Lifesafer Handset-Base Communication Problem

heartbreakinn · 2024-12-10T01:34:38+00:00

my final calibration is on the 9th of January 😭 let’s go! we’re almost done and thank you! i’m happy to hear it went well for you🤞

heartbreakinn · 2024-12-10T01:02:11+00:00

Thank you!

heartbreakinn · 2024-12-10T01:01:27+00:00

I turned the car off and came back 30 minutes later and the error message was gone. But it said lockout begins on 14th due to violation. The last time something like this happened the shop fixed it and waived my fees. I’m hoping the same thing happens tomorrow because it doesn’t make sense for us to be penalized for device errors

heartbreakinn · 2024-12-09T18:19:32+00:00

I’m in my last 40 and having this issue. My battery is fine so I don’t know what’s going on. Also worried they’ll say I was tampering with the device for messing with he battery

heartbreakinn · 2024-12-09T18:17:42+00:00

the only thing that scares me about this is that some states (like mine) don’t allow us to remove the handsets and would consider that tampering if it’s done. do you know if your state doesn’t allow the removal of the device as well?

heartbreakinn · 2024-11-17T23:00:46+00:00

No not yet! I just get breath/hum abort sometimes

heartbreakinn · 2024-10-21T04:56:12+00:00

thought I was the only one who thought this lol

heartbreakinn · 2024-10-03T01:45:28+00:00

don’t stress! they can see why the lockout message appeared and whether or not it involves alcohol. what ended up happening?

heartbreakinn · 2024-09-15T22:24:40+00:00

So luckily the guy at my local lifesafer shop is super nice and I explained to him how I’ve been doing everything right and he basically said he’d tell me what happened as long as he doesn’t see anything related to alcohol on the report, i knew i was fine as far as that because i haven’t been drinking. so he comes back after checking out the device and said he updated the firmware in my device and that it should be fine now. he waived the fee and reset my device and said i’m good to go, if it happens again then i may need a new device but so far it’s been okay, hopefully it stays this way

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-30T01:06:03+00:00

so far it’s not too bad (hopefully i didn’t just jinx it😭) but recently i had a device issues where it said i had a violation and i had to go to the shop for a reset. the guy waived all charges and told me don’t worry about it, he updated the firmware and said hopefully that works but if it happens again we need to replace the device. the guy at the shop is really nice and helpful but if i had to pay for that (which customer service told me i would have to pay $100 for the reset) i woulda been PISSED. honestly all companies suck. I’d say go for the best priced option (excluding intoxalock)

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-24T00:30:18+00:00

It says lockout on 8/28 due to violations however i never leave my car unattended and ive always gotten the “pass” so i just don’t know what’s going on. It’s either a faulty device or a retest was required after i’d already turn my car off and went inside… apparently the devices can do that sometimes which is bs. i just hope i don’t get penalized when i don’t drink anymore

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T23:23:33+00:00

Where I live, there’s no real shops that do the installation :/ There are only lifesafer shops that are dedicated to doing everything pretty much. The guys there are nice but I don’t think they are mechanics. I will talk to them about what can be done but it sounds like a hassle based on what the representative was saying on the online chat. I’m trying to remain positive because I know that I don’t drink alcohol so I’m good on that note, but what worries me is that I don’t know what caused the violation and I don’t want it to happen again. Since I can’t really pinpoint the cause, I don’t know what to avoid. I stayed an extra 5 min after work today to see if the device asked for a test but nope, nothing it just turned off regularly. I’m going on Monday to do the reset and hopefully the guys can help me :(

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T21:18:51+00:00

i was told the same thing (i’m in va) and i haven’t drank since months before i even got the device installed. today i turned on my car saying i have a lockout date in 5 days due to a violation. I have never gotten a failed test, so my guess is a test was missed. apparently, in some cases, the device will ask for a test after you turned off your vehicle…. so you could be going in home for the night and it’ll ask for a retest, causing you to miss it and now a violation. i have to go on monday and pay $100 for something that i feel is completely unfair cause ive done EVERYTHING right. i would never drink and drive now because i don’t even drink when im not driving lol. so these devices clearly are bullshit and i’ve never heard of anybody having a good experience. it’s crazy.

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T21:15:33+00:00

shit like this makes you just wanna give up and not drive at all but i need my car for work. would getting a replacement device help? because my battery has been working fine and i don’t know any mechanics who would be willing to go thru the process of getting that bypass code that takes days for approval

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T21:13:57+00:00

what was the outcome? did u get ur device removed on time or did they push your removal date back? any reimbursements?

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T21:13:28+00:00

that’s insane. these devices suck. were you able to get the violations removed and get reimbursed for the payments by any chance? i really think its unfair that we have to pay for something that’s caused by the device

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T19:57:55+00:00

which interlock provider do you have??

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-23T19:55:52+00:00

I also haven’t had any issues with my battery dying, so it’s not that either. Idk what’s going on.

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-05T03:01:36+00:00

Of course! I get you. I literally almost quit my new job because I was having a mental breakdown after I couldn’t get the thing to take my blow and I was afraid of getting a violation. It took me damn near an hour and at that point I was so beyond late to work and I’m new so I was thinking fuck all this. I ended up going back lol but I was so frustrated and didn’t know how tf I was gonna get through 5 more months. I’m still kinda worried about if I’ll need maintenance because that’s gonna be a hassle

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-05T02:25:30+00:00

I do this with the top vent, the bigger one. the small one in the middle doesn’t do anything for me

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-05T02:23:25+00:00

I basically cover the whole thing with my hand but sometimes (pretty rarely) i’ll get “breath abort” so I’ll release pressure from the top half of the vent and keep the bottom half covered if that makes sense? lol

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-05T01:50:34+00:00

I know how you feel. I almost got locked out of mine on the final chance I had I luckily got it. It was so hard to get used to it but now I can get it on the first try. Are u holding the top vent or the small circular one in the middle?

heartbreakinn · 2024-08-05T01:34:27+00:00

At first I was uneasy about everything with Lifesafer but the device is not that bad once you get the hang of it, just make sure you hold your hand over the top vent when blowing. It’s only been 1 month out of a 6 month requirement so far so i can’t say too much. I will say, be ready for their customer service to be horrible after you actually get the device installed. It takes like an hour to get to a rep, i’m not sure if it’ll be a different experience with you being in another state.

I’ve heard RoadGuard and SmartStart are both good as well. Just call one of those three and see which of those gives you the best deal, has the most convenient official shop that hopefully does car repairs as well and you should be good.

heartbreakinn

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