[Bodrum]

We are not a gated community but should be. Here in Tall Trees unauthorized use of our pools is a problem. I was told the apartments near Hobby Lobby tells their residents our pools is their for there use. I was there and The Villages reps removed unauthorized personnel. How about needing a card for using our pools?

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

LOL. At least they could change the color of the button to justify their existence. How many years have they been discussing these gates?

I don't think they've really ever discussed the gates in earnest. They KNOW it's too expensive. It's merely lip service to appease those complaining that they THOUGHT they bought into a gated community. Those folks didn't do their homework.

[wawriwwawriw]

We never open the window. We just place the card against the window and the gate opens.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Doesn’t work in our car or our Atomic cart that has windows.

Get closer.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Some people seem to think that, just because the card works through the window on their car and on the gates that they use, it will work for everyone. That is simply not true.

You just have to get close enough.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by defrey12

Get closer.

Originally Posted by defrey12

You just have to get close enough.

If “close enough” turns out to be two inches and requires driving onto the curb, is “get closer” a reasonable answer?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by defrey12

You just have to get close enough.

Not all gates and vehicles are the same. There are different heights and some gates are less sensitive than others. For example, I have a chip in my mirror, but the gate at Pinellas Place and Morse Blvd is more difficult to activate than others.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jamesrcorbett

Where can you get a side mirror transporter?

From Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on the Starship Enterprise. Or did that mean TRANSPONDER?

[sowtime444]

Originally Posted by Bodrum

We are not a gated community but should be. Here in Tall Trees unauthorized use of our pools is a problem. I was told the apartments near Hobby Lobby tells their residents our pools is their for there use. I was there and The Villages reps removed unauthorized personnel. How about needing a card for using our pools?

Good idea. They would need something like this GL1 Electromechanical Gate Lock | Securitron and then add a card reader, and the card reader gets connected to a controller, and the controller would need to get updated somehow with the latest list of cards, etc. For the pools that are not part of a rec center where there is already internet, etc. it may get a little complex but anything is possible.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by sowtime444

Good idea. They would need something like this GL1 Electromechanical Gate Lock | Securitron and then add a card reader, and the card reader gets connected to a controller, and the controller would need to get updated somehow with the latest list of cards, etc. For the pools that are not part of a rec center where there is already internet, etc. it may get a little complex but anything is possible.

I think that all of the pools are part of a rec center, and managed by the Recreation Department, except the private ones that are located at the championship golf courses.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I think that all of the pools are part of a rec center, and managed by the Recreation Department, except the private ones that are located at the championship golf courses.

Not all pools are located at a rec center so not all pools have internet connectivity today.

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by bmcgowan13

Amen. It's a safety issue to slow traffic to eliminate crashes and greatly reduce damage and injuries. I don't believe the primary reason is to reduce crime or limit access to non-residents.

We have found *any* key fob works...the round 1/2" disk I have on my key ring to access doors at work and the one on my wife's key chain for our vacation home--both work on all the gates we have tried here in the Villages. We no longer use our TV cards--just the fob in our pocket.

IDK-maybe I'm unlocking the doors at work every time I swipe my key ring at the gate reader on Marsh Bend Trail...

Does the key card work at the other locations too?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by defrey12

You just have to get close enough.

Can't get any closer unless you drive up and over the curb... Sorry, but I'm not wrecking my alloy wheels... But I'm glad it works FOR YOU!

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by defrey12

Get closer.

Can’t get any closer without damaging our vehicles. Our Atomic cart windows are tinted but the Suburu Forester windows are not, and it doesn’t work with either vehicle. Have tried at many gates.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Can’t get any closer without damaging our vehicles. Our Atomic cart windows are tinted but the Suburu Forester windows are not, and it doesn’t work with either vehicle. Have tried at many gates.

Which is why many have moved to the chips in the mirror.