Alarm Company Install & Monitor (cheapest, fees, contracts, ARM)
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Can someone please give me the name of a security company that installs systems,and monitors homes. There are so many, I’m just looking for a reliable and reasonable company. Thanks
What was said above is true. My only advice is to look for a local company. In my experience they do a better job for less than the bigger names like ADT. Monitoring fees also tend to be lower with local companies. A friend told me how much they paid ADT for monitoring. I was shocked. It was twice as much as a pay the local company.
What was said above is true. My only advice is to look for a local company. In my experience they do a better job for less than the bigger names like ADT. Monitoring fees also tend to be lower with local companies. A friend told me how much they paid ADT for monitoring. I was shocked. It was twice as much as a pay the local company.
This a thousand times. I was a slave to ADT in my last 2 houses because their proprietary panels were already there. We chose a local company for our new house. Monitoring is less than half of what I was paying ADT. A friendly local woman to call if I have a billing question. If I want to change companies, anyone can take over the generic panel.
OP - drive around and see what local companies have the most yard signs. Start there.
Unless you are in a high crime area, and need ultra quick responses, I’d never go with a traditional alarm company again.
I self-installed a Ring alarm system in my current home, and for $100 a year get cellular backup central station monitoring, camera recording and support for as many devices as I choose to install. I’ve been very happy with it, but I’m not in a high crime area and a call to the police would get them here in minutes.
I think I paid around $250 for the Ring package at Costco, and then added some more sensors including water sensors.
Previously I was paying $30-40 a month. With Ring the entire system is paid for in a year.
This a thousand times. I was a slave to ADT in my last 2 houses because their proprietary panels were already there. We chose a local company for our new house. Monitoring is less than half of what I was paying ADT. A friendly local woman to call if I have a billing question. If I want to change companies, anyone can take over the generic panel.
OP - drive around and see what local companies have the most yard signs. Start there.
My current house has wired sensors from the old system. It was cheaper for me to rip out the panel and use wireless sensors than to pay for a contract with the old provider.
This a thousand times. I was a slave to ADT in my last 2 houses because their proprietary panels were already there. We chose a local company for our new house. Monitoring is less than half of what I was paying ADT. A friendly local woman to call if I have a billing question. If I want to change companies, anyone can take over the generic panel.
OP - drive around and see what local companies have the most yard signs. Start there.
There are a lot of new security company start-ups, including Vivint and Abode. They are going to be cheaper options than your traditional security companies (whether they are local or an ADT/Brinks type).
Ring Alarm is one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest option. $10 per month, super user friendly system that you can control remotely and alert you remotely.
I'd never go back to a traditional alarm monitoring system that is old school in tech, charges an arm and leg, and may lock you into contracts.
I know a guy who got locked into a 5 year (!!!!) contract with ADT, paying $50 a month. I was just blown away at the highway robbery.
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