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Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: hulkster on May 06, 2009, 05:28:09 pm ---3. should i just quit paying for the alarm monitoring service since i live in a low crime area anyway? i'll still have the alarm for noise and stuff....
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The noise is all you really need, if the alarm doesn't scare them away and you're overpowered or not even home, your neighbors will call the police for you, or on you to complain about the noise. Either way it'll be more effective than an alarm company didn't do anything when the backup battery in the alarm system start beeping.
Put half the money you were spending on them into your home insurance to cover all the valuables you'll be able to buy with the other half of that money.
You can get a fire proof safe bolted to a wall for all your irreplaceable valuables. This way they’ll be protected from a break in and/or a fire.
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2009, 07:17:40 pm ---You're right, it is a very distinct sound, and if he is armed it could cause him to do the same. His will be loaded.
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Survey says most home burglaries are by unarmed cretins who would rather not get into a confrontation. If you don't really want to shoot at someone, it might be an acceptable risk to be able to scare them off.
Me? I'd shoot to kill, then fire a warning shot into the ceiling. Tough to tell which one came first.
(No, I don't even own a gun.)
pinballwizard79:
You guys crack me up "dog, gun, safe" LOL.
A seasoned burglar will cut the cable/phone line prior to break-in, then once inside he will rip the siren down before it even goes off (you know, the same 15-45 seconds YOU the homeowner have to disarm the system is the same amount of time he has to rip down the siren) & then he will do whatever he wants in undisturbed peace & quiet.
Sure I know in this scenario the phone line wasn't even connected but it doesn't matter because now someone is in your house KNOWING its not connected because they cut it.
There are people out there too however that will find the main panel & disco the right wires & thats when your dog & gun come into play >:D
SteveJ34:
I have a long history with ADT primarily with office security but also home.
I do recommend the cellular system though the upfront cost is a bit to swallow. ADT is cheaper than 395 for that option at least in my recent experience with a recent office move.
As the ADT rep stated, ADT systems will self check periodically and you will be contacted in the event of an issue.
I would be hard pressed to sustain monitoring service with a provider that was completely unaware that the method by which they were to be contacted was no longer present.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on May 11, 2009, 09:14:53 pm ---Survey says most home burglaries are by unarmed cretins who would rather not get into a confrontation. If you don't really want to shoot at someone, it might be an acceptable risk to be able to scare them off.
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If you don't want to shoot at someone you don't introduce the gun. Any gun safety officer, any police officer, they'll all tell you the same thing - don't introduce a gun unless you are 100% prepared to use it. Don't forget that in most states you will go to jail for shooting an intruder if you can't prove he meant to harm someone. Burglary is not intent to harm in and of itself.
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