apples24

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are these any good? seems a few widely available for around 150

how aften do batterys need replacing if your using duracels etc?

PG

No.

apples24

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BUT SURELY SOMETHINGS BETTER THAN NOTHING?

SO THATS IT?..... END OF THERE ALL NOT WORTH IT AND DONT WORK?

scoobyjimbo

Had the one from b&q (name escapes me at the moment), in my last house, cost around 199 then but very good, easy install and setup and batteries need changing on average around every 18 months, although it depends on how often you set it, i used to use it every day so 18 months was ok.
Thinking of using one in my new house although they have put their prices up now and they are around the 250 mark now.
I know the yale wirless ones (from homebase) are very good, mate has one and are cheaper than the others on the market and lots of addons inc cctv.
J

scoobyjimbo

My dad used to run his own securtity company and some of the wirless systems such as response are very good and indeed he used to install some of them rather than wired systems. So i think it depends on which model and how much you pay but i think your generalising a bit there mate.. care to explain why rather than just saying no...??
J

apples24

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THANKYOU THATS THE REPLYS I WAS LOOKING FOR

paulr

I've got a wired one,cost £300 from a local guy,brilliant.

Get it done professionally is my advice.

Chip

Yes, had mine 10 years with no trouble at all. And (touches wood) no burglaries either.

Chip

i8gtmf

As a security systems engineer for the last 16 years my answer is compared to the trade stuff they arn't much cop but i suppose better than nothing.
Only dealings i ever have with them is replacing them.

ShyTot

As an amatuer Alarm installer, I researched this last year, when I was looking at installing a wire free alarm in to my house.
The opinion I got was that the "available to buy" wire free ones are OK, but can be triggered by such things as Taxis occasionally. Another BIG problem with them is that typically you have to pick a code and then tune in all the transmitters (PIRs, remotes etc) in to that code. Systems like the Response one from B&Q only have a range of 255 numbers to pick from. That means that you could site outside someones house with an extra remote from B&Q and work your way through all the codes, one by one in 1/2 an hour and disarm their Alarm...

I understand that the professionally installed wire-free stuff is really good now, but also very expensive, if you can buy it at all. (I couldn't find any)

You can buy diy wired alarms over the internet quite cheaply now. They are quite easy to fit, once you get all the wires in.
Look for names like Texacom and ADE for good DIY alarms, don't look in B&Q

RAJ27

I bought a wireless system from Wickes 4 years ago. They are supplied by Response alarms because you can get add-ons directly from them. Great system. Still works 4 years down the line and I haven't even changed any of the batteries. Each piece of equipment runs on 4 combination number coding, so you have millions of combinations. Highly recommended and at the end of day does the job.