Remote anchor alarm via 4g router?

[Ghodula]

Hi
Just bought my first liveaboard, very exciting! Broom Ocean 37

I want to be able to leave it on an anchor for a few hours and be alerted by text or email if it starts to drift.

Because I use remote computer access for work, I'm getting a decent dual sim 4g router with external antenna, so I have the best chance of getting an internet connection.

All the anchor alarms I can find use SMS to alert you. This is fine if the boat has its own mobile phone running android, I could install Anchor Pro and it would sms text me if she starts to wander.

But seems wasteful to me to have my anchor alarm dependant on a mobile phone sitting in a window, when right next to it is high spec multiband router, with two mobile networks to choose from and a 5m high gain antenna. I would rather rely on that getting a signal!

What I need is an app that can send an alarm notice via wifi or email or some way of getting a PC or tablet to get the router to send an SMS. Even high spec 4g routers like a Proroute GEM 420, while capable of sms, will only send an receive via typing into its web browser.

Sorry this is probably more at home on a computer networking forum but I figure people may have already sussed out remote anchor alarms and I'm just looking at it wrong?

Cheers
Chris

 

[Ghodula]

For those who may follow in my footsteps, the answer to this is to use an app from your mobile phone supplier, such as wifi-calling from EE. Only works on selected phones.

Alternatively you can go all in and install a Smart Repeater aka femtocell, this is essentially your own personal mobile base station which connects the boat phone to your mobile phone provider via wifi from the 4g router. About £100.

 

[NormanS]

Spend your money on reliable anchor gear.

 

[duncan99210]

I use an iOS app called Anchor! which will send an alert message to a nominated email address. Never bothered to use the facility as I only ever use the app when the winds gets up and I make sure I'm on board in those circumstances.

 

[TwoHooter]

For those who may follow in my footsteps, the answer to this is to use an app from your mobile phone supplier, such as wifi-calling from EE. Only works on selected phones.

Would that mean you would have a separate phone on the boat to run the app (and presumably use its own GPS), albeit without a SIM card?

Alternatively you can go all in and install a Smart Repeater aka femtocell, this is essentially your own personal mobile base station which connects the boat phone to your mobile phone provider via wifi from the 4g router. About £100.

But femtocells have to be approved and activated by the mobile phone operator and I thought they are all refusing to do this at the moment.