"Brad Bruce" wrote in message
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Get to know the neighborhood police officer.

I'm not joking.... They will know which INSTALLERS cause the most false
alarms. In one town ADT will have fewer false alarms. In another it
will be Brinks.

Another thing to look at is the control panel. Ask to see and get
instructions on the model of the panel that will be INSTALLED. (Beware
of "Bait and switch") You don't want to be confused when you're trying
to turn of the alarm in a hurry. (Forgetting it's armed when you're
tired and open the door to get the paper at 5am...)

Also find out how it is to add/change "guest" codes for when you have
someone house-sitting etc.

Brad

BTW: I've used ADT. The warning beep is the same tone as the keypress
on mine, so it's confusing to some people.

I just had a rather expensive motorcycle stolen from my garage. I am now
also looking at monitored systems, do you know if they have zones? What I'd
like is a system that will emit a loud siren if the garage security is
breached but won't make the entire house go off at the same time. These
scumbags obviously had time to work on the bike as it was locked up in
there.