Safer lockbox than punch key, great after initial glitch.
This combination lockbox offers more possible combinations than the punch key versions, which do not require the numbers to be entered in order. (Our previous punch key lockbox could be opened by pressing 5-6-2 or 2-5-6 or 6-2-5 etc... so we didn't feel it was very secure.) This lockbox requires the letters be entered in order so we feel a little more secure. We aren't giving it 5 stars because it took us a half hour to get it open the first time. There is a small metal clip inside that somehow got caught inside and prevented the release button from depressing all of the way down. After shaking the box in frustration and tapping it against the table, also in frustration, the clip moved and allowed us to open it. We removed that clip and it has worked seamlessly since. The inside clip is apparently designed to hold the key in the box, but we haven't missed it. It is designed to hold a house key, not a card key, or a car key, or a key with a thick fob. See our pictures showing how many keys are going to be too long and/or too wide.

I read an article that put this in the top 5 most secure key locks. Even though it can still be broken into according to chat gbt, it requires more expertise and more time to break into. All the other key lock boxes are very easy to break into. So for that reason I would recommend this product with spin dial. I couldn't find a tutorial on how to pick this lock spin dial but I found videos on how to pick every other kind of lock. I've left the lock on my door handle without a key in it just to see if anyone tampers with it (like even if it's not on the same letter that I left it). setting a new code took some patience, but with some tutorials online you should be able to figure it out. I accidentally set one of letters off by 1 and the lock half opened. So I'm glad I didn't put it back on or else it would have been stuck forever. So after setting a code, make sure the lock is 100% down before reattaching. Make sure you know the code works before reattaching too.

THE ONLY LOCK BOX YOU WILL EVER NEED"¦. CANNOT BE PICKED!!!

I purchased this lock box for the initial reason that I am sooo bad at keeping keys to things and would lose the key in a heartbeat.. Also, if someone does find the key.. then the whole lock box must be opened (with a bolt cutter"¦ try doing that with these thick tempered steel shackles!) and discarded.
I did not realize this one was also unpickable.
Normal locks have an emergency key hole area on the back for which a professional can buy a key to open it in case the initial key/combination is lost. According to my locksmith, this key slot can also unfortunately be picked if someone has that skill. He recommended this lock for that reason as well as the next:
He said there is something called a shim that people can use"¦ or make from a tin can.. that they slip into the shackle/lock area to push open the locking mechanism to open the lock.
This lock also has a rubber cover that (in addition to protecting the area that is being locked from rubbing from the lock itself) also blocks the ability to slide the "˜shim" into the shackle/lock connection to open it!
Additonal bonus: you can set.. and reset your combinations again and again!!
Another bonus is the amount of possible permutations of combinations: 26x26x26"¦ makes this an unbelievable choice and a must purchase for a lock!!

Super heavy duty with thousands of combinations that you can set yourself. You do have to take two screws out of the back of the lock when changing the combination and reinstall them but it was very simple to do. If you can handle a Phillips screwdriver and are not a complete klutz then you will have no problem selecting any combination that you want. It would be easier to destroy the door frame and lock than to get into this key box. Highly recommended. A+++
I also I love this little key safe and would buy another one in a heartbeat! I give it an A++++

This is the only secure realtor keysafe lockbox out there.

I have used digital wheel technology, push buttons technology and the only one that seems safe is the spin dial type. The other two aforementioned technologies that I have used were hacked into. The digital wheel technology was defeated by the Peterson knife tool or any feeler gauge and the push button technology was defeated by finger print dust or a invisible ink & UV light.

I discover about the Peterson Knife Tool & the digital wheel technology, by process of elimination, when Hispanic Industrial Spies working for the Asian businesses enter my place when I was away. As normally I only keep the keys of my high security latch locks in the keysafe in case I accidentally lock myself out. And there was no need to keep the key for the high security deadbolt in the keysafe, as I can not lock the deadbolt lock without having the key on me. But the last time I felt overly confident about the keysafe that I put the spare key for the high security deadbolt in the digital wheel keysafe. Thus when Hispanic Industrial Spies working for the Asian businesses enter my place when I was away, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that the weakness is in the digital wheel keysafe, knowing that I already secure my windows & sliding patio door with special methods/hardwares.

