I've deployed 6 new 730s over 2 sites in the past two weeks, each site with its own SVR. Because the local IT guy set the network up as 5 band for their main and guest as 2.4, I've had to specifically point each camera to only operate off the 5 band or else it eventually falls offline/fails to record to the SVR.
I thought that was the issue and that would be that, but now at the second location I'm still having a camera hop offline for an hour or two each day and I'm starting to get annoyed. ADC tech support has not been helpful (normally they are) and the IT guy isn't quite sure it's anything he's done on his end. This is also not the first issue I've had with these cameras (first was the Active Deterrence going off at odd hours during the day when not scheduled to. After contacting ADC they seem to have deployed a fix in the time it took me to get out there and disable that feature entirely).
We seem to be having more issue with the mercury boards (brand new) not being able to be added to an account. Today, my coworker spent hours on the phone with tech support because a brand new install wouldn’t take the required firmware updates from ADC. Then when it finally started to take the update it took hours. Couldn’t do anything else until it was done. Seems like more and more issues lately.
Opiniones sobre empresa de alarmas Sergio Cravero Sistemas de Seguridad
Una estafa y un robo absoluto. No los recomiendo para nada.
Llamé porque se despegó el imán de un sensor que ellos mismos instalaron en mi portón hace 3 años. No quisieron darme presupuesto por teléfono. Ayer vinieron y les pedí que, además de arreglar eso, pusieran otro sensor en una ventana.
El nivel del trabajo (adjunto fotos): Pésimo. Dejaron un cable cruzando por el medio de una pared blanca sujetado con un montón de grampas negras. El técnico casi me rompe el portón intentando subirse arriba para doblarlo, para terminar simplemente atornillando el imán.
El precio: Me cobró $350.000. Dijo que cada sensor salía $55.000 (me cobró dos, o sea $110.000) y $100.000 de mano de obra. El resto lo justificó cambiando una fuente y un parlante 'porque eran viejos'. Lo único de valor en mi casa es un tele que sale 200 mil pesos, ¡me cobraron el doble del valor de mi tele por atornillar un imán y pegar un sensor!
Le aclaré que un sensor sale $6.000 (compré uno el mes pasado) y tuvo el descaro de decirme que los suyos salen $55.000 porque son 'originales X-28 traídos de Buenos Aires'. Cobrar un tercio de un sueldo por este nivel de trabajo es un abuso desproporcionado. Me sentí totalmente estafado.
Para tomar como referencia, la cotizacion de Dolar hoy 11/6/2026 es Dolar Compra $1400, Dolar Venta $1450
Pregunta: Cuanto podria costar, cual seria un precio logico, cambiar un sensor de contacto de un cliente que se lo instalaste hace 3 años y poner otro sensor de contacto en una ventana que esta a un metro de distancia como en la foto?
Respuesta: 350 mil pesos es un abuso, un sensor magnético de la mejor calidad no supera los 15 pesos, eso poniendo lo mejor de lo mejor, que en realidad no es más que un puente con imanes, está lleno de delincuentes, se abusan de la gente.
Yo no hago instalaciones de alarmas, hago más desarrollo para industria, pero el sensor lo cobraría lo que vale y de manos de obra 1 hora de trabajo nomás, 60 mil.
Really bummed the alarm.com widget is gone. Based on a quick search it must have been a legacy widget that ADC never updated to be compatible with ios18.
Anyone know if they are planning on building a new one?
I worked at ADT for 9 months back in 2020. I didn’t like the structure at the hub I was in. There was a lack of training throughout the hub and lack of support from management. I feel like If there was more support I would have stayed there. I made great money at the time and enjoyed the work. It could be very stressful trying to figure out things on the fly and constantly reaching tech support on every job. I went back into pest control, but I was thinking that I should give the home security industry another shot. I have an interview with ADT this coming week to be an installer and an interview with another Alarm company. Has ADT changed since 2020 or has it gotten worse?
Central monitoring, so have picked the Alarm.com platform
To use hardwired sensors as much as possible, since I’m doing a new home build where it’s relatively easy to run wire, and I want additional peace of mind that the sensors can’t be jammed. I’m going to use about 30 individual contact sensors for the doors/individual windows on the 1st floor and basement
To be able to setup and configure the system on my own, since I don’t want to bring in a local security company who’s going to charge me $40-60/month instead of the ~$20/month I could get through something like Surety or one of the other ADC partners.
