said by 44402812 :

I know this is kind of off topic. But everyone should be aware that with a (home alarm system) you piratically throwing money away!

said by v35_pilot :

Thanks for your public service announcement, but perhaps you should be aware that home break-in isn't the only thing being monitored by these services.

Fire, water, and carbon monoxide levels are also being monitored real-time. In addition to waking a sleeping family, a fire alarm will also trigger an instant call to the fire department, shaving valuable minutes off the response.

Continuing, there is also a panic button on the keypad that, when pressed, will trigger a panic alarm at the monitoring station that results in an immediate call to the police department. This is an excellent feature for wives of husbands who travel.

And finally, while perhaps the professional who has a specific intention to target an ADT-protected house may be able to bypass the alarm sensors, many of the "crime of opportunity" type losers will skip over a house protected by an alarm system for those that are not.

said by 44402812 :

You could not be any more wrong in your answers. First X10 sells an alarm system that can do everything ADT can without ripping you off every month By the way if I was a thief and saw a stupid sticker that said protected by ADT you would be first on my hit list. I would love the morons that advertise they have good stuff to steal! It would make it easier to build a goody hit list.