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ADT Pulse - Kwikset SmartCode Locks: 10 reasons Why You Need This

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Tue,Mar 01,2016 @ 03:23 PM

Now that's a nice looking lock! It's a Kwikset SmartCode Deadbolt lock featuring Z-wave wireless communication. A proud member of the ADT Pulse family of products AND the March Promotional Item for New Customers. Until March 31st, receive 25% with no additional installation charge when including a SmartCode lock with your new Pulse Level 3 system.   

Alleviate the moment of infuriating frustration that you can't find the door key, but you still need to be across town in 10 minutes. Don't kick the couch and turn your toe into a throbbing little sausage. Use the code to get back in and find them later or use the key you can find and re-key to that in 30 seconds (you can always find one key, just the wrong one.)

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Tags: ADT Specials and Coupons, ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages

The ADT Pulse Thermostat vs. The Nest Learning Thermostat

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Wed,Feb 10,2016 @ 01:32 PM

Having a smart thermostat is convenience at its best! You can control them remotely and monitor energy usage which ultimately not only provides comfort, but the option to save money by understanding exactly when and how you are using the air conditioner and heater unit. ADT Pulse now offers 2 options in thermostats to use with your Pulse home automation. 

One fancy use for a smart thermostat is interrupting your pre-set programming. You might not warm the home until 4pm on weekdays, you know, when it's empty. Then BAM! Like a starving vulture, sickness furiously attacks you; and of course, it happens just as you arrive at work. In view of the multiple ways this has debacled your work week, at the very minimum you want a warm and cozy home to return to so you can slump around the kitchen long enough to boil soup and retreat to bed. With either thermostat, you can whip out your app and raise the thermostat before arriving. When you're sick, the tiny comforts matter!

So you might ask, "How do I pick one over the other?"

Glad you asked! Here is a why one thermostat will or won't be the one that makes you shout, "It's the best thing since the Wheel."

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Tags: ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, Home Security Equipment

What Does Home Security Equipment do For You?

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Fri,Nov 06,2015 @ 09:39 AM

 There are many blogs out there to explain the technical aspect of each piece of home security equipment. If you click that link, you can even find one of mine that lists each piece of equipment and exactly what duty it performs within the security system. Now don't get me wrong, it is important to know what things are made for. How else would we tell our kids not to use things for uses they 'were not' made for? But what you really want to know is, "What will it do for me?" So here is that question answered. Beyond telling you that a door sensor protects your door, here is why that matters to you and your loved ones. 

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Tags: ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, Home Security Equipment

How to Survive a Fire with ADT Monitored Smoke Detectors

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Fri,Mar 27,2015 @ 03:30 PM

With ADT's Monitored Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, threats to your home and family can be detected before your family is harmed. Due to the number of fire related deaths, all 50 states have some form of requirement for smoke detectors. To satisfy code, many homeowners and builders select economical smoke detectors thinking that all smoke detectors do the same job. However, to create the safest environment for you and your loved ones, your home and business should have monitored photoelectric smoke detectors connected to a system that is tested regularly as part of a well planned evacuation plan. Having your smoke detectors monitored not only protects you when you are at home, it assures that the fire department will be dispatched to your home when a fire occurs while vacant.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages

ADT Equipment; Home Security, Surveillance and Home Automation

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Wed,Nov 19,2014 @ 08:09 PM

Your ADT Equipment decides just how well protected you and your family are. Here you will find each piece of home security equipment with a link if you'd like more in depth information on that item. You'll start building your system with the Free* Basic Home Security System and you can then add option equipment to your system as needed to best protect your family.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, ADT Wireless Security Systems, ADT Hard Wired Security Systems

Five ADT Wireless Security System Benefits You Might Not Know About

Posted by Taniqua Pino on Wed,Nov 19,2014 @ 07:27 PM

The benefits of an ADT Wireless Security System are many and like most things, alarm systems have done their fair share of evolving. You might be surprised at some of the latest features. Most of you know that a GSM alarm does not require land line phone service and that wireless systems do not require any demolition to install, but check out these 5 benefits that you might not be aware of.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, ADT Wireless Security Systems

Control Your ADT Pulse Security System with Multiple Devices

Posted by Greg Barker on Mon,Mar 03,2014 @ 07:27 AM

The options to control your ADT Pulse monitored security system make it very convenient to use and control. With life on the go, it is great to be able to control your security system remotely and get text or emails of alarm emergency events. It is also nice to have multiple ways to manage you ADT Pulse system when you are at home.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Security System, ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, Home Technology Management and Automation

Home Automation with ADT Pulse Security Monitoring

Posted by Greg Barker on Wed,Dec 11,2013 @ 02:03 PM

ADT Pulse is by far the most popular security monitoring service of our customers here in California. Eighty percent of homeowners who get ADT Pulse go with Level I which is the interactive remote security services. However, more and more customers are starting to move up to Level II (cameras with video monitoring) and Level III with home automation. Customers that get ADT Pulse Level III with home automation have the option to add lighting control, thermostat control and automated deadbolt door locks to the interactive remote security features and ADT Pulse camera options.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Security System, ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, ADT Home Security Systems, Home Technology Management and Automation

ADT Glass Break Sensor vs. ADT Window/Door Sensor

Posted by Lisa Trask on Thu,Nov 21,2013 @ 03:28 PM

Prevention is the best protection so adding an extra layer of perimeter safeguarding by installing an ADT glass break sensor to your existing security system may not be a bad idea. This enhancement offers better peace of mind knowing that there is protection against home invasions. Protecting doors and windows from intrusion with window/door sensors are not enough because the sensor will only activate if the window or door is opened. If an unwanted intruder breaks or shatters a door or window, they can climb through and freely walk about your home or business without setting the alarm off.

If you have motion detectors placed strategically inside your home or business, the intruder would eventually trigger the alarm once inside. The glass break sensor will set the alarm off before the intruder gets inside! If you don't already have an existing ADT monitored security system, you may want to include an ADT glassbreak sensor with your order. Learn more by scheduling a free home security review of your property, call 1-800-310-9490 for special offers.

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ADT Pulse New Touch Screen Control Center and Outdoor Camera

Posted by Greg Barker on Tue,Jan 22,2013 @ 10:49 AM


ADT Pulse
continues to add new security equipment to the ADT Pulse packages. The new ADT Pulse touchpad is the Touch Screen Control Center. This is the Netgear Control Screen HSS101 made for home security system applications.

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Tags: ADT Pulse Security System, ADT Pulse Equipment and Packages, Security Cameras and Video Surveillance Systems