There are many choices. All of them connect to
your router and can be controlled by a smart phone or a tablet. The
simplest one is Wink hub sold at Home Depot and the one with $10 a month
service is Iris at Lowes. The most high end hub is smartthings which
costs $100. Each door needs a sensor. Cost is about $25 per door. A
siren to sound alarm costs about $50. Even if you have 6 doors including
side gate, door to garage etc, total cost is under $300.
Motion sensors can be added for about $30 to $40. Camera to record on motion and send photos to Google costs about $150 and you may need 2 to cover front and back.
All this adds up to $700 for peace of mind.
Once you have this system, you can replace your switches and control lights and thermostat, add smoke and CO detectors, water leak detector for basement, laundry, dish washer, see if your garage door is open and even close it etc.
You can turn on lights at random when on vacation and monitor your home, get alerts by email, text message to your phone and send them to neighbors.
All this is great if you are living alone.
Motion sensors can be added for about $30 to $40. Camera to record on motion and send photos to Google costs about $150 and you may need 2 to cover front and back.
All this adds up to $700 for peace of mind.
Once you have this system, you can replace your switches and control lights and thermostat, add smoke and CO detectors, water leak detector for basement, laundry, dish washer, see if your garage door is open and even close it etc.
You can turn on lights at random when on vacation and monitor your home, get alerts by email, text message to your phone and send them to neighbors.
All this is great if you are living alone.
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