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NTR, If you have a home security system, please come in

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We're *this close* to getting one, but my only hang up is that there is a 3-year contract. Do you have a contract? Do you find that it's been worth it/are you glad you have it?

Last year I got a 10% pay cut, which has since been reinstated, but if we had to make cuts again, I would think the alarm might be the first thing to go, so the contract has me a little unsure. Plus, I've never had an alarm system, so I don't know if I would hate it or what.

Thoughts?

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Re: NTR, If you have a home security system, please come in

  • lmdbwwlmdbww

    We just had one installed in the springtime and I love it.

    We also have a 3 year contract and my only hangup was "what if we move?" They'll install a new system in our new home for free so we can continue our contract so that answered that. lol

    What are your reasons for getting one? If you'd consider cutting it as an expense first above all of your other accounts, then it's probably not even worth it to get it in the first place.

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  • trapani2betrapani2be member
    We have one and it is something like $24.99 for 3 years as well.  I like having it, not only for the security but for the one touch emergency buttons for fire, 911 and ambulance.  It is nice to have when dh is out of town too.  We just made sure that is was transferable if we end up moving in those 3yrs.
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  • Temp174496125006552Temp174496125006552 member

    We don't have a contract.  But the company we use is a smaller, local company...not one of the nationally known ones.

    Tell them that you want to become a new customer, but don't want to sign a contract and see if you can negotiate something with them. 

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  • lexigrllexigrl
    We have an alarm through Slomans but I don't think we have a contract.
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  • CiconradCiconrad member
    We're through ADT and never had a contact....although the system was already here when we moved in so maybe the previous owners had one when they installed it???
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  • mlf625mlf625

    To me, it's a necessity. ?It only cost us $99 for installation, but I know certain companies offer free installation from time to time. ?We pay about $30/month and the peace of mind it gives me is priceless. ?

    We waited until it was too late- somebody tried to bust down the door when I was home alone with DS one weekday afternoon. ?They were targeting homes without alarm systems, and unfortunately, we hadn't seen a need for one previously. ?With the crappy economy there's a whole lot more of this going on in every city and every neighborhood. ?I think it's totally worth it.

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    To me, it's a necessity.  It only cost us $99 for installation, but I know certain companies offer free installation from time to time.  We pay about $30/month and the peace of mind it gives me is priceless.  

    We waited until it was too late- somebody tried to bust down the door when I was home alone with DS one weekday afternoon.  They were targeting homes without alarm systems, and unfortunately, we hadn't seen a need for one previously.  With the crappy economy there's a whole lot more of this going on in every city and every neighborhood.  I think it's totally worth it.

    Yeah, this is my biggest fear. We live in a nice, ungated neighborhood surrounded by some not-as-nice neighborhoods. The crime in our area has been increasing, including an incident when my mom was at my house with Lily, and some guy was banging on the door yelling for someone, and another incident when I was just getting home with Lily and some guy stopped me in my driveway wanting to sell me magazines. He got kinda scary when I turned him down. (I know the security system wouldn't have helped that situation, but you get what I'm saying.)

    Okey dokey, I have been sufficiently reminded why I wanted to do this in the first place.

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  • MrsReneeMrsRenee member

    Make sure to check out your local companies.  They usually don't have the free installation deals places like ADT offer, but their monthly fee is so much cheaper that in the long run, it pays for itself.  We don't have a contract and only pay $19.99/month for all the same monitoring as other companies.

    Also, talk to your insurance agent.  We get a pretty good discount for having a monitored system.  So in the grand scheme, the monitoring rate is cheaper

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  • jamie5315jamie5315
    Ours was not worth it so I cancelled as soon as I could. We have the one with the motion detector so we never even set it when we left bc the dog would set it off. 
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  • susie1079susie1079
    We have ADT, there is no contract. We got a big break on our house insurance with it, be sure to call them as soon as you have it hooked up so your rate is adjusted.
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