On Mar 27, 2:28*pm, aemeijers wrote:
On 3/27/2011 1:21 PM, wrote:

Anyone have experience using one of the lower cost security monitoring
services that charge $10 to $15 a month for alarm monitoring, versus
$35 from ADT? * There are a bunch of them available that either can
step you through how to'
change the dial # on the existing system or else give you a small
adapter that sits between the existing alarm panel and the phone
line. *It intercepts the alarm call to the old monitoring company and
in turn dials the new one. * Wondering about experiences with
reliability, conversion, hidden charges, contracts, etc.

Don't most recently installed systems use an internal cell phone as the
alarm channel now? (Now that TV has educated *all the young'uns about
cutting the phone line before you jimmy the window, and then waiting
awhile to see if there is a cell backup...)

What most recently installed systems use or don't use makes no
difference.
The system in question is 5 years old and uses a phone line. Just for
the record, I think if you look at a variety of alarm companies,
you'll
find that they offer new systems that can use phone land line, VOIP,
or cellular. It all depends on what level of security you want and
how
much you are willing to pay for the eqpt and monthly. The cellular
capability can be added to most any panel, new or old.




And unless the alarm company has their own cars to send out for first
response, expect bill from local PD after about the 3rd false alarm.

So now in addition to being an expert on alarms, you know about the
policies and procedures of my local PD too.



Many PDs don't really have the staff to respond to non-human reports any
more.

Here's a clue. With a monitored alarm system, it's a human that makes
the
call to the local PD after first trying the numbers listed by the
alarm owner.




They MAY tell the car in the area to drive by. But unless alarm
company has talked to a human in the house to confirm distress, they
won't send an emergency response.

Total BS and actually backwards. The alarm monitoring company first
calls the house. Only if someone answers and gives the correct
password
do they disregard the alarm. In all other cases, including no one
answering
they call the police. I've had the alarm go off here accidently when
I wasn't
home and the police have responded.


All in all, it may be better to have the alarm system call YOUR cell
phone, unless you are out of town a lot.

--
aem sends...

Uh huh. On the one hand you propose cellular because it's more
reliable
than a phone line. Then you suggest that cell call go to my cell
phone...
Go figure.

Anything else I can help you with? BTW, I take it you have no
answer to
the actual question, which was experience with any of the lower cost
monitoring companies.