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The wireless home security systems of 20 years ago were notoriously unreliable. They produced so many false alarms that many ...

You know how you can install a home security system, but then you’d have to pay a monthly subscription for a professional service to monitor your home around the clock? A self-monitored home security ...

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Modern security systems include everything from motion, glass break, and entry sensors to smart smoke detectors, doorbell cameras, and smart locks. Many home security systems offer both self and 24/7 ...

Home security systems—once the exclusive domain of high-priced professional installers—have never been more affordable, and the hardware and software is simpler, more intuitive, and easier to set up ...