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me_dennis · 10-22-2015, 09:30 AM

Vivint is only that cheap if you have a landline and if you get their most basic package. I do admit they have a lot of cool bells and whistles for their smarthome package, but that would run $70+ a month. I had a vivint salesman come to my door to explain their packages. One thing I really liked was the doorbell camera and the ability to control the thermostat and door locks with a smartphone. But the monthly cost was more than what I was willing to spend.

I ended up going with ADT Pulse system and we pay $56 a month after GST.

Our system includes:
One motion detector
4 door and window contacts
One keypad - basic keypad because we use our iPad in the bedroom to arm/disarm
One thermostat - controlled via the ADT pulse app
One glass break sensor
GSM module - no landline required
One wall outlet module - allows lamps, small appliances etc to be turned on/off via smartphone app
One door lock - allows door to be locked/unlocked with smartphone app
Monthly monitoring
Free installation - promo package from the Calgary home and design show

Overall I am enjoying the ADT pulse system. The app allows me to see history of when a door is opened/closed and being able to lock and arm the system while away from home is what was really important to me.

There was the option for CO/smoke detector monitoring and flood monitoring but we opted out of those because we have CO/smoke detectors throughout the house.

I went with ADT because it has been around for so long and I know a lot of people who recommended it.

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10-22-2015, 09:30 AM	#7
me_dennis Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	Any home security firm recommendations? Vivint is only that cheap if you have a landline and if you get their most basic package. I do admit they have a lot of cool bells and whistles for their smarthome package, but that would run $70+ a month. I had a vivint salesman come to my door to explain their packages. One thing I really liked was the doorbell camera and the ability to control the thermostat and door locks with a smartphone. But the monthly cost was more than what I was willing to spend. I ended up going with ADT Pulse system and we pay $56 a month after GST. Our system includes: One motion detector 4 door and window contacts One keypad - basic keypad because we use our iPad in the bedroom to arm/disarm One thermostat - controlled via the ADT pulse app One glass break sensor GSM module - no landline required One wall outlet module - allows lamps, small appliances etc to be turned on/off via smartphone app One door lock - allows door to be locked/unlocked with smartphone app Monthly monitoring Free installation - promo package from the Calgary home and design show Overall I am enjoying the ADT pulse system. The app allows me to see history of when a door is opened/closed and being able to lock and arm the system while away from home is what was really important to me. There was the option for CO/smoke detector monitoring and flood monitoring but we opted out of those because we have CO/smoke detectors throughout the house. I went with ADT because it has been around for so long and I know a lot of people who recommended it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by me_dennis; 10-22-2015 at 09:32 AM.