ADT Home Security System

Apparently there is no up front cost. Special promotional deal, if I put a sign in the yard they set it all up for free... Blah, blah, blah....

Haven't asked that question... I was more interested in the doorbell camera

They'll destroy you if you ever try and get out of the contract. I sold a business we used them with and the new owners had someone else they wanted to go with. I called ADT (whom we were with like 5 years) and they told me they'd send me a bill for like $800. Needless to say I scrambled to talk the new owners into staying and lucked out.

My mother in law used them for home alarm and she sold a house and was moving to an apartment. They pulled the same shite... I think they got her for like 200-300 bucks.

I'd go with someone else. They're pretty shady.

i have the same thing for 35 dollars a month

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I have an ADT sign in my yard but no system. Never had any problems. No monthly fees. Would recommend

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We have the sign too and the system but no monitoring. Know what the "monitoring does"? It means they give you a call 10 minutes after an alarm and ask if the police need to be called. Pretty worthless.

I've had ADT for about 20 years. No problems. They've come out and updated stuff too, free. Gotta get the wireless nowadays though and not the wired call to the cops, otherwise thieves have learned to just unplug the phone line from the outside phone jack.

Doesn't take long to remember to disarm before opening windows or backdoors either. Those are usually set for instant alert as opposed to front door allowing 30 seconds or so to get to control panel. The audible alarm can literally blow an eardrum to anyone standing near the speaker(s).

Since getting the alarm my storage building has been broken into 3 times, robbed 2x (birdshot to the 3rd attempt sent him scurrying through the woods screaming not to kill him, obviously not the same guy I put a 30/30 round through my shed at eye level as he woulda known I shoot first and don't bother to ask any questions). They have not touched the house since the alarm was installed.

The alarm panel has a battery in inside for backup when power fails, replaced it once since around 1995.

Care to elaborate?

Had Atlas Security out of Covington install my system today: 2 cameras, remote app for both camera and alarm, door sensors, touch screen pad with automation capabilities. In and out in a couple hours.

They let me know up front that if I choose to cancel my contract there is a $250 flat fee. Not bad. At least they are up front about it. I've heard bad things about ADT's cancellation policy.

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That is absolutely a lie.

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I'll call it an exaggeration. Seriously, it was minutes after they would get a motion alarm. Our dogs would set it off even though they weren't supposed to be able to. We got called often. But my point still stands. They'll ask if the police need to be called. Won't STOP people from taking your shite. Still just a deterrent.