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Originally Posted by Prototype
I would perfer to have it monitored, especially with a little one in the house. Even if we never get broken into... the fact that there's buttons to contact Fire and EMS, that's big for me. Yeah, 911 is easy enough, but in a bind, I'd rather be able to push one button than to have to find a phone... then push three buttons before pushing the send button...
Then again, is it worth around $30-40 a month...
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Though in theory it sounds like a great idea it really isn't. Those buttons will contact your alarm company than contact the 911 centre in whatever community you're living. You'll be losing anywhere from 2-5 minutes in response time from that.
In regards to home intrusion alarms and such, don't expect to your house to be free from break ins and such. If they want to get in, they will. The average response time for police to respond to a house where an alarm has been activated is usually in the 15-30 minute time range. Obviously there's variables and such but that's about what you'd be looking at for police response time.