Security Alarm

[anil]

Having recently had a break-in, we asked our MC for a quote for an alarm to be fitted. we have been quoted $400 installation and $34 a month monitoring costs.
A friend has also had one fitted by ADT for $99 and $34 a month.
Can some one give me their experience

[steph_goodrum]

We had ours fitted by Brinks for $99 + $34 a month (this includes $5 for warranty/repairs if necessary). They fitted it within a couple of days despite it being Christmas.

[Gillian-B]

I think (?) that ours is Brinks as well and when we set it off accidentally, they were really quick in phoning for the access code.

Gillian

[anil]

What happens if you get false alarms. i was told of penalties, but how much do they charge

[athurstance]

We have an ADT one. They fitted it for free last year and we pay around $35 a month for it. We've had at least 1 false alarm that I know of when the phone line went down but haven't been charged a penalty although I have heard that you will get charged if you become a nuisance.
The once it did go off the sherriff was round pretty fast apparently.

[steph_goodrum]

I think it's the Sherriffs dept that has the authority to charge for false alarms , it seems to be random whether charges are made and some work on a rising scale.
One of the things I liked about Brinks, is if you have a guest who is concerned about using them you can point them to the Brinks website at www.brinks.com and there is a dummy keypad they can play around with before they go so you can show them how simple it is to use.
I know some people who have had alarms installed have had to pay for 3 years monitoring upfront but we didn't have to although we had to commit for 3 years.

[anil]

So am i being charged too much for installation $400 or is ADT more expensive?

[caroline]

Sounds VERY pricey to me! We've got Brinks - there was no installation fee and we pay $35 per month which includes platinum service - so that if anything goes wrong with the alarm we're covered.

[dbrook]

We're the same as Angela. Had one fitted with ADT. No installation fee and about $35 per month.

Haven't had any false alarms (that I know about anyway!).

[florida4sun]

ADT has different offers at different times. They only cover a minimum of openings. You end up paying more for full coverage.
The best deal I have found so far is $650 for the installation (12 openings or 8 on a 2 story) and then $19.99 per month monitoring. his includes a full warranty too. They will also keep the monitoring at $19.99 when you renew.

quote:Originally posted by anil

Having recently had a break-in, we asked our MC for a quote for an alarm to be fitted. we have been quoted $400 installation and $34 a month monitoring costs.
A friend has also had one fitted by ADT for $99 and $34 a month.
Can some one give me their experience