2024 the best security system for homes review
Price: $449.99 - $269.99
(as of Dec 09, 2024 23:26:21 UTC - Details)
Additional Information
ASIN | B09C9V5JM3 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #90 in Home Security Systems |
Date First Available | August 10, 2021 |
Warranty & Support
SimpliSafe delivers advanced security solutions that put you, your home, and your safety first. With optional professional monitoring powered by Fast Protect™ Technology, SimpliSafe combines innovative hardware with advanced AI and real people — for 24/7 professional monitoring that delivers fast emergency response when you need it most. The award-winning SimpliSafe system is effective, intuitive, and affordable – so that home can be safe and secure for everyone. You can protect every inch of your home. SimpliSafe has sensors for every room, window and door. HD security cameras for inside and out. Smarter ways to detect motion that alert you only when a threat is real. Hazard sensors that detect floods, and other threats to your home. Powerful sirens that can help stop intruders in their tracks. And, it’s backed by optional 24/7 professional monitoring—experts who are ready to dispatch emergency help immediately. That’s the unmatched combination that separates SimpliSafe Home Security from the others. Our bundles are designed to be effective yet affordable. And with no long-term contracts or hidden fees.
This 7-piece wireless security bundle provides 24/7 protection with a smash-safe Keypad that is soft to touch, easy to use during the day and night, and is wireless. The Base Station is the brains of the system. It sends alarm signals to the monitoring center with a built-in cellular connection, a battery back up that lasts up to 24 hours, and a 95dB siren. The Wireless Outdoor Security cameras keep watch with a 140 degree field of view, 1080p HD resolution and color night vision, and include 2-way audio so you can tell unwanted guests that they're being watched. The Entry Sensors (2 total) protect your doors, windows, and cabinets and are designed to blend into the background. And the Key Fob lets you arm and disarm your system with the press of a button – just like your car's remote. Advanced home security, whole home protection. There's no safe like SimpliSafe.
Simple to set up. Seriously secure - Get ready to protect right out of the box. Outside, wireless cameras alert you when someone is on your property. Inside, sensors protect your doors, windows and more. Just plug in your Base Station, follow the steps in the SimpliSafe App and start protecting your home. No wiring or drilling required. Or contact SimpliSafe directly if you need help installing your system.
1 FREE Month of 24/7 professional monitoring with Fast Protect Technology for fast police response - With optional monitoring services, our agents keep watch even when you can't, ready to instantly alert emergency responders. Starting at 73c/day with no long-term contracts or hidden fees. (SimpliSafe products and professional monitoring services are only offered for sale and supported in the US)
Complete control of your system with the SimpliSafe App - Arm, disarm and protect anytime, anywhere.
Keep watch outside - Wireless Outdoor Cameras have an ultra-wide wide, 140 degree field of view, 1080p HD resolution and color night vision, you can see what's happening outside, 24/7.
Faster police response - When you enable video verification on your SimpliSafe cameras, our professional monitoring agents can use eyewitness evidence to verify a break-in which can mean priority dispatch for faster police response. (Requires Fast Protect Monitoring plan)
Protection for entry points - Entry Sensors protect windows, doors, and cabinets and alert you when someone tries to enter. Customizable and can send Secret Alerts so you are quietly alerted if someone accesses private areas, without sounding an alarm.
One-touch control in the palm of your hand - Key Fob lets you arm and disarm with just the push of a button from up to 30' away. And its built-in panic button offers additional protection as you enter your home.
Prepared and built for the unexpected - The Base Station has a battery that lasts up to 24 hours and cellular backup so you stay protected even if you lose power or Wi-Fi.
Smash-safe Keypad - Easily arm and disarm your system with a wireless Keypad that you can place anywhere. And backlit buttons light up when you need to see it and go dark when you don't.
Smart home compatible - Arm your system at home with Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.
Reviewer: snowcoal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great product system, easy set up, works amazing
Review: Overall, I love this system. Higher upfront cost, but lower monthly cost than other companies systems. I bought this kit (keypad, sensor, base station, 2 outdoor cameras), plus a doorbell camera, 12 door/window sensors, a siren, a glass sensor, and a motion sensor.Mounting:Everything was extremely easy to install. Everything has the option of screws or command strips. If you use screws, everything has a removable mounting plate that you can remove, screw to the wall, then mount the product to the plate. Or you can just use the included sticky command strip mounts. You literally cant mess it up.Setup:Setting up each device is extremely easy. The app has a really good UI for it, this is what I recommend using to set it up. But you can also do it without the app using the included keypad. All you need to do is press the button on each device, and add it in the app. Its extremely easy and intuitive.Cameras:The cameras mount to almost everything and swivel freely, and also can be mounted upside down. I knew in advance that the camera battery life would be bad, and I wanted the cameras to have high sensitivity, so I ran power cables for them. I highly recommend planning this in advance, and doing it, as you never have to worry about them again if you do this. If you have an attic, just mount the cameras near an attic vent on the roof overhang, and then running the cables is super easy.Camera connection:My house is about 1700 sq ft single story, and I had one wifi router near the middle of the house. It was able to reach all the cameras with the 2.4ghz signal, and it worked well enough actually. That said, the connection quality for the one of the cameras wasn't the most stable, as it was in front of the garage door. To fix this, I ran a cat6 cable to the garage and put a secondary wifi router in the garage ("poor mans mesh wifi"). Make sure to set it up properly so the 2nd router bridges to the first. Now the camera has a great signal. If I had a bigger house and more cameras, it would be a simple process to add more routers for the different cameras.That said, I do wish that at least the cameras and base station had options for ethernet hookup. I have cat6 cables running all over my house, and I could easily run more cables if needed. It would be nice if I could have a stable