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mickz · 06-18-2010, 08:49 AM

ADT, Alarmforce, etc. are all about the monitoring. They'll give you 1 keypad, 1 door contact and 1 motion detector for something outrageous like $99 if you lock down on a long term monitoring contract. These types of installations are only ideal for people who want to save a bit on their insurance, there's no real sense of deterrence with these.

I'd get an alarm company to get it done properly. I wouldn't trust that particular brand you posted for a number of reasons.

1) Price. You get what you pay for. A wireless keyfob from DSC will already run you in the $100 range. If you're getting two keyfobs, a keypad, a motion and a contact all for $150 that should tell you something. I can guarantee that cheap alarm system will be so false alarm prone in a matter of days you'll stop wanting to use it because it becomes an annoyance.

2) How everything is laid out. Normally in an alarm system you'd have your control panel tucked away somewhere in your house far, far away from your keypads and sirens. So if you were to try to attempt and disable the system by tampering with the keypads (like they do in the movies) the siren would still go off.

It looks like the Rockmount one has everything built into one unit. If somebody were to break into your home all they would have to do is take a hammer to the keypad and it's game over. No siren, no dialing, nothing. Better yet I like how they supply a power adapter with the system. Picture this, somebody breaks into your home and sees your keypad with wire leading to a power adapter plugged into the wall. Someone could just unplug it and easily defeat your alarm system. Any good alarm system should have their AC Supply hardwired to a transformer.

If you decide to get an alarm company to come in to do your installation I also would not go the wireless route if possible. Wireless systems are less reliable compared to hardwired. You will also have to replace the batteries in each wireless contact about once a year depending on how much traffic the contact gets. A wireless contact costs way more than a hardwired contact. You may pay a little bit more for the labor for the hardwired contact up front but over a period of time the hardwired is more dependable , less expensive and less hassle to maintain.

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mickz I heart Revscene.net very Muchie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,906 Thanked 438 Times in 240 Posts Failed 20 Times in 15 Posts	ADT, Alarmforce, etc. are all about the monitoring. They'll give you 1 keypad, 1 door contact and 1 motion detector for something outrageous like $99 if you lock down on a long term monitoring contract. These types of installations are only ideal for people who want to save a bit on their insurance, there's no real sense of deterrence with these. I'd get an alarm company to get it done properly. I wouldn't trust that particular brand you posted for a number of reasons. 1) Price. You get what you pay for. A wireless keyfob from DSC will already run you in the $100 range. If you're getting two keyfobs, a keypad, a motion and a contact all for $150 that should tell you something. I can guarantee that cheap alarm system will be so false alarm prone in a matter of days you'll stop wanting to use it because it becomes an annoyance. 2) How everything is laid out. Normally in an alarm system you'd have your control panel tucked away somewhere in your house far, far away from your keypads and sirens. So if you were to try to attempt and disable the system by tampering with the keypads (like they do in the movies) the siren would still go off. It looks like the Rockmount one has everything built into one unit. If somebody were to break into your home all they would have to do is take a hammer to the keypad and it's game over. No siren, no dialing, nothing. Better yet I like how they supply a power adapter with the system. Picture this, somebody breaks into your home and sees your keypad with wire leading to a power adapter plugged into the wall. Someone could just unplug it and easily defeat your alarm system. Any good alarm system should have their AC Supply hardwired to a transformer. If you decide to get an alarm company to come in to do your installation I also would not go the wireless route if possible. Wireless systems are less reliable compared to hardwired. You will also have to replace the batteries in each wireless contact about once a year depending on how much traffic the contact gets. A wireless contact costs way more than a hardwired contact. You may pay a little bit more for the labor for the hardwired contact up front but over a period of time the hardwired is more dependable , less expensive and less hassle to maintain. __________________ My RS Feedback (34-0-0)