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If you’re well versed in current technology trends and appreciate the involvement of your smartphone and touchscreen devices for your home, you’re in luck. Brinks Home Security is incredibly tech oriented and partners with the Nest brand for low maintenance, sleek tech options in the most basic Brinks package called “Nest Secure. ” These kinds of home automation features, which correlate with customer satisfaction according to J. D. Power’s survey, allow for your security system to be a hub for other smart devices, like automated locks and voice assistants. But they also might be more complicated than some people are looking for. Brinks may have everything you need for your home security system and it may be “tough on bad guys” with quick sensors and alarms, but it will likely only seem easy to those familiar with smart homes and smartphone technology. Here are 6 wrong reasons why people do not have a home security system. 1:Having home security cost a lot of money. Let us bust this bubble right away. Home security might even be free.

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You should ensure that your doors are kept well lit at all times. When an intruder sees that invading your home will put him or her in the spotlight, they probably will not bother with your property. Outdoor lighting systems are only effective when they are in good repair, though, so make sure you change light bulbs when necessary and test them periodically. One of the best methods of stopping the threat of burglary is to be a good neighbor. This costs absolutely nothing, but it is one of the most effective ways to ensure that your home and your neighborhood are kept safe. Simply talking with the people in your area and discussing any suspicious activity can turn your community from a potential goldmine for burglars into a crime free safe zone.

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It can sense motion, glass break, temperature, humidity, light, mold, and noise. It can even turn your regular old smoke or C. O alarms into smart alarms, as it can hear them go off and notify you via the mobile app. Throw in some tamper protection and a built in siren, and you’ve got an entire security system in one convenient package. If you’re not looking to pay a monthly fee for professional monitoring, then abode is a great option that lets you self monitor. Their abode Essentials Starter Kit is pretty minimal, with only a Gateway, a door/ window sensor, a motion sensor, and a key fob plus the abode Cam, which I couldn’t resist adding. Installation is DIY, saving you more money, and abode has pretty good app and customer support ratings. Plus, abode has tons of integrations with Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Nest, Philips Hue lightbulbs, ecobee, LIFX, Yale, Kwikset, Z wave, First Alert, and IFTTT, so you’ll be able to create home automations galore. Nest Secure is a great option for apartments for a few reasons. One, they offer month to month contracting, which is awesome because you might not be there forever especially if the dryers don’t get fixed soon— sorry, that’s just me projecting a little. Two, the installation is super easy and won’t require any drilling or hardwiring in your rented space, and three, you can choose to self monitor if you’d like.

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