Friday, October 9, 2015

Digest for misc.consumers.frugal-living@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

trader4@optonline.net: Oct 09 10:21AM -0700

On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 1:54:16 AM UTC-4, mwm314 wrote:
> Where can one get a deal on a home security system including installation?
 
It's kind of like asking where can I get a deal on a vehicle?
As someone pointed out, ADT and similar have "deals" all the time.
Like $100 for the system with a small number of doors/windows
included and then $40 a month for God knows how many years for
the monitoring service. More doors and windows, they charge extra
for the installation.
 
The choices range from that to a DIY system with monitoring by
one of the low cost alarm monitoring companies for $10 a month.
You can buy equipment that is as good as what ADT would put in
on the internet for a few hundred bucks, assuming you know how
to put install it, which typically isn't easy in most houses
that are already built.
 
Along the way are questions like:
 
A wired home security system protecting all doors, windows, etc?
Or a DIY box that just monitors an area with maybe some wireless detectors?
How many sensors, motion detectors, fire detectors, etc?
Monitored or not?
Monitored via analog phone, internet or cell link?
 
As other suggested, the first question is do you really need/want one?
I've had them over the years. Never had an instance where I know it
went off due to an intruder. You do wind up with false alarms, the
police called, etc. Some places the cops now charge for more than
one or two false trips a year. All things to consider.
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