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It works exactly as described
We recently moved to a country location with a long driveway. Friends in the area use motion sensor alerts for their driveways. We have noticed they pay little attention to them because the numerous deer and other wildlife in the area are always tripping them off.
So when I found I could get a sensor that works on magnetic principles for detection I was delighted and ordered one. I received it quickly from an Amazon merchant, read the instructions and installed it. It works perfectly....
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/05/2005
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A reliable end to false alarms
I live at the end of a twisting, hilly, gravel rural driveway. About 200 yards from the house vehicles are easy to hear, but the bell of the receiving unit will confirm that it has passed the neighbor's property and is headed up the hill to my house. The location of the sensor/transmitter is about 200 yards away, but still in sight of my home through fir trees.
I had tried a cheap ($30) infrared sender/recieving unit, and was very annoyed by the frequent false alarms. Finally, due to ...
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/16/2007
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Works flawlessly!
This driveway alert works perfectly every time. I have not yet buried the sensor under the driveway because of the frozen ground. I have it lying parallel to the side of the driveway tucked behind a shrub. Even with the sensitivity turned way down, the sensor has picked up every vehicle. The transmitter unit is constructed very well. I has heavy rubber seal around the door that prevents any water from entering the compartment. Cheaper units I had considered were known to have water leak into the...
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/16/2006
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A Little Disappointed
First of all let me say that it works. My first disappointment was when I opened the boxes. The plastic cases of the transmitter and receiver were very light duty and cheap looking. It looked like the quality of a plastic toy you would buy for your kid. I popped open the transmitter case and immediately the little plastic snap latch flew off and landed on the floor. It was no problem to put it back on the unit but I was wondering if it would fly off again next month when I am changing the batter...
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/04/2007
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Works Great
I buried the probe in the "V" of our driveway and it alerts when a car goes down either branch. I needed a longer cable from the probe to the transmitter but was able to make the 50 foot cable work by driving a pipe under one driveway and feeding the cable through the pipe and mounting the transmitter on a fence. The probe is about 60 feet from the road and road traffic does not set it off. The lawn mower will when it goes over the probe, and it went off once in a thunderstorm, but otherwise ...
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/04/2006
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This one works great!
This driveway alert works perfect. I have the probe buried about 250 feet from the house. It has never missed a vehicle and doesn't give false alerts. I have had it for 3 months and it is still on its first 9-volt battery. I purchased a second receiver so I have one at the other end of the house too.
Highly recommend this product.
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/15/2006
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Maybe a 5 star in awhile
When i first got it it would only go off when the car was leaving the driveway, not on entering. Go figure. After reading directions I saw that it was suppose to be 12 inches down. I dug further down. Then it seemed to go off "sometimes" and after a lightning storm it would go off with a lot of false signals. I would unplug it for awhile. Then it would work for a couple of days before again going off. I changed sensitivity and battery with little success. Since I didn't use the full lengt...
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/05/2008
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Everything I expected.
Working for three weeks now at over 1100 feet. Just as advertised!
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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08/20/2006
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It doesn't work. Ripped off by ANTOnline.
I bought one of these for my parents. I purchased it from Amazon merchant ANTOnline. It does not work. ANTOnline has my money and shipped me a complete piece of junk.
I took what money I had left after I foolishly blew around $250 on this piece of junk that doesn't work and adopted a dog to alert my parents when a car is coming up the driveway. He was a lot cheaper and works a lot better than the wireless probe kit.
I guess we all live and learn.
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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02/19/2009
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Junk
Had it only a few weeks when I had to send in the transmitter for repair. It still worked only intermittently. Moved the probe to several different locations, it didn't help. The distance was only about 400 feet. I move it to about 200 feet with the transmitter in direct line to house. Still works intermittently. Probe is in driveway. This wouldn't even pick up UPS truck. If you want something reliable, this is not it.
[DAKOTA ALERT Wireless Probe Driveway Alert Kit-3000' Max Range (WPA-3000) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/06/2009
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