Table
Alert Protective |
DIY/ Simplisafe/ Frontpoint |
ADT / Other Large Corporations |
Comcast |
Other Local |
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Installation / Service |
Professionally installed and serviced by a local, full time Alert Protective certified technician. ~40 years’ experience servicing Chicagoland. |
No Professional Installation – Risk of incorrect placement and activation of videos and connectivity.When something goes wrong, who is going to fix it? | One size fits all packages, designed to just be quickly sold with little customization or knowledge of a specific home’s safety needs. | “Security” is simply another feature of the bundled-offering, to generate more revenue – versus being built specifically to protect as much as possible. | Small operators have hit-and-miss service and response. Potential for any business to no longer exist at any given time. |
Monitoring |
Local Primary (Elk Grove Village, IL); 24/7 monitoring | Outsourced to national monitoring centers located throughout U.S. | Routed throughout U.S.t | Evolving; Outsourced to national monitoring center located throughout U.S | Varies drastically |
Contracts |
Flexible | Requires large upfront cash commitment, PLUS monthly monitoring fees. | Lengthy and continual price increases | Invoice and “bundled” fee confusion | Mixed bag of issues (will have you sign anything) |
Pricing |
Affordable, flexible pricing options | You get what you pay for… | Expensive | “Bundled” Confusion and price escalations built into agreements | You get what you pay for… |
