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LucyaKor
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Living in an unsafety area
#27105195 - 12/24/20 03:04 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hi guys. I need your serious recommendations. The area I live in isn't really safe. Even the police don't come here and it works not as professionally as it is supposed to do. There is a lot of criminal here. I decided to deal with that and install a home security system. Maybe some of you use any in your house. What brand can you recommend to me? I've seen the Ajax company website, but there is a huge variety of products they suggest. I am a little bit lost among them. What devices do you use and which ones do you think are necessary?
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exile
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Re: Living in an unsafety area [Re: LucyaKor]
#27105205 - 12/24/20 03:16 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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You can get door and window sensors. More affordable ones just make noise when triggered, expensive ones can integrate with larger security systems. In any event a burglar doesn't know that the noise they're hearing is just noise, or if it's part of a more expensive system.
Signs can also be had cheap, and unless you're the victim of a break-in by a "friend" or neighbor, no one knows that your "Beware of dog" signs are all smoke and mirrors. Same for any other security related signs you may find.
I prefer cameras. I use a spare old computer to run a program called Blue Iris and set up cameras everywhere. I have a mix of wired and wireless cameras that were all supported by the software. I personally use Reolink brand. The cameras I have now are all ~4-5 years old and I just moved them to my new house. They work fine and if you do some testing you can figure out the perfect placement for recording both day and night. Example: I had to move a camera because a neighbor's flood light interfered with getting crisp (or as crisp as possible) images at night.
I prefer this camera setup over paying for a subscription security service. All the data is mine, hosted locally, and can be viewed 24-7 streaming over my local network. There is no cloud to upload to, but Blue Iris allows your data to be viewed remotely, too. I left home for two months and was able to watch everything from 2,000 miles away. You can define motion alerts and detection zones so things like a car shining its headlights turning in front of your house don't give you false alerts. Bonus: cameras that have night vision produce a menacing glow that burglars can very easily see from the street.
Summary: cameras and door/window sensors. Lock your windows. If you have a sliding glass door, put a rod in the track so it cannot be forced open. Light is also a deterrent, and you can pick up 4 packs of solar lights for cheap. Some of them even look like security cameras.
The police at my old house were also non-existent and didn't even respond to calls of domestic violence, people getting beaten/killed in the street (until it was far too late). I took it upon myself to protect my home, and most of that involves appearing very uninviting to potential invaders. Good luck
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Re: Living in an unsafety area [Re: exile] 1
#27105264 - 12/24/20 05:54 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Living in an unsafety area [Re: exile]
#27105556 - 12/24/20 10:12 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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exile said: You can get door and window sensors. More affordable ones just make noise when triggered, expensive ones can integrate with larger security systems. In any event a burglar doesn't know that the noise they're hearing is just noise, or if it's part of a more expensive system.
I prefer cameras. I use a spare old computer to run a program called Blue Iris and set up cameras everywhere. I have a mix of wired and wireless cameras that were all supported by the software. I personally use Reolink brand. The cameras I have now are all ~4-5 years old and I just moved them to my new house. They work fine and if you do some testing you can figure out the perfect placement for recording both day and night. Example: I had to move a camera because a neighbor's flood light interfered with getting crisp (or as crisp as possible) images at night.
I prefer this camera setup over paying for a subscription security service. All the data is mine, hosted locally, and can be viewed 24-7 streaming over my local network. There is no cloud to upload to, but Blue Iris allows your data to be viewed remotely, too. I left home for two months and was able to watch everything from 2,000 miles away. You can define motion alerts and detection zones so things like a car shining its headlights turning in front of your house don't give you false alerts. Bonus: cameras that have night vision produce a menacing glow that burglars can very easily see from the street.
Sounds like it requires the internet. What happens why I go in your backyard and cut the cable that provides your internet? No alarm anymore? If you only have one way for alarm to communicate like landline or internet it can be disrupted. I recommend a cell phone or GSM backup to send out a signal no matter what.
Burglars actually set off alarms and sit nearby and wait and see what happens. They can figure out which alarms are not monitored pretty quick. You may deter 5/10, hopefully you wake up when the alert comes in.
I would monitor you for 35 a month you pay all false alarm fees or set up your own guard service contact. Standard is DSC or ademco panels. I recommend not depending on an app and go with monitored but I'm in the business so I'm biased. Insurance companies like monitored system too.
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