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larkim wrote:
Much as I'd hate to imagine either arriving home with the possessions
gone, or waking up in the night with an intruder around, I still
consider it sufficiently unlikely to occur that its not worth spending
£500-£1000 on (in addition to insurance!!)

I'd certainly never pay for a pro install with maintenance contract. It
can be DIY'd for a lot less than that, although cabled sensors etc (which
I prefer) are quite a bit of work to install neatly. There's the chance a
prospective burglar will see the alarm and decide to move on to somewhere
without one. Not sure if this is actually the case, though. Mine also
dials my mobile. And I have decent neighbours who wouldn't just ignore it.

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