Old 04-17-2018, 06:52 PM
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I have the same problem at my hanger, no wi-fi, I purchased the Regal Remote from Spruce last fall ($295). Performed great this past (very cold) winter, 2 outlets for my -7 and my hanger partners -8. Includes a nice app to active either or both outlets. You need AT&T service available, and signal is sent via text message with a reply that switch is activated. You can pay as you go or $70/yr. unlimited. Usually turn it on before I go to bed, and oil temps around 85F when I arrive in the AM. Owner Karl Bumpers provides great tech support.
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Old 04-18-2018, 09:29 AM
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I have the same problem at my hanger, no wi-fi,


This is why I'm really trying to pull together the gear and politics to become an ISP for hangars at airports.
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Old 04-18-2018, 10:27 AM
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You might consider trading off the higher purchase cost & operating cost of a cell-tower connected switch with the energy used by one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006U2HD2...6U2HD25444179/

Even says they're ideal for RV's!!!
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Old 04-18-2018, 10:45 AM
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Search the archives on here, there are a couple of DIY options that are very cheap. Apogee kits is one that costs about $20, although you have to purchase a throw-away cell phone for another $20 or so for each season.

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I moved this thread from the RV-10 Forum to the RV General Discussion/News Forum because I thought all RV owners/operators would be interested in this topic.
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Old 04-18-2018, 01:31 PM
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Since we're experimenters.....

This is same box the Switchbox sells, but you have to set it up and configure it yourself. But you save quite a bit of $$$$.


http://www.wafer-shopping.com/4g-ver...l#.WtYjOjMUn5J
Yep have been using this alternative for the last 5+ years to run both a pan heater and a 1000W car warmer under the cowl. With a 2 hr call ahead and a cowl blanket and nose plugs and the engine and oil would be at 100F no matter how cold my unheated hanger was.
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Old 04-18-2018, 04:04 PM
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I have the same problem at my hanger, no wi-fi, I purchased the Regal Remote from Spruce last fall ($295). Performed great this past (very cold) winter, 2 outlets for my -7 and my hanger partners -8. Includes a nice app to active either or both outlets. You need AT&T service available, and signal is sent via text message with a reply that switch is activated. You can pay as you go or $70/yr. unlimited. Usually turn it on before I go to bed, and oil temps around 85F when I arrive in the AM. Owner Karl Bumpers provides great tech support.
+1 Just got the basic "U-Phone-It" unit via Spruce. Carl was extremely helpful today with a set up glitch. The sim card company had updated a config in transit and a quick power recycle fixed it. The $70/yr GSM service seems hard to beat.

Happy not to spend that hour round trip for setting a timer, or two hours if/when weather deteriorates.
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Old 04-18-2018, 09:14 PM
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You might consider trading off the higher purchase cost & operating cost of a cell-tower connected switch with the energy used by one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006U2HD2...6U2HD25444179/

Even says they're ideal for RV's!!!

These are a terrible idea for engine heaters. Someone stuck one on our club's 172's block heater. I came out to fly and the engine wasn't warm. Reason was, a block heater draws a fair amount of current, which warmed up the ThermoCube, triggering it to turn off the engine heater. This cycled for who knows how long till I threw it out.
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