Ring, vivint, or another company

So possibly turning a DIY job into a subscription/contract service?

i like my ring alarm and cameras pay 100 a year for alarm monitoring and cameras most alarms cost 25 to 45 a month to monitor

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I like Eufy better than ring. Local storage on a home base and you can still see it anytime. Both companies are spy happy but Ring is WAY worse. Ring will also turn over your video to the government without consent, and they have done it often. I am not sure that Eufy can even do that if you are not using their cloud storage, but if they can frick them too.

To me, it doesn't make sense to pay a security company. Why pay for that when you can buy your own alarm system components and also have AI human detecting cameras that will notify you within seconds of detecting a person on your property BEFORE they potentially break into your house versus a minute delay waiting on an alarm company employee to call you AFTER a break-in? If someone is snooping around my house, I want to see that for myself whether it is someone who has a right to be there (delivery person, neighbor coming to your door, Cook's Pest Control worker, etc.), or a solicitor (who I would tell them over my camera that we are not interested) or a prowler (who I would tell them through the camera to GTFO and we are armed and prepared to protect ourselves and/or the police have been called and are on the way.). Perhaps you also have bright floodlights and/or external sirens that you can activate in time that would scare off the intruder before they are able to get into your house.

If the police need to be called, we can do that ourselves whether we are at home or away.

Scenario 1 (paid alarm company system with door, window and glass break alarms): A burglar/home invader breaches into your home and you are in a deep sleep. You will have relatively less time to react.

Scenario 2 (Do-It-Yourself non-subscription alarm components that notify your smartphone plus AI enabled outdoor cameras). A burglar/ home invader is approaching your house. You are notified before they break in and likely much sooner, especially if you have "hardened" your home against break-ins (reinforced doors, security storm doors, security window film, etc.). That additional time would help you potentially scare them off or at least be more awake and prepared.

If you are worried about fires, they also make WiFi enabled smoke/carbon monoxide detectors that will notify you via a smartphone app.

Same goes for water leaks.

You can buy any kind of alarm you need and have it notify your smartphones instead of an employee of some alarm company that exhibits work ethic and a sense of urgency less than you.

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Vivint is one of the worst companies on the planet. Don't walk, but run from them.

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What makes you say that?