Great alarm. Manufacture was very helpful and responsive
933924
Great alarm. Manufacture was very helpful and responsive. Instructions can be a little confusing, but with youtube. I was able to intalled it less than a day. Great Product!
2710271
We've had no issues for the first 10 months. Last week we had two false smoke alarms when there was no smoke. This was the gentle amber notification. This morning upon opening the bath door (heavy steam) the alarm went into high alert. We turned on the house exhaust fan to clear any humidity and manually silenced the Nest. After 5 minutes or so it went off again and this time would not allow silencing. We had to remove its batteries.
Called customer service, who answered within 2 minutes, and they transferred us to a specialist who reviewed our account (Nest has a full history) and immediately issued a free replacement which should arrive overnight. And they will include a return label to send the defective unit back for their engineers to explore the false alarms. We've already received the email confirmation from Nest.
This is a good review because the company is responsive, appears to care, and is following through. While perhaps a bit inconvenient and a little startling at least we are all safe and Nest is standing behind their product.
We're impressed.
2747539
I will first say that Simplisafe customer service is fantastic. The security system was purchased for my daughters home,
and as advertised was simple to install. Outstanding results a professionally installed alarm system would have cost easily 4 times as much. So much security at a very reasonable investment. I would highly recommend the Simplisafe system and the monthly monitoring services that can be included with any level of protection.
2446476
This is a very simple alarm, definitely security theater rather than actual security.  But as long as you understand what it is, it can be a great tool.  For some reason, I had started getting jumpy while my partner was out of town and afraid I wouldn't wake up if there was a break-in (I am a heavy sleeper).  When I am feeling like that, I turn on the alarms knowing they will *definitely* wake me up if the doors are opened (I haven't tested to see if jiggling is enough to break contact between the two sensors and set off the alarm).  I also set them when we go on vacation, figuring the loud noise may at least alert the neighbors.

The alarm is easy to install, it comes with sticky tape.  They've been up about a year now and I haven't noticed any loosening.  There are two choices for sounds.  Both are extremely loud.
4728047
Overall this is great alarm.  Works great, easy to read, simple, and it's REALLY nice to be able to bunch in the numbers for the time vs. having to scroll through one of those "up or down" menus.

My only complaint is that there's only one volume setting on the alarm, and it's pretty loud.  I wish it had a volume control.  Even two levels (i.e. "loud" and "not as loud") would be great.
1435316
I am very happy with the alarm system and the customer service is great!  I would have given 5 stars but I took off a half star for the fact that you can't make the alarm stop beeping when you arm and disarm it.  It has a voice that can be turned off that says "system armed", "system disarmed".  The beeping will wake my wife and I work odd hours so it defeats the purpose of having her sleep soundly when it beeps as I arm and disarm it.  The only other minor concern is the remote controls don't seem to have a very good range.  You have to extend the antenna to make it through doors and windows.

Otherwise this alarm is everything that I expected from other reviews.  It is so simple to install and get working that about the only thing I needed the instructions for were some programming things like the phone numbers it calls and texts when the alarm goes off.  Like another reviewer said, T-mobile has the best deal on a sim card.  I would certainly recommend this unit (and have) to others.  It is a bargain for security.  We had some problems with a rash of break ins in my area and this helps me to have some peace of mind while I am at work to know that my wife and boys will be alerted to a break in.  My wife knows how to handle a gun so this is the perfect unit for making sure we are alerted to an intruders presence.

I looked at simplisafe and others and for the money this is THE bargain in the DIY home security system.  Forget about ADT and others that are going to make you sign a long term contract and put in super expensive systems with junk that is not needed.  This will do most everything the average homeowner will need.  It is just shy of perfect.
3164592
Purchased 3 units - they arrived today - One was defective.  You press the buttons and they chrip as normal, but setting the alarm and then moving the unit around after the 5 second wait period resulted in no alarm.  The other 2 units sounded the alarm instantly.  They are loud enough to get the attention of the surrounding people in an area and probably scare off a thief. They are easy to use and are very sensitive.  Having 3 sensitivity settings is a great feature.  The cover for the 9 volt can't be removed unless with force when the unit is attached to the frame of a bike (which is good).  I'm using this for locking up my Yamaha Zuma Scooters.  In my limited testing (inside my house) it seems these can be at any angle (upright, sideways, 45 degree angle, etc) and then set.  Movement then triggers the alarm.  I plan to have my U-Lock shackle run through the frame mount of this alarm.  Movement of the U-Lock / chain will cause this alarm to trigger.  The 9-volt cover is not waterproof.  To be fair the unit is supposed to be upright which normally would be fine.  In my case with it sideways water could get in - so I will use some type of silicon sealer for the battery compartment.
177461
We bought this alarm about one and a half years ago.  For a while we had no problems at all.  It even detected a leak when the line that supplied the gas to our stove cracked.  Then we started getting false GAS alarms in the early morning hours.  They would happen about 3-4 times a week.  After a thorough inspection, we felt certain that these alarms were indeed false.  I called KIDDE after reading this suggestion from other reviews.  The customer service rep, Kathryn, was very helpful, professional and concerned.  She sent us a replacement within 10 days, and we mailed the defective unit back to her for inspection.

Almost all products can have defects, but very few companies actually respond in a professional, quick manner.  There is  no better alarm out there, and Kidde has proven to be a responsible company.
4278928
Fast delivery, and the alarm works great.  Thanks,
Jack
1125967
This has turned out great. It was easy to set up on my own then I had the alarm company connect it to there system. The programming allows a great deal of flexibility. Thanks
3756555
Excellent as an alarm for when the doors open to let know people have entered. Unfortunately we have a driveway alarm that uses the exact same sound, so it was not practical for us. Otherwise excellent.  ... 5 star if the tone was changeable
3091663
Unless you need a remote start, is the best alarm on the market at this price.
Pros:
Easy to install - adequate manual.
Built-in shock sensor.
Loud enough (depends how the siren is located)
Doors auto-lock
Cons:
 buttons on 1-way Remote are hard to press
217005
Very nice clock! The alarm is the most tolerable I've ever experienced - it increases gradually and effectively. We will be back for others!
14856
First, bought through Smart Home Direct fulfilled by amazon, and they were terrific. Price was better than fair and when I called customer service prior to placing the order they answered phone quickly, were knowledgable, professional and friendly.  So kudos to them.
I'm a fan of honeywell products but they can be a bit of a challenge to program.  Definitely need patients and in all fairness the monitoring company had to help me with activating the gsm module, but that is to be expected since it needs to be registered with them.  Only have it for a day, installed and programmed zones. So far so good.  Appears to be another well made quality product from honeywell.
Lot of options to learn,  but basic zone registering was pretty straightforward and alarm is working and doing as it should.  There are alot of advanced options to learn if so desired, so, although it can be intimidating, you don't have to even go into it that much to get the basic functionality.
I didn't give 5 stars because of the level of difficulty, but it is a solid 4 star product.
4287897
i've have the alarm in for 2 weeks now and i'm happy with it. the only thing i don't like is that it doesn't have a website so i can learn more about the alarm. had i known that ahead of time i might not have purchase it, but over all i'm happy with it.
1882021
now this alarm is great, everything described it did great response time I would recommend you buy this along simple but efficient thank you skylink.
1169555
I especially appreciate the way the alarm is set on this model - the dials on the side set the two alarms.  The only hard part is it is difficult to find the alarm reset button, although the button is easy to identify once you do find it since it has an indent.  The levers on top that turn the individual alarms on are also a bit too easy to accidentally bump and move to a different setting.
But this is still a great alarm clock and I am happy I bought it.