On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:21:32 -0000, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 02/15/2017 05:43 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

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For some reason most people who fit those leave them on the default
settings, which means they detect anything within half a mile,
including on the road, and stay on for only 5 seconds. So if you stand
at the door, they go on and off repeatedly.


It that one detected things on the road it would be useless for
detecting packages on the porch. It wouldn't take more than 5 minutes
before it came on. I'd learn to ignore it after checking the porch every
5 minutes or so.

Sometimes I can tell when the mail comes by sound (vehicle starting and
stopping frequently) but other times I'm busy or out back and miss that.

If it's a parcel I usually hear the back door of the van slam shut.

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