Who should I go with, and also is there a contract with adt? Also do I get a remote security pad keychain? Can I use my cell phone as my base number to call when house is broken into? Please answer all ?
Do I get to own brinks home security equipment or adt’s?
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What are you looking for in a home security system? The equipment is cheap if you wanna install your self - it’s pretty simple and you can monitor your home yourself if you have an internet connection. Other than that you paying for a monitoring service.
Most of the systems now days are wireless or X10 type products. If it’s hardwired they have to run wires thru the crawl space or attic. I wouldn’t use either and install a wireless system with cameras and look for a remote alarm that you can turn off yourself.
But if you want monitoring, shouldnt’ matter which company you chose as long as they have a package suitable to your needs.
Wrong category for your question. This is *Computer* Security.
you want home and garden i think
To answer your questions - no reason to own the equipment - if you own it, you pay parts & labor on ALL repairs. If alarm company owns it (as with either Brinks or ADT) they usually cover parts in many cases - read the contract on that - some just cover wear & tear only. Brinks covers lightning & most repairs to parts.
Both companies have a contract - in most states Brinks is 3 year, ADT is 5 year. Brinks contract has fixed monitoring rate, ADT’s allows for increases throughout the 5 year term of the contract.
Both offer keyfobs for activating & deactivating the alarm.
Most police jurisdictions require a phone call to the site first & the alarm will require either a phone line or internet connection to be monitored. If your home number is your cell, that can be the first call - order of calls is totally up to you.