Alarm System Advice for Newbie

[james.wilson]

yes

[al-yeti]

1 hour ago, PeterJames said:

of course, but it costs twice as much as Wifi alone or GSM alone and so if you dont need dual path, and the Wifi drops out alot, and you cant be assed to fit a lan card and run a network, just fit GSM on it own 

Twice as much? Nah cost difference is small GSm drops to 

 

Can't see why you would have single path only , perhaps it's because I looking at it on house bashing point of view so cost difference to have both is minimal 

[PeterJames]

5 minutes ago, al-yeti said:

Twice as much? Nah cost difference is small GSm drops to 

 

Can't see why you would have single path only , perhaps it's because I looking at it on house bashing point of view so cost difference to have both is minimal 

And I connect mine to an ARC and the app is a free add-on, whereas the app is the selling point for you.

[al-yeti]

4 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

And I connect mine to an ARC and the app is a free add-on, whereas the app is the selling point for you.

You got keyholder , police or remaniac response? 

[james.wilson]

3 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

And I connect mine to an ARC and the app is a free add-on, whereas the app is the selling point for you.

from my end the app is the selling point, not monitoring. Had 2 quotes this week for coppers, both said police response was useless they both said they wouldn't attend in time. I thought if the lads that get the call think its useless what to advise

2 minutes ago, al-yeti said:

You got keyholder , police or remaniac response? 

be better when/if ever 

[PeterJames]

1 minute ago, james.wilson said:

from my end the app is the selling point, not monitoring. Had 2 quotes this week for coppers, both said police response was useless they both said they wouldn't attend in time. I thought if the lads that get the call think its useless what to advise

be better when/if ever 

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Bizarrely we had a takeover recently where the customer was told by the Police that they were removing Police response from the company that they were with for telling people exactly that. The Police had contacted SSAIB and everything apparently. I personally would not rely on self monitoring, the amount of times a day I miss calls because I have left my phone in my car, office, workshop, store room. If I am in a meeting my phone is off, there are plenty of places I go where I have no signal. Much better to have a monitoring station dealing with my alarm problems  

[james.wilson]

agreed but that isn't the feeling from the police themselves. To be fair to matt b he said the same a while ago. The advent of all self mon systems puts us to the point that 999 calls from any system will get a better response than a urn. We also have done the same re cctv. Why go 8418 when you can get a response?

[MrHappy]

23 hours ago, al-yeti said:

DIY go for 

 

Hikvision hiwatch 

Hikvision pyronix enforcer

 

& then spend a week or so on TSI trying to get it going...

[james.wilson]

we all value your advice dave. Im trying diy roof repairs the weekend, just need to borrow a ladder. 

[MrHappy]

7 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

we all value your advice dave. Im trying diy roof repairs the weekend, just need to borrow a ladder. 

 

I did minor roof repairs in the summer, it much easier when its nice & sunny

 

At the weekend I'm in the office & also on the tools