+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 5
1 2 3 4 5 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 68

Thread: Alarm System - Worth it?

  1. #1
    UH Hosting Ltd
    no reviews yet. Post Review
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2424 posts
    128 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    James[UH] is an unknown quantity at this point

    Alarm System - Worth it?

    Hello,

    Is it worth installing an Alarm System in a house?

    Looking at the ADT system, where its connected to the police.
    James Smith,
    UK Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Servers - All with ultra fast support response times!
    Change is coming to you all - We're re-branding to Prime Hosting later this year

    Try our Dedicated Server Configuration Tool
    VAT: 828 2971 96 Company Number: 04928706
    Please be my friend!

  2. #2
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 5164 posts
    251 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    JamieBeeston is on a distinguished road
    Yes
    Register1.net
    .eu £7.95
    .com .net .org .uk £5.48
    Premium UK Virtual Hosting from £16 a year
    Quad Core 2.83Ghz 1GB 2TB 250GB Xeon Servers from £49
    Company reg: 04186664 VAT reg: GB 815 5899 88
    [Any views expressed on this forum are my own, and may not represent the views of any organisation that I own or am connected with.]

  3. #3
    Mooharr
    no reviews yet. Post Review
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2378 posts
    279 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    JamesSykes is on a distinguished road
    No it's not worth it at all.

    What's your address again James? Any holidays planned?
    Mooharr
    E-Mail Hosting Services

    These are not my views and i cannot be held accountable for anything he says.

  4. #4
    Don't know there's a lot of point having one that's not hooked up to the police; nobody will do anything about it if it does go off, they'll just assume it's a false alarm, or somebody else's problem. Might as well just stick an empty alarm box on the outside of your house.

  5. #5
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2222 posts
    360 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    administrator is on a distinguished road
    yes, ones without police alert are most handy for setting the downstairs live while you sleep at night so you know if anyone gets in.

  6. #6
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2417 posts
    139 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    Cyberprog is on a distinguished road
    There is another option which is what I end up installing for quite a few clients, is something like the ADT systems (Ademco Microtech Galaxy 2 Series) with a built in text message dialer, so it sends you a text if it goes off. A lot cheaper than an ADT system (which is probably 1-2k installed) and more flexible. You should be able to find a local installer to do this for you. I normally get ex-ADT bell boxes to put up too
    Most burglars know that ADT systems are monitored (No alarm is linked to the police just FYI, it goes back to a ARC and they then contact the police if they cannot contact you to alert you), so they normally pick somewhere easier that for instance, does not have an ADT box Redcare stickers are also good, and redcare dual path these days is a must if you actually need redcare.
    Alex Threlfall
    Cyberprog New Media
    www.cyberprog.net
    Of course my bull-bar is safe, it sits so high the old people and the children go underneath.

  7. #7

    Talking Yale Wireless

    Yale do a good wireless system. Easy to self install and choose the options you want. Nice big Yellow Box for the front of the house.

  8. #8
    eHosting Limited
    no reviews yet. Post Review
    Certified Standard Host
    I have made 296 posts
    31 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    PaulC is on a distinguished road
    Quote Originally Posted by administrator View Post
    yes, ones without police alert are most handy for setting the downstairs live while you sleep at night so you know if anyone gets in.
    We have a downstairs alarm - it likes eating bones lol
    Paul Carter
    Technical Manager, eHosting Limited

  9. #9
    Certified Standard Host
    I have made 917 posts
    7 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    BurtyB is an unknown quantity at this point
    Having a wireless alarm worries me a little ... although I guess your avg burglar isn't that techie to mess with them.

    When our alarm has gone off in the past one of the neighbours has called my sister or someone in the hope it gets turned off, but I guess that working depends on your neighbours.

