| If you're a homeowner or a renter, then there's no | | | | the older wired option. |
| question that you're certainly familiar with that term | | | | Personally I would never go with anything other than a |
| "hidden cost." There seems to be a "hidden cost" | | | | wireless system at this point. I don't want to totally |
| associated with just about everything we do around | | | | bore you with the entire story of what I went through |
| the house, right? | | | | when I had the security system set up in my house, |
| So by now you may have actually come to expect | | | | but let's just say that what was supposed to be a |
| that the cost you're quoted for something actually isn't | | | | two-hour installation turned into a nine-hour marathon. |
| what you're going to wind up paying. | | | | This was all because the guy who came over to install |
| I know how that feels. But let me tell you something -- | | | | the system wound up dropping some sort of wire -- I |
| if you've never shopped before for home security | | | | still don't really know how this happened -- from the |
| systems, then you ain't seen nothing yet. In my | | | | second floor of my house down into the basement. So |
| experience, home security companies are among the | | | | he had to fish it out -- and remember this is all taking |
| biggest opportunity seekers when it comes to making | | | | place inside of my walls -- and gingerly pull it back up |
| money on those hidden back-end charges. | | | | to the second floor so that he could install the control |
| Now I know that there are a lot of companies out | | | | pad in the master bedroom. |
| there that are like this, and in a lot of industries it's just | | | | Needless to say, our system is not wireless. If I had to |
| basically expected that this is what you're going to find. | | | | do it all over again I would definitely go the wireless |
| It's like what happens when you buy a new car. You | | | | route. |
| agree on the price and then all of a sudden when you | | | | Now, the only thing you need to watch out for are |
| go to sign the papers, you find out that some fool has | | | | these companies that tell you that their system is free. |
| just added on a charge of $500 for an air freshener. | | | | Let me tell you something about these companies. The |
| Well it's not that bad with home security systems, but | | | | system is not free. Every company makes their |
| you still do have to watch out to make sure that the | | | | money on the back-end, or through the monitoring |
| deal that you're being quoted is the actual price you're | | | | service. |
| going to pay. | | | | Plus, I've never really had a good experience with |
| We're going to get to some companies that I think are | | | | companies that offer so little support. I really think it's |
| among the more honest and upfront in telling you | | | | important to go with a name you trust when it comes |
| exactly what a system is going to cost in just a | | | | to this kind of product, because after all, your home |
| second, but first I want to go through some of the | | | | depends on it working right when it needs to. |
| benefits of a wireless home security system versus | | | | |