Posted on 01/20/2021 5:52:36 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Arlo cameras are great, good quality, rings you phone the 2nd there is motion. You can talk thru them, set off an alarm and they provide a free week of activity taping for free.
Yes, you can set how long you want the camera to record once movement has been detected. You may also set the sensitivity of the camera based upon high traffic zones. For example, I have the sensitivity set lower for the outdoor front driveway camera. Vehicles driving by and blowing tree branches would set it off.
We just replaced the Kitchen door with a steel one, and the one that’s in the Family Room, which is an entrance from the basement, is being replaced, too, as is the basement entry door. The overhead doors are on a switch and cannot be pried open, as far as I know.
The patio door has one of those ‘bars’ in it which makes it impossible to slide open. I learned that lesson the hard way when we had to leave town in the middle of the night for a family emergency and I forgot to put the bar in the door.
I, and six other homes on our block got robbed that night. It was Thanksgiving evening!
I like that NOT a Gun-Free Zone sign!
Ten years ago our House was Burglarized in the middle of the day.
Nobody saw anything.
My Wife came home and noticed the French Door in the back of the House was ajar. At first she thought our new Puppy had somehow pushed it open, until she saw the broken wood splinters caused by the Pry Bar the Perp used.
That sign just tells them that they can take your Guns along with your Laptop and TV. LOL
Yeah, I know nothing is foolproof. They could always throw a deck chair through the patio door if they REALLY wanted in.
For insurance purposes though, it’s a LOT easier to make a claim when you actually TRIED to protect your home from dirtbags. :(
I actually didn’t risk in installing it myself. The DIY project of installing the security system has to be done in a manner of careful consideration to avoid any mistakes possible. I wanted a video alarm verification system(https://alarm-i.ca/) as it had a lot of pros and cons of getting the right security needed as if there was an issue of breaking in or entering the authorities will be notified and an emergency response team will be dispatched. This is much better than the normal alarm system which I found would be beneficial.
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