"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 15/02/2013 16:51, harry wrote:
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Just put up a fake alarm enclosure/fake TV camera.
You can get them quite cheap with a few LEDS powered by a mini solar
panel.

But don't expect any serious thief to be fooled by them.

But how many of them are serious thieves with domestic houses ?

Most of the are druggys paying for their drug habits.

When ADT took over another company, there was a spate of thefts from
properties that had not had the enclosure updated. The thieves kept
abreast of all the latest developments and they knew that anybody with the
older enclosure was not on a contract and would not be remotely monitored.
They were not worried about a simple alarm, knowing that they usually get
ignored.

That's not a common situation tho, the company takeover allowing that.