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Bag0b0y is offline Old 11-20-2007, 09:06 AM   #1
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I just bought a house and wanted to see what the best home alarm system would be. I'm on a budget so I'm not looking for anything fancy. Anyone with stories/experience let me know. Thanks

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I use Brinks, but my house was already wired with a system when I bought it. Do not use ADT. That's what my system was when I bought the house. I tried using them. Their customer service sucked and they installed a leaky battery in my system. Left battery acid stains on the floor of one of my closets. Brinks came in, ripped out the ADT system, and installed a Brinks system. Great customer service. Monitoring costs $100 every 3 months ($400 for the year).

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A big dog.
 
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My house was pre-wired and had the system in already as well (dont recall the brand) but I got the monitoring service from Time Warner ... now Comcast. I believe its $20/month

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i have Brinks too. and did have an interesting situation a couple of weeks ago.

the alarm has never gone off the 2 months i've had it. one night around 2:30 am, the alarm is wailing. of course, my first thought was, "holy ****, this isn't happening." i was getting ready to either scare the burglars or get killed.

then, after a few seconds i realized my dog was never barking before the alarm. his bark usually means there's something or someone near the house. i started to calm down and cautiously walked toward the doors and check around the house.

it turned out that i didn't close door all the way, and apparently the wind had blown it open enough for the alarm to go off.

the weird thing is, it happened again about 9 pm a couple of nights later. i was starting to think i was losing my mind. now, i usually double check to make sure i closed it all the way.

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This one works pretty well.

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A big dog.
That was going to be my response.
 
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pradaxpimp, is that the box that your security system came in?

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This should do it.
 
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this little guy works wonders for our house.


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I use Brinks, but my house was already wired with a system when I bought it. Do not use ADT. That's what my system was when I bought the house. I tried using them. Their customer service sucked and they installed a leaky battery in my system. Left battery acid stains on the floor of one of my closets. Brinks came in, ripped out the ADT system, and installed a Brinks system. Great customer service. Monitoring costs $100 every 3 months ($400 for the year).

How much do you pay for monthly charges? How much do you think it would cost for installation?

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This one works pretty well.

lol that dog looks higher than a mutha :D

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How much do you pay for monthly charges? How much do you think it would cost for installation?
$100 every three months, so I guess it would be $33.33 a month. They didn't charge me anything for installation, but I think that was because there was an ADT system already installed and they could just use the wiring. They are definitely worth a phone call.

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i agree that a dog is the best home security system!

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A big dog.
Agree. A good dog is worth 2 or 3 security systems.

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Very satisfied with Brinks. A raccoon in my attic ruined the wiring done by my previous, small timey, alarm company. When they did a halfway job of fixing it, we called Brinks and they wired it from scratch.

BTW, everyone I talked to before making a switch told me to avoid ADT.

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Talk to Falcon.
 
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BTW, everyone I talked to before making a switch told me to avoid ADT.
Damn straight. They are the worst.

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