On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:24:41 -0600, "Rex B"
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

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The thing is, of course, the average snatch and grab burg does not
know what you _have_ connected, so any alarm looks like it might dial
out or whatever.

The "signs on the windows" idea did occur to me. I just got sick of
being broken into, and decided to do a halfway decent job. They can be
cheeky sods.

I guess you need a sort of "random one third" of alarms to be the real
McCoy, just to give the *******s food for thought.

I agree. My shop was cleaned out, apparently at leisure, a few years ago. I
have since installed a cheap RS alarm which has worked fine for 3 years or
more. It came with 2 stickers for the doors, which are probably the single
biggest deterrant. No problems ince.