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Home security systems

Posted: Mar 10, 2016

Do you have one? If so, which one? Monthly cost? Would appreciate recommendations. TIA

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ADT Monitored - sm

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Two way intercom with monitoring center. Heat/fire monitoring. I don't remember initial cost, but we pay $38/month with monitoring, free maintenance. We do have a landline (telephone thru cable company) but they offer wireless as well now (we've considered dropping landline). We chose not to have key fob because of history of stolen cars and stolen keys. We do have a remote that we give to people who house sit, and is nice to clip on my pocket when I'm here alone (very isolated).

We interviewed several companies. We are isolated so monitoring was essential, and the reason we have the intercom system.

Protection One here - for at least 20 years

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Started out as Multimedia, then sold to AT&T and now Protection One.

Cost was around $400 for installation of first package. I've added a cell phone to it so I could drop my landline. We have keypads in the basement and one by the back door. Window alarms on windows near the ground. Password protected and has two key fobs.

Trust me it works. Someone tried to break into our detached garage and it called the police. They ran and then came back after the siren quit. What they didn't know was that the system resets itself. It went off again. We pulled into the drive and the siren was sounding. Cops pulled in right behind us. Never did find the culprit but he didn't get into the garage. The deputy said that she had answered the first call and cleared the area. She cleared it again while we watched.

Cost is $42 a month.

Mine Is - Called

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Ruger 9 mm. Works well! :-)

I installed motion-activated floodlights around - the perimeter of the house, and -sm

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also in a tree next to where I park my car. Between the flood lights, and asking the city to repair the 2 broken street lights in front of my house, there haven't been any more car break-ins since then. Our yard isn't fenced, unfortunately (this place is rented), and the rear motion lights seem to have discouraged people from cutting through our yard. One rear-facing apartment here was broken into before the lights went up; but since then the ne'er-do-wells seem to be bypassing our place. The other deterrent is that I'm home 99% of the time, and I always investigate whenever I see or hear anything suspicious.

Another good deterrent for the entire neighborhood is to get people in your town connected online through "NextDoor". Now that we have NextDoor, the minute anyone sees anything suspicious, the description of the person and their location (and sometimes even a photo) is out instantly in real-time.

I use Vivint - sarahsandroid

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Setup was free, if you don't count the 42 month contract, came with a key fob and I was even able to talk them into a third door sensor because I have three entries. It was $49.99, inclusive, when I signed up...oh...40 months ago. I think it's still the same now.
Here's a link that saves us both $50
http://www.vivint.com/get?refCode=ShopConvenience6453&exid=149156

ADT without monitoring - see message

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My house was pre-wired with an ADT alarm system that had an option for monitoring. I chose not to use the monitoring feature because of the cost, and because the alarm itself broadcasts externally loud enough to be heard for half a mile if any entrance is violated while the system is armed. The only drawback to not using monitoring is that ADT won't give you one of their nifty signs for your yard or stickers for your windows. A sign deters most criminals, and I think you can buy a generic one online (even if you have no security system in place).

Like another poster, I bought some battery-operated motion-activated floodlights at Walmart for about $20 each (size D batteries). They're easy to mount, really sensitive, and very bright!! The batteries last for a long time because the lights don't go off during daylight, and they turn off in 30 seconds if the motion stops. The perimeter of my house looks like an airport runway if anyone approaches! LOL I'm going to put a few of these on trees (like another poster) just for fun. :)

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