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Thanks Again to Simplisafe
Last year on October 20th, as I mentioned in this forum before, we had a house fire that spread so fast, my wife barely had time to get our pets out and hit the panic button on the Simplisafe system. Her phone had already burned up, so she could not dial 911. Police officers responding were able to alert firefighters. At that time, we had Simplisafe to prevent burglaries, never thinking that it would be needed for a fire. I assumed that because we already had smoke alarms from another provider, we were safe. We figured we didn't need a Simplisafe smoke alarm.
Take it from a satisfied customer. Please do not think of Simplisafe as "just a burglar alarm." It is much more than that.
We are moving back into our house today, and you can bet that the system we reordered was a Simplisafe system. It arrived in perfect condition, and I'm going to install it this weekend. And this time, I included a Simplisafe smoke alarm. Lesson learned. I will never be without a Simplisafe smoke alarm again.
Parents, think about getting the entry-level Simplisafe system for your kids who are going off to college. Don't take it for granted that they'll be able to get to their smartphones in case of emergency. I live near a college town, and we have apartment fires all the time. Picture 400 college kids, and some have never cooked before. That's 400 kids cooking 2-3 meals daily. Somebody will leave their stove unattended. They'll have about 30 seconds before the first apartment is in flames, and maybe 5 minutes after that before it spreads to the next apartment. The little red panic button can save your child's life. --Scott Williams, Ayden, NC
Take it from a satisfied customer. Please do not think of Simplisafe as "just a burglar alarm." It is much more than that.
We are moving back into our house today, and you can bet that the system we reordered was a Simplisafe system. It arrived in perfect condition, and I'm going to install it this weekend. And this time, I included a Simplisafe smoke alarm. Lesson learned. I will never be without a Simplisafe smoke alarm again.
Parents, think about getting the entry-level Simplisafe system for your kids who are going off to college. Don't take it for granted that they'll be able to get to their smartphones in case of emergency. I live near a college town, and we have apartment fires all the time. Picture 400 college kids, and some have never cooked before. That's 400 kids cooking 2-3 meals daily. Somebody will leave their stove unattended. They'll have about 30 seconds before the first apartment is in flames, and maybe 5 minutes after that before it spreads to the next apartment. The little red panic button can save your child's life. --Scott Williams, Ayden, NC
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