All the installers have a deal like this.  I'm using
ADT, which I had for a lot of yrs in Florida before
moving to Illinois.  The installation was free (since
I was a returning customer), I think it is usually $99
(they advertise it's much higher value, but it's like
Craftsman tools - they are magically on sale every
week).  I have to have monitoring for 3 yrs at I think
$25 /mo.  I have always opted for monitoring because I
travel a lot for business, and my wife feels
comfortable with it, especially since there are
several levels of my home that are easily accessible. 
The wireless deal was a few bucks extra, but is the
only way I would have trusted this particular house to
be done (hardwired was a piece of cake in the FL
house).  ADT's customer service has been good.  As far
as the monitoring goes, there were 2 instances in FL
where the police were dispatched, and the response was
almost instantaneous (Frank can vouch for my dog - his
bark set off glass break alarms twice).  ADT did stuff
like call when they showed my backup battery was
getting low on their monitoring system.  Maybe a
needless thing, but I like it.
--- RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/15/1999 5:14:03 PM Mountain
> Daylight Time, 
> soavero@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > Folks,
> >  I recently  installed a wireless alarm system
> that is
> >  extremely non-invasive from an installation
> >  standpoint.  Got the garage covered real easily. 
> 
> 
> How about some details?  I just got a call from some
> folks that said I had 
> won a system at a drawing at H*me D*pot (sorry
> Frank).  Appears to be a scam. 
>  Supposedly a free $1200 system if I sign a 2 yr
> commitment at $32.96 a month.
> 
> R. Houston
> 
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Ron Soave
"You Are What You Remember"
1960 Bugeye
1972 BGT
 
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