Fence on switch

grassroot1

I bought the "Fence on" from Suirway automation, does anyone know how to put credit on it so it sends back the text message? I was to ring today but forgot.

Muckit

I was giving him €100 for one. Glad now he wouldn't take it. Way overpriced for what they are.

st1979

ebay is the answer about 40 euro delivered

keep going

Neighbour of mine is playing with building an app for the phone that will turn off fence when ever you enter a blodk of ground and switch back on when you leave it.basically it uses the gps in your phone and you set the boundries for your yard and boundry ditchs and when ever you walk out the land it will switch off the fence and switch it on when you leave .obviously it will be off when you spreading bag or whatever but thats low risk anyway, its going away and forgeting to switch on is the bigger problem

trixi2011

Newer type Gallaher units come with a remote for swithing on/off from the field

Greengrass1

What's wrong with the switches? Have 4 here in different areas turn them off there if you need to do work in a certain area

Timmaay

keep going wrote: »

Neighbour of mine is playing with building an app for the phone that will turn off fence when ever you enter a blodk of ground and switch back on when you leave it.basically it uses the gps in your phone and you set the boundries for your yard and boundry ditchs and when ever you walk out the land it will switch off the fence and switch it on when you leave .obviously it will be off when you spreading bag or whatever but thats low risk anyway, its going away and forgeting to switch on is the bigger problem

Interesting, but surely simply a notification on the top of your phone would solve that problem? Like every time you have the fence off there is a notification icon telling you that! Going one step further would be a signal strength indicated (very easy to wire up one at the electric fence itself where you got the gsm anyways, however I guess it would be more useful at the very end of the fence. This simply measures the strength of the fence and if it drops too low it sends you a text.

On the app your friend is making, I know I don't bother with gps on my phone, eats too much battery.

td5man

Greengrass1 wrote: »

What's wrong with the switches? Have 4 here in different areas turn them off there if you need to do work in a certain area

Was thinking the same, but you need to run your farm from your office these days it seems. ;-)

49801

I am just putting in a few manual cut out switches in a few key locations that are visable to casual observation.

I don't see the value in gsm switch for a fence. The remotes available now would be better money spent.

My rule is that all areas are to be left on 100% of the time

The gsm switch for water on the other hand would be very handy I think.

6270red

Have one here great job. Always have phone in the pocket so if I spot a problem when I'm over the field a quick call and the fence is off. Another call and its on again.
Just go onto the O2 website to top it up I don't bother topping it up anymore no need used to it now

grassroot1

6270red wrote: »

Have one here great job. Always have phone in the pocket so if I spot a problem when I'm over the field a quick call and the fence is off. Another call and its on again.
Just go onto the O2 website to top it up I don't bother topping it up anymore no need used to it now

Thanks someone answered the actual question I asked

Deepsouthwest

Greengrass1 wrote: »

What's wrong with the switches? Have 4 here in different areas turn them off there if you need to do work in a certain area

+1

st1979

Just looked up the one I got on ebay costs £15.42 sterling including postage from china. are some of you that tight that you would bother not buying one.

_Brian

st1979 wrote: »

Just looked up the one I got on ebay costs £15.42 sterling including postage from china. are some of you that tight that you would bother not buying one.

Can you stick up a link for us.. cheers

Genghis Cant

6270red wrote: »

Have one here great job. Always have phone in the pocket so if I spot a problem when I'm over the field a quick call and the fence is off. Another call and its on again.

I've a similar set up. If I'm down the field and need the fencer off. I ring the mother, she tips out to the shed and unplugs it.
Another quick call and its on again too.

The best thing about my system is that it works for dinners to, and cups of tea :-)

dh1985

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I've a similar set up. If I'm down the field and need the fencer off. I ring the mother, she tips out to the shed and unplugs it.
Another quick call and its on again too.

The best thing about my system is that it works for dinners to, and cups of tea :-)

Priceless

49801

Greengrass1 wrote: »

What's wrong with the switches? Have 4 here in different areas turn them off there if you need to do work in a certain area

Lack of phone reception... Gives you a nasty shock😉

Greengrass1

49801 wrote: »

Lack of phone reception... Gives you a nasty shock😉

Reception is absolutely cat here.
Not a gig in the house. Need to go up to yard to make a phone call

larrymiller

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Reception is absolutely cat here.
Not a gig in the house. Need to go up to yard to make a phone call

Ah Jesus that would wreck my head.

Greengrass1

larrymiller wrote: »

Ah Jesus that would wreck my head.

Were in bottom of valley and house has 2ft thick walls.
Some pain if you want to ring someone or someone is trying to ring you

Deepsouthwest

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Reception is absolutely cat here.
Not a gig in the house. Need to go up to yard to make a phone call

Can't be too bad either with the amount of posts u make!

Greengrass1

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Can't be too bad either with the amount of posts u make!

WIFI

Timmaay

larrymiller wrote: »

Ah Jesus that would wreck my head.

Same here, no signal in the house. But its a blessing in disguise, easy to ignore people, most people know by now they got to leave me a text or message!

Muckit

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Reception is absolutely cat here.
Not a gig in the house. Need to go up to yard to make a phone call

Tell the truth and shame the devil. .... you only go up there so your oul pair don't hear you talking duurrrty to your missus!!!

darragh_haven

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Were in bottom of valley and house has 2ft thick walls.
Some pain if you want to ring someone or someone is trying to ring you

I had no reception on any network where o built my house but I got a mobile repeater. I have reception within a 12 meter radius of the aerial in the attic.

Timmaay

Darragh if thats a PM about the mobile repeater send it on to me also please!

White Clover

Timmaay wrote: »

Darragh if thats a PM about the mobile repeater send it on to me also please!

Me too Darragh. Thanks