New Security System Recommendations

[cornellj]

We are building a new home and I was researching and wanted to go the Elk M1 route but my CFO aka wife vetoed the funding. I am now looking for more of a pure security system at a lower cost. If I can integrate with home automation in the future that would be a plus.

My house has the following:
-4 hard wired doors
-11 ground level windows (wireless sensors needed)
-Cat 5 ethernet runs to a location on the main and 2nd floor where a security panel can be placed
-3 hard wired locations for motion sensors

I have been looking at the various solutions and I like 2gig but don't want to pay the high monthly fees. I would like to use something like Alarm Relay and monitor over the Internet. We would also want the ability to arm, disarm etc from an iPhone/iPad. DSC looks like the best option but their packages aren't very straightforward from what I have found. What would the others recommend on the board?

Thanks,

Jason

 

[video321]

Another option would be Honeywell.

 

[cornellj]

Thanks...the Lynx Touch product looks good but it appears for the iPhone app you have to sign up for Honeywells Total Connect service? If I have the ILP5 (internal Internet communicator) could I use a 3rd party app to monitor, arm etc without Total Connect. Will this systems work with AlarmRelay?

Thanks

 

[tmbrown97]

1. If you're building, why wireless for windows?
2. You only get on chance to wire with walls-down... make sure you don't miss anything!
3. Depending on your approach, the M1 is cheaper than a generic big-box alarm like ADT over time because of cheaper monitoring... that worked for us.