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pnm1654
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Alarm Installation--Good Price?
Hello,
We just got a quote from a small private company to install an alarm.
For $1850, we would get:
Remote key entry (you can activate the alarm with something that looks like a car alarm pad)
2 motion detectors in the house
sensors on every door and window on both floors (we have 3 entry ways and about 12 windows)
garage door (that leads to the house) on separate system
wireless
If we want heat sensors and 2 smoke detectors it's another $400
Additionally, there's a monthly cost of $25 a month.
What do you think?
Thank you
Message edited 3/27/2008 11:41:37 AM.
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
I think you could get a better deal with Slomins since they will give you the doors for free and maybe a motion or two.
If I had to guess a similar deal with Slomins would be about half that. Only issue though is monitoring would be a little more. I pay about $34 a month which includes my wireless cell service.
$25 a month is cheap if it includes cellphone backup service, but you have to factor in the cost of the install offsetting this bargain.
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| Posted 3/27/08 11:05 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
We paid about that last year for a wireless system with:
glass breaks on all of our windows (23 I think?)
3 entry doors
1 motion sensor
2 smoke detectors
1 heat sensor
2 remote entry keyfobs
1 keypad
Our monthly monitoring is about that much too.
We were upgrading our existing system which had the old foil on the windows and was not wireless. I was not interested in Slomin's as I've heard from several people over the years that they put a 5 year lien on their house and someone who moved within those 5 years had to pay Slomin's back for the "free" install.
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| Posted 3/27/08 11:34 AM |
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pnm1654
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
Thank you both for the info!
I edited up top, but we have about 12 windows not 8 like I originally said. Still seems like the quote is high.
Cathy: What company did you use? Thank you
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| Posted 3/27/08 11:42 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
Posted by pnm1654
Thank you both for the info!
I edited up top, but we have about 12 windows not 8 like I originally said. Still seems like the quote is high.
Cathy: What company did you use? Thank you
Lowitt Alarms
My ILs used them before we bought the house, so they've been alarming this house for over 25 years now.
Message edited 3/27/2008 11:45:56 AM.
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pnm1654
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
Thanks Cathy. I'm going to give them a call right now.
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| Posted 3/27/08 11:47 AM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Alarm Installation--Good Price?
Marcela-
We did
3 entry doors
1 motion sensor
15 windows
wireless system
2 keypads
key fob to turn off remotely
I think that's it
It was $1050 this was 2 years ago
We use ADT
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