power-over-ethernet setup that would never drop connection. The base station wifi connection is fine, but again, having a hard wire connection for the base station would be nice as extra insurance. I believe the older model base stations do have an ethernet port, and Im not sure why they removed this on the new ones.Ease of use:The whole thing is stupid easy to operate. You can control everything from the keypad, app, and key fob. I keep the key fob in my bedroom as its 1 button to turn the alarm on if I forget to earlier. No need to even open the app. If Im at work and I forget to turn the alarm on, I can do it easily from the app. Literally no complaints here.Alarm:One thing thats cool is for 3 days after you set it up, theres a trial window where you can mess around with the alarms and trigger them without having SimpliSafe call you or the cops showing up. Because of this, I was able to test the loudness of the system. The base station is decently loud on its own, however its located pretty far from where I want the alarms to be the loudest. Its probably 100% usable on its own, but I wanted something louder, so I also got a siren. The siren is extremely loud and I had to cover my ears standing near it.Price:Initial setup cost is high, and will probably be higher than most other security systems out there (ADT, Vivint, etc). My whole setup cost a bit over $1000. But it will cost less than a professionally installed power-over-ethernet CCTV setup, or even a DIY kit for that. That said, you get a LOT of stuff for that much money, and other systems might not have things like sensors on every single window and door for example. But then theres the monthly cost. You can run this for as low as $0/month, without professional monitoring. With professional monitoring, and all the other options, it maxes out at $30/month. Other companies will have lower initial costs, but then will sell you the cameras on a loan for a higher cost per month. One company quoted me $75 per month with like $100 initial. Id rather buy it all outright and not pay as much per month. All Im paying for with SimpliSafe now is for them to monitor it. And theres no contracts or anything.Another thing I should mention is that because of the modularity, you can buy what you can afford now and add more devices as you go. This kit is one of the more expensive kits (because of the cameras), but there are others that cost a lot less. And then you can add some more sensors here or there, and eventually end up with a complete system. Because of this, Id recommend SimpliSafe to anyone. Maybe not this exact kit, as not everyone will want cameras, but any one of the kits that someone may want.
Reviewer: Tom - Texas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Its a very purpose driven system!
Review: The 3rd gen system is the 6th sysyem Ive used to include the Simplisafe 1st gen system. I have tried 4 stand alone video systems as well. By far the gen 3 system is the best in installation, all in one and quality. Some of the other products Ive used have as good picture quality or individual functionality but were difficult to install, did not work together (multiple apps) and were as expensive individually as a total Simplisafe system. I did like the gen 1 system but I used other video with it. Setup of the gen 3 uses an app which takes you step by step, very easy to use. Theres tons of features and products to customize your system. The cameras have great picture quality. The main keypad is perfect especially compared to previous products I ve used. The number buttons are large and easy to push. It seems overall alot of thought was put into this system, it improved on a good gen 1 system and its got what you need and nothing you dont want.
Reviewer: Khaleo Leslie
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worst camera system EVER
Review: Iâve given this system time and troubleshooted placement to make it better. Hereâs the breakdown:Recordings: the camera takes so long to âwake upâ that it usually only captures a leg leaving my property. Iâve had instances where I know someone was at the door on the camera & the camera didnât start up to record or took so long that I have no evidence of the crime. Specifically, a neighbor asked if they could have a few cans I had on my porch. I said no. I was gone a couple days later and when I returned, the cans were gone. Going back through the recordings (cans were centered on the frame), cans are there and then 5 hours later, cam pictures wildlife and cans are gone. No evidence of the theft; the wildlife didnât take em.Another issue with recordings is that it drops off before the action has stopped. Iâve recordings of people coming up to the door and knocking, then the camera stops recordingâ did they get in? Knock again? Leave? Idk. Camera doesnât record more than a few seconds!Battery life: less than a week. Takes hours to charge fully. Camera doesnât record on backup while charging. Super annoying to have to charge camera batteries every week or two. Replacing the battery often doesnât line up with the app and takes several tries of battery placement to wake it up and get it re-set in the Simplisafe app.Mounting/placement: janky. The knob only quarter turns on the mount, so will often come loose when adjusting the camera if youâre not careful.If mounting outside (as these are outdoor cameras), needs to be within about 20ft of the wifi router or it wonât work. Not a good feature when you have a place over 20sf lol. This means I couldnât mount the second camera where it actually needs to be because it wonât connect/record/motion sense. Itâs a waste.The camera is also designed to only sit upright, so you canât mount on an wave or roof, basically just a wall and I donât want my cameras reachable for others, so it limits the options. Camera picture doesnât rotate view at all.Image quality: the night vision is a joke. Needs to be mounted in a well lit area and still doesnât have good enough quality to pick up faces when aimed directly at the past 2ft.Motion sensing: camera takes approximately 30-120 seconds to âwake upâ and start recording. Action is usually gone by that time.I have it pointed at my mailbox and yet, it NEVER picks up Mail Drop off or anybody at the mailbox-even me.The security system itself is just fine. I only got these cameras because I already had Simplisafe as a security system and the wired cams I had went kaput after 6+ years. I shouldâve posted this review back when I got it, but I wanted to give it a chance, and like, life. I wish Iâd never made this purchase and got a Ring camera system instead.Do not recommend Simplisafe outdoor security cameras.
Customers say
Customers like the ease of installation of the security system. They mention the setup and installation process is easy and simple. However, some customers have reported issues with connectivity and battery life. Opinions differ on functionality and value for money.
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