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The best Domestic home Alarm??

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  • 03-08-2015 8:37pm
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    raspberrypi67
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    My alarm needs a new main panel and keypad, I've got everything else but wondering whats the best one to get. I'd really like to have one that allows me to log in remotely via my phone.
    Are HKC any good or over the top? I would like the possibility of adding a camera too in the future.

    Cheers

    Rich


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    Evolution1
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭Evolution1


    Its really down to yourself. I like HKC for their wireless gear and very user friendly app and keypad. They are an Irish company and assembly of the gear is done up in Dublin. Its €60 a year for the push notifications and SMS texts. You get texts using a WiFi card or a GSM or both to back each other up. PIR cameras are being tested.

    Risco is another good brand with excellent wireless gear and an app that provides push notifications but like HKC youll have to pay for text and voice alerts. You can't get a text over the Risco WiFi card so you'll have to use a GSM unit to get your text or voice alerts. I think they are an Israeli company but Ireland deals with the UK.


    Have a look at what gear they manufacture.
    HKC.ie and Risco.com


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    It would be worth your while having a look over the sticky here if you are looking at apps & self monitoring, there are massive differences in costs & notifications times if your network is down.

    My preferences would be Siemens/Vanderbilt & GSD . IMO their apps give the best notifications without the need for subscriptions etc..


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    Stoner
    Registered Users Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    OP there are many such threads here that you can look at.

    Also WRT apps you can read the sticky and make your own mind up, we like to keep discussion about the apps on the sticky as they derail the threads even though many users don't seem to be that bothered about them.

    for those that are , its all in the sticky.


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