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I think I'm going to go for the Risco. Thanks for those that took the time to comment. Hope my post didn't cause too much hassle.

Thanks Charlie6 Given the choice between the Risco and the scantronic if installed well would they both serve my purpose of the simple and reliable alarm system? I'm tempted to pay the extra for the Risco with the app option, but would prefer the scantronic if it's less likely to cause problems. Would welcome your opinion of the two? I don't understand the one way/ two way difference. Is the older scantronic technology likely to make it easier to break in? Or would it be more reliable as it is older? Thanks.

Risco: Risco RWX95 duel tech Risco RWT920 passive infra-red x2 Risco RWT62W shock and door contact Risco surface mounted contact x2 Risco Agility 3 control panel, Scantronic: Scantronic 734R Door Contact x3 Scantronic XCELR Wireless Motion Sensor x4 Scantronic Ion 16 Control Panel Scantronic Remote Key Pad These were the two lists. Little difference in price between the two. I excluded the smart app option and camera option of the Risco. But these are an extra ~£200 (IP Module, PIR Camera). Not £500 as previously mentioned.

Thanks for the replies. I was just looking for a reliable alarm system so contacted a couple of local security companies. The quotes for each (excluding camera app / Risco) were under £1k, which is my budget including installation. So based on the replies I have seen so far, should I get quotes for additional alarm systems or would the two suggested be okay? Are Texecom / Galaxy systems better and comparable in price to the two I suggested. Thanks for taking the time to help.

Hi, I have received two quotes for two different wireless alarm systems for my home: 1) Risco Agility 3 2) Scantronic ion-16 The Risco Agility 3 seemed to have additional options (Camera and App to alarm / disarm etc.). Including the camera and app option makes the Risco alarm system about £550 more expensive than the Scantronic. Given the two options, would you please advise which of the two alarm systems is better? Are they both reliable? Any recommendations or advise would be appreciated thanks. Is the additional camera / smartphone app option worth the additional cost. My concern is that would the additional technology mean more potential issues? I was impressed with each company that quoted, the maintenance package with the Scantronic was much cheaper (£80 per year vs £80 per call out for the Risco alarm). Which would you choose and why. Thank you for your help.