Keyless entry door locks

[mikefixac]

Can one get a keyless entry electronic door lock that interfaces with an iPhone, but without paying for a 3rd party service?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to help me out.

[jwystup]

I don't remember seeing any, I was on the fence about electronic locks for awhile because of the requirement to buy a whole system. After my husband got locked out one day, I finally bought this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080DFOIC/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Which might fit your needs if all you're looking for is the ability to push a button to unlock the door. Having a key fob to open your house is super cool - you can order a 2nd one for $20 but I still haven't since I like to keep my keys pretty minimal, hubs uses the fob. I just type in the code.

I guess it depends on the functionality you're looking for - the one I have would let you hit a button to open the door but you couldn't do it if you were away, like if you were on vacation and needed to let someone in, but you *could* give them the code (or you can set a "guest" code that you can delete later). There's also no way to see if it's locked or not remotely, but you can set it to automatically lock after 30-90 seconds (you can set the time), which works as long as the door is shut :)

[Rural]

So, if what you have is a code and a fob, is there anyway at all to get into the house if the power is out?

[jwystup]

The one I have is battery powered. It takes 4 AA batteries. If the batteries are dying, it will beep 10 times when you unlock it (very noticeable as different to the usual beeps). Ours lasted about 9 months on one set of batteries, it just recently yelled at me to change them.

The deadbolt takes a key as an alternative too, so each of us has a copy on our keyrings anyways (but if I bike I don't carry keys, so hubs would have to rescue me if the batteries died).

[ghatko]

When we moved into this house we installed a Lockey Mechanical Keyless Lock (http://www.lockeyusa.com/2210.html) on our front door and it has been great. You can set the code to whatever you want, and can change it at any time, and best of all no batteries are required. That was a major requirement for us, as we didn't want to have to worry about it not working because of dead batteries. It has been working great for almost 4 years now.

[dragoncar]

A lot of the new pricey ones interface with iPhone and the service is free (e.g., https://lockitron.com/).  But as I mentioned, the upfront cost is pricey.