- Choose only a company that doesn't require a contract to monitor your alarm. If you feel you have to sign a contract, never sign one for more than one year, and make sure it doesn't have a "rollover" clause that renews that contract automatically.
- Don't pay more than $15 to $20 a month for monitoring.
- To shop, start calling companies at the end of the yellow page listings, instead of front, because the big expensive companies usually are the first listed.
- To figure the cost of equipment, make a drawing of your home, or a checklist, and figure out how many doors and windows you need to protect.
- Don't lease a burglar alarm system.
- Always get smoke and fire monitoring as part of the system.
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