Wireless Home Security Systems - A Review

If you're a homeowner or a renter, then there's nothe older wired option.
question that you're certainly familiar with that termPersonally 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 aroundbore 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 expectbut let's just say that what was supposed to be a
that the cost you're quoted for something actually isn'ttwo-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 securitystill don't really know how this happened -- from the
systems, then you ain't seen nothing yet. In mysecond floor of my house down into the basement. So
experience, home security companies are among thehe had to fish it out -- and remember this is all taking
biggest opportunity seekers when it comes to makingplace 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 outpad in the master bedroom.
there that are like this, and in a lot of industries it's justNeedless 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. Youroute.
agree on the price and then all of a sudden when youNow, the only thing you need to watch out for are
go to sign the papers, you find out that some fool hasthese 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, butsystem is not free. Every company makes their
you still do have to watch out to make sure that themoney on the back-end, or through the monitoring
deal that you're being quoted is the actual price you'reservice.
going to pay.Plus, I've never really had a good experience with
We're going to get to some companies that I think arecompanies that offer so little support. I really think it's
among the more honest and upfront in telling youimportant to go with a name you trust when it comes
exactly what a system is going to cost in just ato this kind of product, because after all, your home
second, but first I want to go through some of thedepends on it working right when it needs to.
benefits of a wireless home security system versus