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Do your alarms not have an actual - you know - alarm? Or won't the alarm go off if it can't phone home first?! Here in the UK the alarms make a noise as the a
by mattlondon 2y ago
Do your alarms not have an actual - you know - alarm? Or won't the alarm go off if it can't phone home first?!
Here in the UK the alarms make a noise as the absolute minimum. Getting one that is "monitored" by a call center is not standard, especially one that calls the cops if it goes off or a panic button is pressed.
You can get those of course, but it costs extra. I pay something like £40-50 a month for the panic button service that will summon the police, but even then the police won't be summoned if just the alarm goes off without a panic button getting pressed (you can get that, but it is even more expensive)
- walthamstow 2y agoIn my area of London, burglary is a virtually abandoned trade. Anyone with anything of value works from home at least part of the week. Why risk entering someone's actual house when you can make easy money on drugs, fraud, crypto, bicycle theft, phone snatching, or umpteen other hustles I don't even know about. Bicycle theft especially. You could easily clear a grand or two a week with zero fear of prosecution.
- petepete 2y agoI think general burglary is heading in that direction across the country. The things people used to pinch like VCRs, stereos, TVs, laptops just aren't as expensive or sellable now.
- mattlondon 2y agoUnfortunately if you live in a nice area, they assume everyone has a Rolex collection or loads of jewellery just hanging around. If nothing else they'll take the keys to your cars.
- WalterBright 2y agoJust look at the prices those bring in the thrift store or the pawn shop. I just bought an HD Roku TV for $50.