Interesting, I've been having this debate too. Since I just hate the never-ending monthly fees (I have enough already), I am leaning towards a system that makes a bunch of noise and flashing lights, and then calls up to 5 phone numbers that you want. Sounds like this is almost the same as what we get for the monitoring fee, just without the $30 a month.
On a related note, I have a real issue with door-to-door alarm salespeople that the first thing they want to know is if you already have a system in your house. Seems like a great way to decide where you would hit next as a thief.
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