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Jim K wrote:
I too read the wired vs wireless debates and concluded that unless
you really want the home automation type features it was just sour
grapes from "professional" alarm installers losing their "bread and
butter" income for both install and yearly "services".

What on a wired alarm requires an annual service?

The service normally involves schecking that everything is working.

So even more so on a wireless one?

A wireless one certainly requires routine servicing - to replace the
batteries. The main backup battery should have a life of better than 5
years.

Batteries are also fitted to wired alarms. When there is s local amins
failure, you can tell how many batteries have failed ;-)

Yes indeedy. But decent ones last much longer than a year.

They should do indeed. With commercial alarms, you have to replace every 5
years, but we did a pair (good make) that only survived for 2 years.

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