Intruder Alarms

Be careful Pippa, check the small print before signing.    There are companies who will install such systems for an apparently very attractive price. Where they make their money is on the monitoring contracts.  Charges per month can be very expensive.

Cheers.................K

Yale do a wireless system that will contact up 4 different phone numbers. I've just installed one in my house. Very easy to install and program.

they market several different starter packs and a wide range of add ons including smoke detectors and (I think) cctv cameras.

a quick search on line will show you what's available from Yale.

ADT are a UK, well known, intruder alarm company etc.

ADP are an American, computer systems - security company.

Con men are often fond of cold calling and sounding like they are from a well known outfit.

 Do please be careful.

My rule of thumb is 'If I need the product then I will research it then call you'.

If I didn't call them then I kiss them goodbye.   I.E. I initiate the contact - not them.

Good luck

Good firms don't cold call......forget them.

Any company that wont talk prices without an hour long sales pitch I ignore Pippah

Thanks - everyone.   I can't fault these people for handling it all - very well trained staff - but I pulled my "cancellation" rights and that seems to be fine since I didn't part with any money either.  The only fault was the cold calling.  And I meant ADT - their advert states they start at 99p per day for cover but that doesn't tell you much.  Yale sound a good bet too.  Thank you

Aged  Sister  has  got  one  of  these  Panic  Buttons,  Pippah.

That  &  the  stair-lift  were  fitted  at  the  same  time  after  my  Niece

Stamped  her  foot  &  told  her  mother  she  was  struggling  to 

get  up  the  stairs  and  , as  such,  was  making  life  harder  for

  herself,  never  mind  the  visitors  who  worry  about  her.

She  must  have  caught  her  on  a  'Low  day'  to  get  away  with 

that  one  !!  But  I  will  check  up  &  see  who  fitted  &  Monitors  it 

and  will  report  back  A S A P  !!  {  Assuming  she's  still  speaking 

to  us,  of  course    }

Pippah

If you are interested in having a house alarm you could consider Secure One. They maintain our house alarm and my next door neighbour had one of their alarms fitted recently. Sorry, no idea on current costs, however I can understand why they may need to visit the house to give you an accurate idea of costs. 

David

ABM  I can relate to your poor niece!  I was in a similar position at my brother's house last year - eventually persuaded them to fit a stair lift but it was one heck of a battle.  Something I find hard to understand as it makes so much sense to avoid accidents (to me at least!)  Having failed to persuade our parents that they needed one - I am glad I  succeeded with brother!  It seems to be pride that holds some people back - but why struggle? 

Thanks David I will look into secure one - I see the need for a system to to "fit" the house - it's just hard sell pressure salesmen I would prefer to avoid!   Secure One do say they don't have "pushy sales staff" so that is looking good! 

It  could  be  that  I'm  a  particularly  easily  worried  Old  Goat,  but 

should  any  cold  caller  ask  me  about  alarms,  panic  buttons  etc

I'd  inform  the  police  sharpish  !!

It  could  be  totally  innocent  of  course,  but  information  of  that

  nature  would  be  like  an  open  door  to  some  of  the  residents

of  this  world  !

Brian