I'm moving into a new house (existing construction) in a couple of weeks. We have a Frontpoint alarm system (wireless/cellular) in our current home and like it but aren't tied to it.
My only requirements for my new house are:
- wireless / cellular
- ability to control the system through an app from anywhere
- ability to connect it to a Control 4 system in the future when I get one
I need about 23 door/window sensors, 3 smoke alarms, 3 glass break sensors, 1 control panel, and 1 touch panel (for arm/disarm only).
I've heard from my C4 dealer that the Ademco Vista20p + ADT would be a good choice. However, ADT doesn't install that brand if you go with them directly.
An ADT reseller I talked to said that if I had an existing system in my house, they would be able to program/activate it with ADT monitoring for me (and he said the Vista20p would be fine).
So I would love your advice, as I see a couple of options:
1) Keep my Frontpoint system (and add on to it), but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day (It's a GE system with a GE Simon XT control panel)
2) Have ADT do a fresh install with their ADT Pulse system, but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day (I have no idea what brand they use)
3) Have the ADT reseller install my system with DSC components, but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day
4) Buy the Ademco Vista20p on my own (something like the p-1169-v20p-wls-honeywell-vista20p-security-kit from homesecuritystore for example [can't post links, sorry!]) and add on to it myself to get the system I need. Then, have the reseller come in and take my "existing" system and connect it to ADT for monitoring.
Does anyone have experience with this? I would prefer option 1 if it works with Control4. Otherwise, options 2 and 3 seem the most expensive so I'd prefer 4 if it's easy enough for a first-timer.
Thanks!
Scott
My only requirements for my new house are:
- wireless / cellular
- ability to control the system through an app from anywhere
- ability to connect it to a Control 4 system in the future when I get one
I need about 23 door/window sensors, 3 smoke alarms, 3 glass break sensors, 1 control panel, and 1 touch panel (for arm/disarm only).
I've heard from my C4 dealer that the Ademco Vista20p + ADT would be a good choice. However, ADT doesn't install that brand if you go with them directly.
An ADT reseller I talked to said that if I had an existing system in my house, they would be able to program/activate it with ADT monitoring for me (and he said the Vista20p would be fine).
So I would love your advice, as I see a couple of options:
1) Keep my Frontpoint system (and add on to it), but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day (It's a GE system with a GE Simon XT control panel)
2) Have ADT do a fresh install with their ADT Pulse system, but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day (I have no idea what brand they use)
3) Have the ADT reseller install my system with DSC components, but ONLY if I can hook it into C4 some day
4) Buy the Ademco Vista20p on my own (something like the p-1169-v20p-wls-honeywell-vista20p-security-kit from homesecuritystore for example [can't post links, sorry!]) and add on to it myself to get the system I need. Then, have the reseller come in and take my "existing" system and connect it to ADT for monitoring.
Does anyone have experience with this? I would prefer option 1 if it works with Control4. Otherwise, options 2 and 3 seem the most expensive so I'd prefer 4 if it's easy enough for a first-timer.
Thanks!
Scott
Seriously, I would look at other options for monitoring. Much cheaper and just as good or better. Are you planning to use wireless sensors or add wiring? Is there any existing alarm? If you are doing the automation I would think you could do the alarm install, especially if with wireless sensors. Fishing wire is the most work.
