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Hiker 1 · January 5, 2015, 01:07 PM

And the cops here don't really respond to alarms, apparently standard across the country.

Nope, that's inaccurate. We've had ADT for 13 years in 2 different cities and had 3 false alarms. The cops came with a quickness.

Plus if the alarm is on and you have a breach, the siren is ear-splitting. No BG is going to stick around during all of that racket. You can motion detectors and/or glass-break detectors for certain areas of the house if you like plus the key pads and keychain remotes have panic buttons.

Infallible? Hardly but another layer of defense if used correctly.

January 5, 2015, 01:07 PM	#27
Hiker 1 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 596	And the cops here don't really respond to alarms, apparently standard across the country. Nope, that's inaccurate. We've had ADT for 13 years in 2 different cities and had 3 false alarms. The cops came with a quickness. Plus if the alarm is on and you have a breach, the siren is ear-splitting. No BG is going to stick around during all of that racket. You can motion detectors and/or glass-break detectors for certain areas of the house if you like plus the key pads and keychain remotes have panic buttons. Infallible? Hardly but another layer of defense if used correctly.