    ChrisB.
    Chris Burton Othello Technology Systems Ltd AS29527 Company#03894981 VAT#GB-782561410 Tel:0871 277 6875
    consultancy domains email forwarding resellers ecommerce colo rackspace ip transit secondary mx/dns dedicated servers backup/DR
    * OthelloHosts.net Linux and Windows High-Availability Professional Email / Web / Secure Hosting
    * OthelloVPS.net Managed Xen Enterprise Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers
    # Currently buying web hosts and domain resellers - www.hostacquisitions.co.uk
    Views expressed in this post are my own and not Othello Technology Systems Ltd.

  10. #10
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2417 posts
    139 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    Cyberprog is on a distinguished road
    Quote Originally Posted by mwb@uk2.net View Post
    Yale do a good wireless system. Easy to self install and choose the options you want. Nice big Yellow Box for the front of the house.
    LOL, I wouldn't install wireless anything for real security. Since when was Yale a brand you could rely upon for an alarm? Locks maybe, but not alarms.

    The big names are as follows:

    Ademco Microtech (Now Honeywell)
    Cooper/Menvier/Scantronic
    Pyronix
    Texecom
    ADE

    Most decent systems feature EOL loops, not separate open/closed loops with separate tampers. IMHO ADE panels don't really cut it these days, but they are very cheap and easy to install. That said, it's not much more work or cost to install a Galaxy.
    Most big commercial alarms are Honeywell Galaxys, with some Cooper brand systems following up on that. Pyronix Premier panels are good also, though I've not installed one for a while.
    Alex Threlfall
    Cyberprog New Media
    www.cyberprog.net
    Of course my bull-bar is safe, it sits so high the old people and the children go underneath.

  11. #11
    UH Hosting Ltd
    no reviews yet. Post Review
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2424 posts
    128 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    James[UH] is an unknown quantity at this point
    I have ADT coming round to do a survey, will see what they price it at.
    James Smith,
    UK Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Servers - All with ultra fast support response times!
    Change is coming to you all - We're re-branding to Prime Hosting later this year

    Try our Dedicated Server Configuration Tool
    VAT: 828 2971 96 Company Number: 04928706
    Please be my friend!

  12. #12
    Install one tell me where you live ill break in and and we will find out ......
    But on a serious note most people ignore alarm systems ..... and so do the police at the weekends

  13. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by BurtyB View Post
    Having a wireless alarm worries me a little ... although I guess your avg burglar isn't that techie to mess with them.
    Decent wireless alarms have RF jamming detection which initiates a full alarm if it can't talk to the various devices, so I don't see why it's any worse than a wired system in terms of tampering.

  14. #14
    UH Hosting Ltd
    no reviews yet. Post Review
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2424 posts
    128 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    James[UH] is an unknown quantity at this point
    Quote Originally Posted by Louise View Post
    Install one tell me where you live ill break in and and we will find out ......
    But on a serious note most people ignore alarm systems ..... and so do the police at the weekends
    But ADT contact the police to inform them of a potential break in
    James Smith,
    UK Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Servers - All with ultra fast support response times!
    Change is coming to you all - We're re-branding to Prime Hosting later this year

    Try our Dedicated Server Configuration Tool
    VAT: 828 2971 96 Company Number: 04928706
    Please be my friend!

  15. #15
    Certified VIP Host
    I have made 2417 posts
    139 posts within 6 months
    Contact Me, Company profile
    Cyberprog is on a distinguished road
    Who then place them so far down on their list of priorities that you're lucky they'd come out 2 days after the breakin
    Alex Threlfall
    Cyberprog New Media
    www.cyberprog.net
    Of course my bull-bar is safe, it sits so high the old people and the children go underneath.

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 5
1 2 3 4 5 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Similar Threads

  1. Is it worth it
    By Superman2007 in forum General Chit Chat & Discussion
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 27th November 2007, 11:22 AM
  2. Alarm software
    By fuzzlepop in forum General Chit Chat & Discussion
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 26th March 2006, 01:23 AM
  3. Should I?...Is it really worth it?
    By Solvaut in forum Mp3 and Audio
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 13th July 2005, 07:52 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.0 RC2