So fellas, after purchasing my first home I decided to get a security system. I live in a great neighborhood (except that fucking left turn I make during rush hour) but my parents always had one and I’m just used to it. So after weighing some options here’s what I had:
ADT: 500$ Startup, 2 year contract, 45$ a month
Shield: 600$ Startup, 2 year contract, 43$ a month
Frontpoint: 99$ Startup, 2 year contract, 41$ a month
Simplisafe: 255$ Startup, NO contract, 15$ a month
Well I heard about simplisafe in popular mechanics, Rush Limbaugh, pretty much any talk radio show, and on a couple news programs. It seemed too good to be true for the price so I was extremely skeptical. But after hearing all the horror stories and knowing what my parents go through with shield (currently a BBB case open with them) I said fuck it, it’s so cheap what do I have to lose.
So with simplisafe I picked out my own sensors after buying their basic startup package.
I have 3 entry sensors, a motion detector, smoke detector, and a glass break sensor. It’s all wireless and works off a cellular base station placed in your home. It also has Crash and Smash protection, this means if someone comes in and starts smashing your keypad and sensors, it automatically dispatches authorities.
So I received my package with installation instructions, and to do my own home took about 30 minutes. This is what really pissed me off about other alarm companies, they kept pushing free installation. A retarded retard could install this system.
So I began testing it. Purposely setting off alarms. Within seconds received phone calls, asking for my password, how to spell my password. I burned a small piece of paper near the smoke detector, received a phone call in 5 seconds saying there is something smoldering inside my home and if I wanted to stop the call of the fire department I had to give my password.
It was -15* in Buffalo the other day, I set my alarm and walked out of my house and my father was walking around my garage. Motion detector went off and I didn’t feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. Turned around and a cops sitting at the end of my driveway. Honestly this is what impressed me the most, my father had a motion detector in his garage from shield and anytime the temperature went below freezing it would not work. Also my garage is 30 feet from my home.
So that’s about it, I’ve had it for two months and it works great. Everything is wireless and has batteries. The sensors go on with two sided tape unless you want to drill them in the wall. All components have a 3 year warranty, and you can add sensors as you go. I just recently ordered a flood sensor for my sump pump. Granted its only been two months so we will see what happens but I’m thrilled with my decision and the rest of my friends and family who told me it was too good to be true are annoyed and trying to get out of their contracts.
EDIT: I also can use my smartphone to see activity in my home.