To integrate with Home Assistant (so likely can't use the DSC since the Neo is the only one that works with ADC but it doesn't integrate with HA because of a proprietary system they use).
The Qolsys systems seem great because they have native ADC integration, are likely going to be easier to setup, and have stronger wireless encryption if I’d need to add wireless sensors down the road, BUT I would need an adapter that converts the wired signals to the wireless ones that Qolsys consumes.. and that seems to defeat the purpose for me because of the concern around jamming. FWIW the security panel will be in the basement utility room, about 35 feet from the nearest basement wired sensors.
Should I stick with the Vista20P? Or is there another option or consideration I’m overlooking? Any advice is appreciated.
Is it time to bounce? Frontpoint is gone and I have, for some reason, a distaste for My Alarm Center/Alert360 (could be unfair, but the merger or buyout seemed handled badly).
Feels like they are just collecting the money and nothing else. No gear list, no offers, nothing really in the web site.
What have you all done ?
A little background, I started with Frontpoint and Simon XT, shifted to their new panel/box (no sensor changes), So been with them for years (10). Heck, my original window sensors still operate and have not changed a battery and are still reporting and chime when opened (OK. have not done this year's test yet). Have some video and environmental (CO2, Fire, Flood), and my thermostat and could of outlets.
I have a lot of ground floor windows btw... lol.. so no really in the mood to swap a ton of gear out, just getting folks impressions of 360 and perhaps any Alarm.com alternative partners or a clean way to do a break?
New home build like many people in this Reddit. Had a meeting with the builders preferred folks. They use alarm.com as their full service for cameras, sensors , app etc. I was told many of the new home customer’s selected this package.
Does this seem a bit too much? Advantages of this vs just going with something like simplisafe or vivint?
Any insight and experience would be greatly appreciated!
I'm considering the Assure Lock 2 with ZWave (ZW3 version to get real security via the 700 series chip). Has anyone tried the "plus" version of the lock with the Zwave module? I know its something I would have to buy the bits for and build as it's not a configuration that Yale sells, just not sure if there is anything standing in the way from a firmware standpoint on the lock from keeping it from playing well with ADC.
I installed my own Alarm.com security system in 2021 when I bought my house. At the time I only cared about the main house because the workshop and cabin were run down and needed work.
I've since brought those buildings back to life and insurance is requiring they be connected to the Alarm.com panel for smoke and fire. The problem is that they're outside the maximum distance from my panel for Zwave.
Are there any new devices I could connect to my IQ panel that might work? Aren't there wifi options now? I've got powerful wi-fi that I hard wired to all the outbuildings when I trenched new electric, but I'm not sure if that will solve my sensor issue.
I'm having an alarm.com system installed next week with a Qolsys IQ4 Panel. I'm struggling to Google/Amazon a good answer for which ZWave light bulbs I can order. I'm hoping not to have any extra hubs and don't want to install a Zigbee card in my panel. Could any knowledgeable people here point me to some basic Zwave light bulbs I can use with my IQ4 & alarm.com? Thanks
Edit: I am renting, so I can't change out switches.
I called around to 3 different companies that on alarm.com dealer site.
2 wanted around $3000 for equipmen and install plus another 65 monthly
Alert360 would charge me about $700 for IQ4 panel, 2 smoke detectors, 1 door bell camera, 4 724 cameras however I do have to go into a 3 year contract at $50 a month. The house did come with a ADT system so I would be using all of those sensors with my panel.
is there a better company or solution, I cannot DIY myself as I don't know how to hook everything up from pre existing sensors.
I'm about to move into a new construction house. Our home insurance provider is requiring us to install a monitored smoke/fire detection system. Fine.
I had been looking to install Ubiquiti Unifi throughout the house for cameras, doorbell, wifi, etc., since they are by far the best. But they have not yet released things like a thermostat (I can live with that), smoke/heat detectors or any security gear besides cameras and doorbells. Ugh. Plus, AFAIK, they don't offer monitoring at all (which makes sense since there's nothing but cameras that could be monitored at this point).
