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[SharkE]

I checked and in my part of the state there is no fee associated with getting a security alarm system.   Just don't go over 3 false alarms or then it's 100 a pop.

Small town.

[qvcaddition]

@Sooner 

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@Sooner wrote:

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@qvcaddition wrote:

@CrazyDaisy 

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

You have an alarm on a door that does not lock?  If the wind can blow it open i think that would be my concern.  It will only continue to happen.

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The crazy part is the door was locked and I tried the knob before I went into the house and there was no wind blowing in that covered area. 

None of it makes sense, because from the time I put alarm on and three hours later is sounded.  Can't figure it out, but ADt called the police, not me, I was sleeping when it went off.

My house has every window, door, glass breaker and motion sensors.

I stil think someone tried to get in, maybe using a pick on the lock and when the alarm went off, they fled. Who knows.

My house is like Fort Knox.

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@qvcaddition If someone tried to get in, why is it a false alarm?  I am confused.  The door was OPEN?  Someone had tried to get in?  If someone was breaking in how is that a false alarm?  

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They reversed it.

[Lipstickdiva]

Our city has a huge problem with false alarms at both homes and businesses. About 2 years ago, they implemented this same thing.  We received a letter that we have to register the fact that we have an alarm.  There has always been a charge if it's a false alarm. 

I was livid for many reasons, the least of which was the registration fee.  I ignored the letter to register however, my alarm company received the same letter and without saying anything to us, they sent the local police our information and the $50.00 registration fee was added to our alarm bill.  Had I chosen not to pay that fee, the alarm company would have been stuck paying it. 

I've not had an issue at home but I accidently set the alarm off at my place of employment and they had to pay.    

With my alarm at home, if it is accidently set off, I have a certain amount of time to shut it off and that is it.  If I don't shut it off in that amount of time, the alarm company calls me.  If I answer and give them my code, everything is fine.  If I don't answer and they dispatch police, I am charged. 

[agb80]

I was curious, if someone didn't have an alarm system but had one of those necklace alerts, what would happen if someone living alone activated that? 

[SharkE]

I would assume whoever you had signed up with would call you and see what the problem was then call an ambulance or cops.

[SharkE]

I would go on their website and read up on it

[Sooner]

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@SharkE wrote:

I would assume whoever you had signed up with would call you and see what the problem was then call an ambulance or cops.

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@SharkE That's the way it worked for my mom.  And if there is no response they are likely to break in to see about 'ya!  Thank goodness!  

[SharkE]

I'm loving my whole house security set up. only gripe is the screen showing these stupid pastoral themes is too bright. some point in the night it goes totally black , but, pops back  up on at 5:30 waking me up. 

think that dial on the side might be the dimming control I'm afraid to touch it don't want to set off nothing. LOL   I put a wash cloth over it LOL

[RainyDayGal]

Where I live, our police are so limited in what they can do and it can take forever to get a response.  I'd be happy to know someone actually came!  And 3 of them!!

[chickenbutt]

Well, I ended up having a bizarre experience about this city-alarm thing.

I received a bill in the mail yesterday for $36.  It said $26 late charge and $10 for the regular annual fee.

That was confusing, as it had always been $25 for the annual fee.

I called and found out two things - 1)  Apparently they sent some bill that I never got; and 2)  Our annual fee is actually only $10 now as an old-person discount, instead of the $25 that we always paid before.

Fortunately, they did remove the $26 late fee and I only owed the $10.  Then I played heck trying to pay the damnable thing online.  Called again to try and get the info that I didn't have that was part of letting me into the account.  Was on hold for a long time when, finally, the recording just said 'leave a msg and we'll call you back'.  (kind of angry at all the time I spent on hold for nothing) 

Meanwhile, I continued to try and figure it out myself, as that's the way I roll, and I finally did and was able to pay.  Whew!   Geez, I hate when something seemingly simple gets all kinds of complicated.