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<blockquote data-quote="rhodesbe" data-source="post: 1344731" data-attributes="member: 2415">GSM (cellular dialer) modules for alarm panels are becoming more mainstream since most younger folks don&#039;t buy landlines.&nbsp; GSM modules are very dependable and stable, but if 100% uptime is a concern, then buy redundancy.I work for a commercial/government/institutional security systems integrator, and I will say with no hesitation that many home security companies are dirtbags.&nbsp; Don&#039;t buy into the whole &#039;free system&#039; garbage when they sign you up for 4 year auto-renewing contracts at $49.99+ month.&nbsp; Wholesale cost on that 24/7/365 monitoring package is less that $10 month, don&#039;t let them lie to you.&nbsp; Make sure you have original notarized copies every monitoring contract you sign.&nbsp; Terms and fees get changed all the time via supposed &#039;customer initialed changes&#039;.&nbsp; Understand the fees you owe if you terminate the contract early for any reason.&nbsp; Make sure the installer gives you the lock-out code for your panel when you buy the system.&nbsp; Simply do not sign contracts that renew everytime you make a service call or re-up automatically on a certain calendar date every year.&nbsp; There are some great local companies, but there are more dirtbags.&nbsp; Be very care who you use, regardless of national marketshare or promotional appeal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rhodesbe, post: 1344731, member: 2415"] GSM (cellular dialer) modules for alarm panels are becoming more mainstream since most younger folks don't buy landlines. GSM modules are very dependable and stable, but if 100% uptime is a concern, then buy redundancy. I work for a commercial/government/institutional security systems integrator, and I will say with no hesitation that many home security companies are dirtbags. Don't buy into the whole 'free system' garbage when they sign you up for 4 year auto-renewing contracts at $49.99+ month. Wholesale cost on that 24/7/365 monitoring package is less that $10 month, don't let them lie to you. Make sure you have original notarized copies every monitoring contract you sign. Terms and fees get changed all the time via supposed 'customer initialed changes'. Understand the fees you owe if you terminate the contract early for any reason. Make sure the installer gives you the lock-out code for your panel when you buy the system. Simply do not sign contracts that renew everytime you make a service call or re-up automatically on a certain calendar date every year. There are some great local companies, but there are more dirtbags. Be very care who you use, regardless of national marketshare or promotional appeal. [/QUOTE]

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