I just noticed the option for ring alarm in my ring app. I did a bit of reading and it seems to get favourable reviews. Does anyone know when this may be arriving in the uk and how it stacks up to other offerings? I can't see any vibration sensors listed which I would want. I always think it's odd being notified someone has broken in rather than that they are trying to.
It seems this is due for release in uk on 7th Nov. Is anyone going to give it a go? I'm a little more interested now Amazon own it.
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Well at least silencing it is going to be easy - rip off wall, stamp on it, silence. No pesky external bell boxes or internal sounders to worry about. Looks pretty, has a pretty app. I guess it will send you a notification of activation, 30 seconds before it is permanently decommissioned.
TBF I would run it alongside my wired alarm and could use it when at home easier with its home mode. Reminds of verisure that cold called us at work on a few occasions. Similar set-up but about 10x the price. A mate got burgled with a standard alarm. Somehow they manged to drill his bell box in the correct location to disable it and cut power/phone etc. No alarm is infallible.
I agree, no alarm is infallible and being truly honest their efficacy these days is limited. Foaming (builders urethane foam) is pretty standard for muffling bell boxes that are accessible although most burglars today dont even care about alarms much. They are effective at night to wake up house occupants, but little more than that. Even remote notifications are of limited use as are call centre notifications. Cameras are slightly more useful as it allows you to maybe identify the little toe-rags after the act or notify you of possible intrusion attempt.
I’d like to get a smart alarm system. We currently have an ADT monitored alarm with an internal siren rather than external bell. It’s very uncomfortable being in the house when it goes off but doubt it would do very much to deter a burglar.
Had been thinking of contacting ADT to enquire about upgrading to their smart system but I’d ideally like something that integrates with some of my other products (HomeKit/Alexa/cameras etc) which I don’t believe the ADT system does.
My friend went with ADT after being burgled. I've previously looked at texecom ricochet but the complexity and expense put me off. The ring system now has amazon behind it. I have the doorbell and a floodlight camera and since amazon took over have been happy with the various upgrades. The alarm can be integrated with these products. I'll wait for bf to see if price drops, although I have protect plus so can get 10% off anyway. I noted in the usa where it's been out a year bigger packs for less money are readily available so hopefully uk will follow suit. 1 motion sensor and 1 contact sensor isn't going to cut it.
To be honest that is relatively more expensive than something like a Pyronix Enforcer, which can do more, is a fully featured Grade II alarm, is also wireless, has a proper external SAB, has button remotes, a phone app, RFID tags and is well supported..
Can the pyronix be self installed? Does it have battery and mobile data backup option? I like the fact it has shock sensors, as I prefer these for some locations to contact/Reed switch sensors. Does it not have the same vulnerability that if someone finds the base station they can just smash it?
I wish there was somewhere you could test all this stuff so you can decide what works for you.
1-12-2019 21:26:31
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