And with my luck, this spin dial technology will end up being hack. However I have had this spin dial keysafe technology before and it seems safe and I did not notice it was able to be hacked. And I am not aware of any tool able to defeat the spin dial yet. But am not saying that there might not be a tool to defeat the spin dial technology that I am not aware of, as I am not GOD and am not all knowing & all seeing.

The only difference between this spin dial keysafe and the prior spin dial keysafe I had was that prior one had the alphabets place on the dial with a sticker of some kind. And after a few years, the alphabets on the sticker start to fade and then the sticker start to peel off. As a result I had to throw that spin dial keysafe away due to poor quality, not to mentioned not being able to read the alphabets clearly on the faded sticker.

The dial on this GE Spin Dial Keysafe is painted on and look very attractive. I am very happy with this product and the quality of the workmanship.

5 stars and a hooray for the GE Spin Dial Keysafe.

Update 03/29/2013

I have finally got the name of the Cheap Dial Combination Key Lock box that has a sticker with the alphabets on the dial mentioned above. I guess it is a cheap knock off of GE Spin Dial Keysafe and it goes by the name of Avanti Guardian Dial Combination Lockbox. Do a web search for "Avanti Guardian Dial Combination Lockbox" or an Amazon search for "Avanti Guardian Lockbox" and look at the picture, you can tell that the alphabet on the dial is a sticker place on top of the dial.

Update 4/5/2019
It seems that this Lockbox is able to be pick/hack under certain condition. To keep this item unpickable, make sure the top two combination discs do not have the grooves align with each other. If it is align, certain master hacker/picker can decode the combination. Thus if you don't pay attention, there is a 50% change of the grooves align with each other and are able to be decoded and open.

Super heavy duty with millions of combinations that you can set yourself. You do have to take two screws out of the back of the lock when changing the combination and reinstall them but it was very simple to do. If you can handle a Phillips screwdriver and are not a complete klutz then you will have no problem selecting any combination that you want. It would be easier to destroy the door frame and lock than to get into this key box. Highly recommended. A+++

UPDATE: Question about an elderly person operating the lock box.
Just to turn the dial is not bad at all. It is a mechanical dial lock and a little bit gritty and not like some $1000 ball bearing bank lock. It's more like one of those standard Masters lock that everyone had on their lockers as kids. Since there are so many possible combinations (a real plus in my opinion) it does, however, make it a bit tough for a person with poor eyesight or limited finger dexterity to align the lock on the correct combination. The other thing is that the lock is a standard right-left-right lock that you are assumed to have some knowledge of.
To open it you must:
1. Turn the dial a couple of times to the right to clear the combination.
2. Continue turning the dial right to the first letter.
3. Turn the dial to the left PAST THE FIRST LETTER in the combination to the second letter in the combination.
4. Turn the dial back to the right to the final letter in the combination.
5. Manually press down on the button above the dial to open the tiny key safe and let the whole dial assembly/little door fall into your hand away from the back of the lock box the and then extract the key(s) stored inside. In other words the key door is NOT hinged. When the key box is open it is in two pieces, the dial/door as piece 1 and the lock box and loop that goes around the door knob as piece two.
6. Close the safe by replacing the tiny key door and manually pressing up on the door release button to relock the little key safe and spin the dial.
Note: To initially determine what you want as the combination is a bit challenging and may be too much for an elderly person to initially set the combination. It requires opening the safe as listed above and then using a Philips screwdriver to remove a plate and slightly disassemble the lock itself to move around the little rings to set each of the three letters of the combination. Then reassemble the lock and you are done until such a time that you want to change the combination again. Sounds tough but it is easily accomplished if you closely follow the instructions. So my recommendation is to have someone younger and nimbler to initially set the combination for the elderly person and then they can probably use it with no problems.

All in all I love this little key safe and would buy another one in a heartbeat! I give it an A++++