Anyone have a home security system? - Page 3

63dot · Dec 27, 2010, 02:08 PM

Small loud dog, kitchen utensils, and former SF boss?

I don't go for the gun arsenal thing.

Huntn · Dec 27, 2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NickZac

I have a P30 in my nightstand, hollow points as well, 115gr +p+ of course

Does the robot shoot it for you when a break in occurs and no one is home?

I have a monitored security system but I am aggravated that in the State of Texas (or it's just Houston), you can't have a monitored fire alarm unless you have hard wired phone service. The fire marshal needs to update his outlook. My monitored service is via cell tower.

NickZac · Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Huntn

Does the robot shoot it for you when a break in occurs and no one is home?

When I am away my rabbit guards the house.

mrsir2009 · Apr 22, 2011, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Henri Gaudier

Where do you live OP? Do you really need one? I live down a lane with only my house. No neighbours. No lighting. My car keys are in the ignition (so I know where they are at all times.) Same with the sit on mower. The house doors are never locked. Never been burgled.

Same here - Live in a small but dense town with 1 cop

Its great!

Huntn · May 1, 2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NickZac

I have a P30 in my nightstand, hollow points as well, 115gr +p+ of course

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And when the house is vacant this advanced P30 does it's own patrols of the premises

I have Suddenlink as my cable provider. They provided security monitoring and a bundled price of $16 per month. I'd like to see anyone beat that.

snberk103 · May 1, 2011, 10:40 AM

Small town. Love being able to not worry about whether we've remembered to lock the doors when go away for the weekend.

Never understood the gun in the house thing. Not that it matters as we (thankfully) live in a gun-control nation. The stats are so overwhelming agains the usefulness of a gun in the house. For every "bad-guy" shot doing a criminal act by a civilian, 9 other innocent people are shot. A quarter of those 9 are shot accidentally (gross negligence usually, but not deliberately) and the remaining victims are (in order) spouses, other family members, and friends usually shot deliberately during a domestic dispute, or an argument between friends.

Just putting the aside the morals and the ethics for the moment, the logic of having a gun in the house makes no sense. A gun owner is more likely to be killed by their own gun than being able to use that gun to protect their TV and stereo. I just don't get it.

If you don't like my numbers, look 'em up. Numerous national, state and city health departments keep track of who is getting treated (or buried) for gunshot wounds, and why they were shot.

InsanelyApple · May 1, 2011, 10:43 AM

By the way, anyone who says no will have the house robbed by me.

Morkel01 · Jun 16, 2011, 05:29 AM

I have installed a home security system in my home and it is quiet efficient and cost-effective. It has saved my home from getting robbed many times in 10 years and I had searched that home security system company’s product from internet. So, if you wish then even you could also search and purchase the system online.

consumerchoice · Sep 25, 2012, 01:49 AM

Its a great thing to install a home security at home. But you need at least to google first some home security companies that are more reliable and cheap.

wvuwhat · Sep 25, 2012, 02:02 AM

I have a very good one. I was taught to always have good insurance and a back up. Back up in this case would be an alarm on every door.

My golden retriever is extra backup, but hope that thief's don't bring treats, because he'll just sit and wait for them to throw said treats.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wvuwhat

I have a very good one. I was taught to always have good insurance and a back up. Back up in this case would be an alarm on every door.

My golden retriever is extra backup, but hope that thief's don't bring treats, because he'll just sit and wait for them to throw said treats.

Also have a shotgun by my bed...

ejb190 · Sep 25, 2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wvuwhat

I was taught to always have good insurance and a back up. Back up in this case would be an alarm on every door.

I think you have that backwards. The alarm is your first line, your insurance is your backup...

My parent's shop was robbed a few years ago. Those guys were well organized and knew what they were doing. The set off an alarm across town then broke into my parent's shop also setting off the alarm. While the police where investigating that one, they were back across town cleaning out a car dealer's shop... Sometimes they'll use the alarms to their advantage.

dhussey111 · Oct 3, 2012, 11:56 AM

switch back to ADT.. simple!!

Mr. McMac · Oct 3, 2012, 12:12 PM

I have a security system that does fire, break in's, and also video surveillance with 5 night vision cameras and a DVR. The alarm is always armed even when I'm home. I also keep a loaded 12 gauge shotgun handy just in case of a home invasion. Call me paranoid, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Thankfully nothing's ever happened in the 14 years I've owned this house. Hope it stays that way.

firedept · Jan 9, 2013, 06:03 AM

Monitored security system with video surveillance. Three large dogs with one of them that dislikes everyone. Good luck getting in to my home because if you get past that, then you deal with my wife. LOL!

Roller · Jan 9, 2013, 06:21 AM

We have a security system that's monitored for entry and fire, and we activate it whenever we're away as well as overnight.

moonman239 · Jan 11, 2013, 08:44 PM

Chuck Norris is my neighbor. Enough said.

mobilehaathi · Jan 11, 2013, 09:50 PM

Just setup my new security system. It was pretty cheap too: 1 shotgun, 1 pulley, 1 ball of twine per possible point of entrance. Of course, now I can't figure out how to get back inside....

