The best has chemical detection down to ppm single digits! And motion detection to pretty low levels. Mobile and hides in the shadows. At 105 lbs he is a bit large but he comes with significant, shall we say “offensive” capabilities, that are deterrent. Of course he eats quite a bit and one has to clean up poop. His name is Ryder. He is a Doberman.
“What are your experiences with home alarms?” Have used them since 2001.
“Too many false alarms? Too many payments to the PD for false alarms?” Never happened with us.
“Do you use it all the time? Or did you stop using it?” We arm all the time when leaving the house, and at night before bed. When DH travels and I’m home alone, I arm when inside.
“Has it foiled burglars?” Not sure; perhaps the signs have deterred potential burglars.
Do you use wired or wireless? We used wired because of our remote location; celluar isn’t dependable for the provider most security companise use.
“Do you use a monitoring service?” Yes.
Also, we have guns. In Tennessee, it seems that almost every home has guns. Just that knowledge alone should deter burglars, but there are areas were drugged out meth cookers don’t think logically and continue to rob homes.
Have ADT monitored as a deterrent. Have guns and ammo as a solution.
The only alarm systems I see advertised are good for white criminals who run away as soon as the alarm goes off.
I haven’t seen any advertised as good for black criminals who will rape, kill and rob you before the police show up.
Thanks, everybody, for all the great input and fun humor on a Sunday morning!