MM Alarm Monitoring?

[y4m]

Our house is wired for an alarm system, and ADT keeps stopping by leaving business cards for us to activate monitoring.  All I know is that they are expensive, and probably counting on me to be lazy and activate with them because I don't know any better.

Where do MM folks get their alarm monitoring?

[AAM2012]

We use ADT and get a discount through USAA. I think it's like $34.95 a month for basic monitoring.

[atarianna]

We have a local company but only pay $18/month. Also, mine doesnt require a home telephone for the signal which is great because we dont have one. They have been great and had all the same perks as ADT offers. I realize this isn't helpful at all.

[tripleshot]

We use SafeGuard Security through our local cable company and pay $16/mo.

[cvillern]

We use Aegis. They are local to the Northern VA area. It's 78 a quarter, no complaints yet.

[audry80]

We have ours through ADT but signed up through a local authorized dealer. It was cheaper than directly though ADT. We have a cellular adapter so we do not need a land line.

[vmars]

check out a local company you may find better deals. ours is local but they charge $35/month and we can control our alarm through our cellphones/key fob.

[sh10]

We use Simplisafe, at the recommendation of someone on this board, but I forget who. They are really good, we accidentally set it off and got a call immediately. When I didn't answer, I called back and they answered immediately. It is $15 per month for basic monitoring and it doesn't require a landline. It's a self install and really easy. It's endorsed by Dave Ramsey too, not sure if that makes a difference.

simplisafe.com/

[shaynaatl]

We found a local company that has good reviews and only charges $12.95/mo.

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Jun 5, 2013 8:19:52 GMT -5 shaynaatl said:

We found a local company that has good reviews and only charges $12.95/mo.

Hey, do you mind PMing me the name of the company?  I think we live in the same city and all of the big companies have quoted me $30/mo as the lowest option.  Boo.

[Deleted]

we found a local company that charges 18 every quarter ($6 per month). There is a 3 yr contract. We had the for a yr now (we had guardian for 3 yrs before that). I actually got to test their response time last week when I had to have the cops come out a midnight. I thought someone was breaking in. I am happy with their service. They were able to msg the cops and let them know exactly what area of my home to check.

Before the local co I was paying Guardian $44.95 per month for the exact same service.

[heliocentric]

We've had Slomins forever and it's about $33/month. I like that it also includes hardwired smoke alarms and keyfob remotes with panic buttons.