Jimbo47 · Jan 12, 2013, 01:42 AM

My house is rigged like the house in Home Alone, so if anybody even try's to get in, they're going to get hurt.

Huntn · Jan 12, 2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mexbearpig

I remember a few years ago my dad had a metal ADT sign in the front. Just a sign

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That is really not that uncommon. I've given old signs to friends. A sign is a huge deterrent. Why stumble into the unknown? I believe the notion that the average breaker-in-of-houses, would just go to the next address without a security system.

I use my cable provider Suddenlink for security because when it's bundled with their other servies, it's only $16 a month which I don't think can be beat. I really like the feeling that I'll never wake up with someone standing over me, plus the fire monitoring is nice.

ucfgrad93 · Mar 16, 2013, 08:32 AM

We have one monitored by ADT.

rhett7660 · Mar 16, 2013, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by waloshin

At my work the police are down their in minutes checking the premises. So not all Local police are useless when it comes to burglary alarms.

Small pd...?

May 1, 2011, 10:43 AM	#57
InsanelyApple macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	By the way, anyone who says no will have the house robbed by me. __________________ Windows 8 is like the Inception of operating systems.
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Sep 25, 2012, 01:49 AM	#59
consumerchoice macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	review first Its a great thing to install a home security at home. But you need at least to google first some home security companies that are more reliable and cheap.
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Oct 3, 2012, 12:12 PM	#63
Mr. McMac macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island, New York	I have a security system that does fire, break in's, and also video surveillance with 5 night vision cameras and a DVR. The alarm is always armed even when I'm home. I also keep a loaded 12 gauge shotgun handy just in case of a home invasion. Call me paranoid, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Thankfully nothing's ever happened in the 14 years I've owned this house. Hope it stays that way. __________________ 2009 24" iMac, 2011 & 2007 Mac Mini's, 4th generation iPod Shuffle Custom built Windows 7 gaming capable PC, Acer Aspire One 722 Netbook, Western Digital TV Play
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Jan 11, 2013, 08:44 PM	#66
moonman239 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009	Chuck Norris is my neighbor. Enough said. __________________ Now available on the iPad App Store: Clean Cuisine Click here to load its App Store page.
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Jan 11, 2013, 09:50 PM	#67
mobilehaathi macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA	Just setup my new security system. It was pretty cheap too: 1 shotgun, 1 pulley, 1 ball of twine per possible point of entrance. Of course, now I can't figure out how to get back inside.... __________________ Of crimes---none is greater than having things that one desires; Of disasters---none is greater than not knowing when one has enough. Of defects---none brings more sorrow than the desire to attain.
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Dec 27, 2010, 02:08 PM	#51
63dot macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Platte	Small loud dog, kitchen utensils, and former SF boss? I don't go for the gun arsenal thing.
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May 1, 2011, 10:40 AM	#56
snberk103 macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: An Island in the Salish Sea	Small town. Love being able to not worry about whether we've remembered to lock the doors when go away for the weekend. Never understood the gun in the house thing. Not that it matters as we (thankfully) live in a gun-control nation. The stats are so overwhelming agains the usefulness of a gun in the house. For every "bad-guy" shot doing a criminal act by a civilian, 9 other innocent people are shot. A quarter of those 9 are shot accidentally (gross negligence usually, but not deliberately) and the remaining victims are (in order) spouses, other family members, and friends usually shot deliberately during a domestic dispute, or an argument between friends. Just putting the aside the morals and the ethics for the moment, the logic of having a gun in the house makes no sense. A gun owner is more likely to be killed by their own gun than being able to use that gun to protect their TV and stereo. I just don't get it. If you don't like my numbers, look 'em up. Numerous national, state and city health departments keep track of who is getting treated (or buried) for gunshot wounds, and why they were shot.
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Jun 16, 2011, 05:29 AM	#58
Morkel01 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2011	I have installed a home security system in my home and it is quiet efficient and cost-effective. It has saved my home from getting robbed many times in 10 years and I had searched that home security system company’s product from internet. So, if you wish then even you could also search and purchase the system online.
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Oct 3, 2012, 11:56 AM	#62
dhussey111 Banned Join Date: Sep 2012	switch back to ADT.. simple!!
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Jan 9, 2013, 06:03 AM	#64
firedept macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere!	Monitored security system with video surveillance. Three large dogs with one of them that dislikes everyone. Good luck getting in to my home because if you get past that, then you deal with my wife. LOL!
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Jan 9, 2013, 06:21 AM	#65
Roller macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003	We have a security system that's monitored for entry and fire, and we activate it whenever we're away as well as overnight.
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Jan 12, 2013, 01:42 AM	#68
Jimbo47 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	My house is rigged like the house in Home Alone, so if anybody even try's to get in, they're going to get hurt.
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Mar 16, 2013, 08:32 AM	#70
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	We have one monitored by ADT.
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