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Aritech Alarms

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  • 23-06-2019 8:15pm
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    mark23
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭


    I was recently given a quote by installer for an alarm installation. As part of that quote there is a monthly fee for a self monitoring option which basically amounts to getting notifications on my phone. Seems unusual, has anyone else seen this? I would expect somerhing like that for fully monitored but seems unusual for self monitored.


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Most have free options HKC systems do not.They have charges for the app & monthly/annual charges to use it.
    How much are you being charged?
    Shop around would be my advice.


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    mark23
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭mark23


    KoolKid wrote: »
    Most have free options HKC systems do not.They have charges for the app & monthly/annual charges to use it.
    How much are you being charged?
    Shop around would be my advice.

    8 euro a month for this aritech alarm. Of which, I assume some of it goes to the local company. They are a reputable company. I presume if I cancelled that there would be no way to enable it myself?


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    KoolKid
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    On these systems there should be a free option without ongoing subscriptions.


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    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    KoolKid wrote: »
    On these systems there should be a free option without ongoing subscriptions.


    There is, it is called the HKC GSM-Q.
    PAYG Sim and off they go.
    Rather than the false economy of relying on a router.


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