Overall thoughts on Home Security Systems?

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

im always going to have a scary dog. its a great deterrent and in a worst case scenario she needs to buy my wife a few seconds to grab a gun.

alarm systems aren't that complicated. if something opens, it will go off. mine uses cellular technology so you cant cut a cord. I cant imagine a robber would stick around too long with the alarm going. the cops don't take too long to arrive. I doubt its worth killing my dog to steal some of my stuff.

motion detecting flood lights are also a no brainer. might as well get one with a camera also. now they have camera systems to put around and its not that expensive.

i know people who have had their alarms go off and the police didn't come, as they were trying to shut the false alarm down and never notified police of a false alarm. some towns actually have instituted a $50 fee for false alarms. i think it'll scare away your petty-thieves, like a group of high schoolers who might troll a neighborhood looking for trouble (happened to a neighbor 2 years ago, ironically, the only house on the street without a home security sign in their front yard). But a "professional" is just gonna go in real quick, grab a few valuable items, and be gone.

[parkerb81]

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