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Simplisafe vs. Ring Home Security
I was in Costco yesterday and saw the Ring home security kit: https://www.costco.com/Ring-Alarm-Wireless-10-piece-Security-Kit.product.100424042.html. Has anyone had any experience with this? Not only is the price very competitive ($239 for the entire kit), but the monthly monitoring is only $10 (which includes video monitoring if you install their cameras or doorbells).
drstevens10
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ksmoke
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ksmoke
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archie53
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sevensiamesecats
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ksmoke
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captain11
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jloco
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Personally, $24 a month is very affordable compared to ADT fees I used to pay.
I just installed SS yesterday, so we'll see how it goes over the next 60 days.
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middlemaan
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The SS system connects via Wifi and cellular for alarm annunciation. I'm pretty sure the Ring only connects via Wifi which would make it easier for a thief to disable.
The SS cameras do need a Wifi, however.
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sevensiamesecats
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svache
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Another thing to consider is that Ring is owned by Amazon and doesn't play nice with the Google Home system due to the ongoing feud between Amazon and Google (in this case it's Amazon not playing nice with Google since they don't update their devices to work with the Google Home while the Google APIs are readily available). This may especially be important when you have a smart home and are invested in one system over the other. If you are heavily involved in Amazon's smart system, then Ring would definitely be a good contender, but if you're into Google more, it may not be a good choice despite the lower cost.
In my case, I am a customer of both Google and Amazon but I mostly use the Google Home system over Alexa (since Home seems to work better), and that turned me to SimpliSafe instead. I do still have a Ring doorbell, but that will soon be replaced for a Nest Hello for the same reasons (that will cost me an additional 2 buck a month as their subscription is slightly higher, but the advanced technology as well as better tie in (less irritations on my end) will make it worth it to me).
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glenbarrington
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Personally, I like the SimpliSafe system, would I like to see it cost less? SURE! And maybe pressure from guys like you will drive them to lower prices. But I like the idea that SS pretty much only does security, they've got to find a way to make home security not only work for us, but for them as well!
Do I have faith that Google and Amazon are in the home security business for the long haul? No, I do not. The minute home security becomes more trouble than it is worth to them, they will get out of the business. Even ADT has to figure out how to make Home Security work for them. Google and Amazon, do not.
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jloco
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mikeradio
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Simplisafe has panic buttons and other things the others don't
Yes monitoring is more.. but it works!
I also got to give props to the CEO who started it... He saw a business that really needed to be disrupted out together a great distrupting product, AND has improved it year after year.
These systems are really coming into their own NOW in 2019. I think these guys have done a great job leading the way,
And now is when these alarms will be mainstream imo
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leequire
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I wonder if that applies to the security system (probably not)
I have a relative in Arizona that lives in an apartment and she says many of the tenants have Ring
I plan on sticking with SS.
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