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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Do they all need monitoring? How much does that cost?
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Generally, the companies make their money on monitoring -- $25 to $30 a month... it's a gold mine for them.
My mother bought an alarm system after a break-in, but just bought the system outright (a few hundred dollars) and declined the monitoring. She felt that the alarm itself would scare away any intruder well before the police arrived, and that our neighbours would investigate any alarm at our house.
If cost is a big concern, you might want to consider this route.