5 Easy Ways to Customize Your SimpliSafe or Frontpoint Home Security System
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1. The best home security companies offer a full line of “take-over” devices that allow you to upgrade your current security equipment to the most advanced system available. If you are upgrading a system with a fair amount of existing equipment, this is an important consideration.
2. Top alarm companies offer multiple specialized sensor options for your doors and windows include recessed, plunger, and bypass – providing custom solutions for nearly any installation scenario.
3. It is optimal to be able to open and close your garage door with the same keyfob you use for your alarm system. You can also control it with a smartphone thanks to Z-wave products that interface with most garage door brands.
4. Protect your home from frozen and broken water pipes and furnace and air conditioning failure with this multi-purpose sensor. Check to see if multi-function sensors are available with your system.
5. Triple-duty detectors can activate your alarm system when it senses smoke and high and low temperatures.
When comparing SimpliSafe with ADT, ADT has a clear advantage in regards to customization. SimpliSafe is designed as more of a “cookie-cutter” solution to home security. They do not offer “take-over” devices. One is relegated to purchasing all new sensors which are proprietary to the SimpliSafe system.
SimpliSafe does not offer Z-Wave capability…so you must select from their own limited selection of proprietary home automation devices such as the SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro, the Simplicam, and the SimpliSafe Smart Lock.
Other companies, such as Frontpoint offer much greater compatibility with alternative equipment offerings and provide a much greater variety of security sensors to better meet the individual requirements of each customer.