Amethyst
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We are seeking a home security system that Nationwide will give us a discount for having. NW requires proof of active monitoring. Yes, I have read the posts about the relative uselessness of active monitoring. Yes, guns, dogs, and signs in your yard can be great deterrents. Nevertheless.
I've read the threads on home security systems. It seems to boil down to:
1) A big company like ADT installs the system at low cost or free, then charges $30 a month and up to monitor. We have an older ADT installation (2000's) that hasn't been monitored in ~10 years.
2) Buy and install system components from a company like Simplisafe, then pay the company around $15 a month for monitoring. For our house, components would be $450.00, plus another $15 each for more sensors. There's another company, alarmrelay.com that advertises cheaper monitoring, but I figure you get what you pay for.
Just wondering if it would make more sense to have ADT update the existing system and sign a contract with them, or do the Simplisafe thing.
Thanks,
Amethyst
I've read the threads on home security systems. It seems to boil down to:
1) A big company like ADT installs the system at low cost or free, then charges $30 a month and up to monitor. We have an older ADT installation (2000's) that hasn't been monitored in ~10 years.
2) Buy and install system components from a company like Simplisafe, then pay the company around $15 a month for monitoring. For our house, components would be $450.00, plus another $15 each for more sensors. There's another company, alarmrelay.com that advertises cheaper monitoring, but I figure you get what you pay for.
Just wondering if it would make more sense to have ADT update the existing system and sign a contract with them, or do the Simplisafe thing.
Thanks,
Amethyst