The Gigaset Elements "family" is in my opinion an "expensive toys". To the point: I have decided to advertising, the elaborate presentations in the relevant electronics markets and the positive tests in the magazines, I buy a starter kit (Base, Door, Motion). The many negative and critical reviews of users could not stop me. They say, easy and quick to install everything. Starter unpacked, and off we went. Enclosed no detailed operating instructions, but for every part, only a small flyer. Well, I thought, perhaps you do not need more. Downloaded the app, connect base, then an update must be carried out, then door and motion login and update again. Since ever been to 50 minutes. Then placed the sensors and furnished. That worked, and after about 70 minutes (as I said, "fast" installed), the system ready for use. Wonderful, I thought, now the whole thing is, however, only makes sense if I fully endows me now. At 8 Window Sensors, 4 door sensors, motion 3, 2 sirens, 2 cameras and the starter were quickly together 1300.- Euro. Until time of purchase, it is observed that for sliding doors (30% of all terraces have sliding doors, but which are so apparently hardly at risk) are no sensor and the window sensors do not work with skylights. Well we went. Each part had to be registered and update afterwards. There can be only one sensor to get an update, and take each part 20 - 30 minutes. This one was ever employs nearly a whole day. Now the parts are mounted, designated and put in the appropriate places. Some sensors were quickly (3 - 4 min) to set up, others took up to 40 minutes. I did this repeatedly refurbished, removed from the system, re-registered and set up again. Two did not went and were exchanged. I have also found that does not work in windows with double wings, a sensor, because apparently interfere two sensors side by side itself. After 3 days, was now at last the system. It has now been tested and tried, if everything works. It worked, "ha" I thought, now you've done it ("easy and fast"). Everyday life proving it does not work as planned. Enduring the message, which is disturbed any sensor. So he does not know whether open or closed. One goes and opens and closes the door or window and the sensor is assured. The app is still in its infancy. Since any movement on the premises and any opening and closing will be registered as an event, come a day so some misreporting. For example, if a family of 4 staying all day in the rooms, coming quickly together 1000 events. You can not deactivate the system when everyone is at home. I wonder what's the point? If you extrapolate, there have currently 10,000 users installed the app (Android only) plus iOS and Web users to come, every day millions of events to the server. No wonder, the failures, and thus fall from my system. I can delete the events only individually, ie 1000 times pressing the delete button per day. Now to the camera. I thought these records in case of alarm events in the Räumlichten on. No, this one has to agree cost in-app purchases make. There are unclear on the website of the Gigaset / Faq many questions I had all this knowledge about camera events, doors, roof windows, error messages, does not run on the Tablet, etc. "ergoogeln" because there is no reasonable operating instructions. Why it does not work for double casement windows, I have never found. The Hotline is a joke, there I could not convey understandable my problems, because the lady knew little German, and I could barely understand. She wanted my address persistent, nothing more came. Conclusion: The idea is actually very good but so far poorly implemented, and after over a year of introduction. The eternal misreporting, which set new, the long wait until the app starts, just nervous. One can turn sharply away from home, the system only, thus you stand literally out in the rain and fumbles on the smartphone. The journals usually have only tested the starter and not a larger installation over a longer period. On data protection does not bear thinking only one. How long actually the events remain stored? Can I eg (including Gigaset) determine for years to come, if I had closed all doors 8 months ago and how long I was away from home ?? I wonder if I quietly put the whole system and wait until it is mature. But if anyone wants to know when a toilet was on and opened as long and also the window for ventilation, for which the system is perfect. Therefore my sentence at the beginning: expensive toys.