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(More customer reviews)I bought this for a relative, and installed it in their house. We're returning it, and not even thinking of getting a replacement. Here's why:
1. It doesn't work. Though the base station does seem to make some nice gestures at seeming to work, and it does call out to your phone numbers assigned when you test it, the included sensors can't register on the base station beyond about 5-6 feet.
2. It's poorly documented. Just in the very first minute of installation, I somehow triggered the alarm, and didn't realize that there is a switch/button under the battery door of the main unit that basically sets off "System Panic" once you remove the battery door. You have to have the witherwithal to get the cover on neatly, make sure it's snug and tight, then turn the unit over and enter the default disarm codes, all while trying not to soil your pants from the awfully loud noise that this alarm sets off.
3. The door/window sensors aren't very forgiving at all for molding around the doors and/or windows. It's difficult to mount the sensors and corresponding magnets in a way they'll be flush enough for the sake of the sensor.
4. The motion detector is not so great, and we found it to barely trigger the base unit even 2 feet away. This, despite replacing the battery to see if it was just an old/pre-supplied battery issue.
This would have been laughable and funny, if it weren't so negligent for the manufacturer. The only thing going for it is the ability to dial out to pre-assigned phone numbers and play a pre-recorded "System Panic" message over and over after you say "hello" -- without a monthly fee.
But try not to think about the one potential time you actually need the system to work -- say, a burglar or other criminal breaking into your house -- and the system/alarm failing entirely. It's almost unforgiveable on the part of the manufacturer that these aren't QA tested to be absolutely working.
I bought the system so my relative wouldn't get ripped off by a burglar. Instead, I feel like we all got ripped off.
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