Browse Forums Safer Living 1 May 20, 2010 3:55 pm Hi everyone. Was working in my garage when this salesman comes up to my house and offers me the following deal: Crow runner home security system with 3 PIR (hardwired), GPRS module and installation for $300. The catch is a contract for GPRS monitoring for 4 years at $50 a month. Works out to about $1 a day by my own calculation. Can anyone please comment on this deal. I am in Melbourne West.Thanks. Re: Is this a good home security deal? 2May 26, 2010 11:10 am http://users.tpg.com.au/nklobouc//basic.doc Here, I uploaded my most recent quote for monitoring. .47c per day. over 4 years = Yours: $2400.00 Mine: $686.40 Difference: $1713.0 I just got a quote for a Bosh 16Plus, 5 Quad Pir's 3 graphic displays,a couple door reeds, strobe, sirens. $1700 + g.s.t So there you go, don't call him back. What on earth is a crow runner anyway? Re: Is this a good home security deal? 3May 28, 2010 8:26 pm A couple of things: Crow is a budget alarm system, not very realible. GPRS Monitoring is a higher level of monitoring, and costs more for the monitoring station to monitor. However the price seams over the top. You are basically also paying off over 4 years the install company to install the alarm as well. I would get a couple of other quotes. I would personally stay well away from a Crow alarm. I would recommend a Hills - DAS NX Panel is a lot more reliable and will not give you problems down the track, they last a lot longer ( I have seen these get 8+ years), Otherwise i would also try to stick to the better brands, these are Hills DAS NX, Bosch, and Ness. Try getting a couple of quotes from Local Security Companies, they will give you a better deal than the larger security companies out there. Re: Is this a good home security deal? 4Oct 12, 2010 10:07 am Just a warning about some of those people that door knock. There have been cases where these people in fact have been crooks casing out potential victim's. When I built my first house I had a guy come up to me asking about whether I wanted to get cheap security. He had no uniform and I had seen him driving a run down car about half hour earlier. I told him "no thanks, I already have an alarm system". It was all a little to suspect for me. Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Not sure, depends on the builder. We are mid build with McDonald Jones, and they have been perfect so far. Contract signed October 2023, Slab went up 1st week of February… 2 2303 It's all about wireless, self install now. The cost/benefit of wired setups for the house are no longer what they used to be. Lots of wireless options. Eufy, Arlo and… 2 10559 Hi When it rains in a particular direction water comes through the security door. It hits the main door and the bottom swells and jams. There is already a cover over the… 0 38856 |