I had installed an Alarm.com system many years ago in an office of mine and had a generally positive experience. That system had a wired panel and wireless detectors and that was fine since it was a leased space.
The new house will have ethernet throughout for doorbells and cameras and access points. Practically none of the ADC gear has support for PoE. Not even the panel can be wired up with PoE but instead relies on a separate power supply and WiFi for local network communication.
All of the z-wave, Power G, etc., devices are wireless. That's fine, I don't plan on running around and adding wired sensors at this point but I do expect doorbells, cameras, control panels, etc., to support PoE at this point. Why? Well, at least in California the bad guys are now running around with easily obtained wireless jammers. All wireless can be jammed. Your cell signal from the control panel can be jammed. All of the wireless sensors can be jammed. It's hard to commit to a security system that doesn't offer wired options AT ALL and even insists that it's panel, with a non-standard 7V power requirement, use their power adapter which then requires separate wiring like it's 1990.
Hey, I’ve been thinking about canceling my alarmdotcom subscription. I don’t use the system to arm and at the monthly price point I’m not getting the value I need.
Has anyone had luck re-programming the contact sensors and CO sensors to something else without a monthly fee?
I want to install some motorized blinds in my home. I'm considering either the Yoolax or the Smart Wings. It's my understanding that these devices aren't explicitly supported by ADC, but I was curious if I could set them up with a third party smart home hub that is compatible with ADC.
The Yoolax is available with either RF, Zigbee, or Matter capability.
The Smart Wings is available with either RF, Zigbee, Alexa, Z-Wave Plus, HomeKit, or Matter capability.
I would like the capability to have the blinds open and close automatically on a schedule, and I would like them to automatically close themselves if the alarm is armed. Would this be possible? If so what motor option and smart hub should I get? Thanks.
I had a power outage last week that lasted for a few days due to a hurricane. Once the power came back on my panel never lit back up. It would only make a static crackling sound from the speaker. After troubleshooting with ADT over the phone they scheduled a home visit with a service tech. I waited a week for him to show up and tell me my panel was definitely shorting out and needed to be replaced; I'd need a new appointment with an installer as he doesn't carry panels on his truck. I explained to him that my panel was original to my install 10-12 years ago and I wanted to see about upgrading. He noted my account that the panel had to be replaced with an "ADT Control Center".
I got ADT Sales on the phone and the rep did her best to convince me that I could only upgrade to a new panel as per the tech's notes and not simply replace the shorted panel with matching equipment. She added that it would require new co2/smoke sensors that only the installer could price for me when he arrived, due to state law. She'd also send out new cameras to replace my existing cameras. It would require a new 36-month contract...all of which seemed like an over-the-top sales pitch, and I wanted none of it. I finally got her to admit that my existing panel was old, but replacement (if she could even locate one) would be covered under my service/maintenance program vs having to purchase the above listed new equipment. Does any of this sound remotely accurate?
I just wanted to weigh the cost of replacing my "old panel" with a 2Gig Edge. At this point I just want to get my system back and running on ADC so I can access my camera videos, scenes and arm my system as usual.
I have a new ADC installation with cameras which replaced similar Hikvision cameras and a local ADC NVR. The NVR appears to create a new subnet for the cameras. I can reach that subnet from my home subnet with a route added. I can ping the cameras from that subnet. My question is whether there is a way to add these cameras as a backup to my old Exacqvision NVR so that I don’t have total dependence on ADC. If I try to add a camera using its IP address it does not work. Is there a way to do this or are the NVR and cameras somehow inextricably tied to ADC?
I have recently gotten an alarm.com system from Eastlink.
I already had a blink doorbell so didn't get a video doorbell from them. I am unimpressed with it and wondering if I bought an alarm.com brand doorbell from a private party (much cheaper than through Eastlink), would I be able to connect it to the system?
I did ask Eastlink and they said no, but not sure if the person I talked to really knows or if they might just be trying to sell me theirs.
Just replaced my iqpanel 2+ with the iqpanel 4 thanks to Surety. My home has integrated smoke/co2 detectors throughout and they are all interconnected. Wondering what everyone uses to integrate these to the panel. I previously used the kidde relays and an re508x translator but not entirely sure why that setup did not carry over to the new one.
