House / Home Alarms

[TheFaQQer]

IIRC people like ADT do a decent monitored one with two designated key holders.

Alarm goes off - they ring you to check if it's a false alarm. If you don't answer, or give the wrong password, then they ring the police and the keyholder to check it out.

They also do the same for fire brigade if the smoke detector goes off.

[HeliCraig]

Galaxy stuff gets a vote from me too. If / When I alarm the new house I shall put a galaxy board in most likely.

ADT used to use them; but use a cut down one now. ADT will also charge a hansom monthly fee for the monitoring!

[TheFaQQer]

Galaxy stuff gets a vote from me too. If / When I alarm the new house I shall put a galaxy board in most likely.

ADT used to use them; but use a cut down one now. ADT will also charge a hansom monthly fee for the monitoring!

My folks are with ADT because they took over Telecom Security (which was part of BT).

Mind you, BT didn't take a single monthly payment from them for 8 years by mistake, so they found them pretty cheap over all

[scott_free]

Got a Yale wirefree system, four PIR's, a couple of door sensors - has worked fine for 4 years, even calls me when it goes off.

[GreenerGrass]

IIRC people like ADT do a decent monitored one with two designated key holders.

Alarm goes off - they ring you to check if it's a false alarm. If you don't answer, or give the wrong password, then they ring the police and the keyholder to check it out.

They also do the same for fire brigade if the smoke detector goes off.

Yeah, I've got an ADT set up. Seems OK so far. You need keyholders within about 20 mins drive of the house.
I think the whole lot fitted was about £800 including covering the garage. Latest movement sensors, wireless etc.

[mailric]

Forget the alarm. Get a German Shepherd.