SimpliSafe - Protect Home Security System - White

SimpliSafe was founded in 2006 by Harvard Business School student Chad Laurans because his friends had break-ins, but couldn’t find a security company that was designed to help renters. OK so I own a house with over 4,000 square feet and am not a renter but it works perfectly. Moreover, they say it can be installed in an hour and I did it in 59 minutes with 4 door sensors and a monition sensor. Finally, I bought Simplisafe for my wife as a Christmas present and when the unit went on sale Best Buy they refunded me $54.00. You will love how easy this unit installs the seamless, integration with the internet to access the professional monitoring and the people at Best Buy who are there to answer questions.

So this system is super easy to install, No hard Instructions. When my alarm pad kept going through a lot of batteries I contacted the company then sent a new one out free of charge. It’s a great Security system.the company is great. I love that it’s a great price for a security system

After a good bit of research we decided to try the SimpliSafe alarm system. Setup was very easy and we really like the online system control. The base unit has a battery backup and calls out by a built in cell phone - so if the power or phone lines are disabled the system can still operate and call in an alarm. The sensors are all battery powered and the base unit regularly polls them to make sure they are active. If any do not respond the base will notify you of which ones to check. You can assign labels in the software to make it easy to keep track of which sensors are active and if they are triggered. The motion sensor is very sensitive, but is not activated by our house pets - just as advertised. Monthly monitoring is less than any competitor I checked and is completely optional - no contract. The availability of additional system add ons is a positive; the lack of possible integration with other home automation equipment is a negative. Overall, we are happy with our purchase and have recommended it to family and neighbors.

Husband wanted this for Christmas and was very happy - so easy to install. I called customer service just for some questions - very professional and knowledgeable. Only negative is it has an app to work with, but cant use app if you do not purchase their monitoring package. Annoyed by that as their commercials and website lead you to believe otherwise.

Works great for a person not wanting to commit to a long term contract. The monthly fee is also inexpensive. I also like that it has an app to monitor and control the system when away from home. I, personally, have not had any connection or installation issues. The reason I did not give it 5 stars, is I believe the system could use some updating, i.e. touchscreen display, this is something I would even be willing to pay a little extra for when purchasing or adding on equipment. But, the design is understandable, as this is the more 'economical' choice for home security.

Very easy to install and set up home security system. Installation only took about 30 minutes and activation was easy. The sticky tape that comes on the sensors and pads seems like it might not hold up long, but so far so good. I like the fact that it doesn't require a contract, you can start and stop the service at any time. The alarm siren that comes built into the base is not very loud, if you are interested in a loud siren I would recommend purchasing the additional one that is available.

Product was very easy to install and is working well. Like having option of whether or not to have 24/7 professional monitoring w/o contract; can have monitoring one month and not next then again after w/o penalty. App is working ok, though a bit of a delay once in a while. Was disappointed to learn that app is basically useless w/o monitoring service. App should work irregardless if have monitoring service or not. What I understand is that if w/o professional monitoring then system still works locally (local siren will go on if set off, but no app notification and no emergency dispatch. Returned the camera once learned had to pay $4.99 monthly for camera service. Should be included. Overall ok, but disappointed w/ some aspects noted above.

The system is easy to setup the first time. The keypad and sensors mount use the supplied double sided tape. The base station has a strong wireless signal (its own SSID) as it is able to monitor my shed which is about 50 feet away. The base station communicates with SimpliSafe using their cellular network. I had my base station go out recently and I was sent a replacement at no charge as long as I return the bad one using their prepaid shipping label. Great customer service! My system came with a large key FOB and after carrying it around in my pants pockets, the end cap would come off and get lost. After going through two of these, I decided not to use it. The new systems come with a smaller FOB. With the phone app, you can monitor the system remotely and even turn the alarm on and off even when you are not close by. With the optional camera, you can watch the live video feed from it.