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ISmartAlarm's Shield Package $613. 90, which includes eight contact sensors, seven motion sensors and three remote tags, is well suited for a three to four bedroom home, the company says. Photo by iSmartAlarm — The Washington PostLooking for a more comprehensive security system?Consider iSmartAlarm, a top performer according to CNET, Consumer Reports and PCMag. Its Shield Package $613. 90, which includes eight contact sensors, seven motion sensors and three remote tags, is well suited for a three to four bedroom house, the company says. The Abode Essentials Starter Kit $229 includes one door/window sensor, a battery powered security camera and motion detector, and a key fob. Photo by Abode Systems — The Washington PostAnother DIY option is the Abode Essentials Starter Kit $229, which includes one door/window sensor, a battery powered security camera and motion detector, and a key fob. The system integrates with Amazon Echo, Google Home and other home automations for voice enabled arming and disarming. 3 options for professional monitoring systems With its Nest Secure alarm system, Nest offers professional monitoring through Brinks Home Security for an additional monthly fee. Photo by Nest — The Washington PostMany self monitoring systems offer professional monitoring services for an additional monthly or annual fee. With its Nest Secure alarm system, Nest offers professional monitoring through Brinks Home Security; a three year agreement costs $19 monthly and a month to month contract that's $29 a month.

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Unfortunately, the device warranty is only two years, unlike the 10 year warranties of the First Alert Onelink and Kidde KN COSM B RF. The Nest Protect smoke alarm is part of the company’s wider smart home strategy, which also includes thermostats, security cameras, security systems and video doorbells. You can also integrate third party devices like fans, sprinklers, lights, locks and more. They all can be controlled through the Nest app. The Nest app isn't the only way to integrate the Nest Protect in a unified smart home, the smart smoke alarm also works with popular third party platforms such as Nexia, Vera and Wink. You can even connect Nest devices to Amazon Alexa and Google Home smart speakers and control them with voice commands. However, the Nest Protect itself doesn't work with Alexa. Nest devices don't work with Apple HomeKit. The Nest Protect smoke alarm has two power options: wired and battery. You can hardwire it into your home’s electrical grid for uninterrupted power, though this option also uses three AA backup batteries in case of a power outage. The battery powered option functions the same, it uses six AAs instead of three, but is better suited for older homes that don't already have smoke detector wiring in place.

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The longer warranty with Vivint could give you more peace of mind, as does the possibility of paying month to month rather than signing up for a multi year contract with Xfinity. On the other hand, you could save some money with Xfinity thanks to their first year promotional rate, plus the opportunity to bundle if you go through Xfinity for TV or internet. Like many other big cable corporations, Comcast broached home security in order to offer customers another broadband dependent service that could be easily bundled with TV and internet. The Comcast telecom empire entered the home security space in 2011. When they followed up with entering the home automation space in 2013, they did so without initially trying to integrate the two home tech categories. This provides an interesting insight into the home automation focus of Xfinity Home Security — its impressive home automation abilities outpace the plain and simple security options that the service leads with.