why can't a thief just break the alarm?
457127
A thief can, if they are thinking clearly, after the alarms gives them an earful. If not, like most, they'll likely take off running. Or maybe they'll just burn the place down which no alarm can prevent. For the money this is a nice product. Though I am only using as a door chime.
457128
absolutely simple to destroy this simple device. however, the shrieking alarm is deafening...it could frighten a novice intruder to leave or awaken the owner. basic device, but to alert someone it is good. it might be good on a door of the house to know when kids are entering an "off limits" area or perhaps on the inside of a gun safe, etc...
457129
they could very easily but im assuming the thief hears the alarm and assumes the cops are on the way...smashing it then wouldnt do any good....this may be a good assumption for soft criminals but for hardcore criminals maybe not. if you live in a bad area you may want a real alarm system. for the teenaged thieves inmy area I'm assuming this is enough...i have home owners insurance too so stolen goods would likely be replaced.
457130
They can, but the shrill alarm will in 99% of the cases, scare them to death, especially if they ore in the city. If you live on a farm in the middle of nowhare, they will just laugh when they see your system and rob you blind!
457131
They could do that but it is pretty loud and should draw some attention while they are trying to silence it. It would give you enough time to call911.
1058591
If (and that's a big IF) you can manage to get it turned on and close the door without setting it off, the only way to turn it off is to open the door and turn it off. The alarm WILL go off.
1580686
For the most part you don't. It depends on what you want the alarm system to do.
997903
I don't believe so because the main buttons on the remote activate the alarm... the locks are secondary.
1794575
Yes, that's true, I just tried it. The thief will activate it at least momentarily before turning off the unit. I don't think think this unit was intended only as a bike alarm but rather a general motion sensor alarm because there is a single keyhole on the back of the unit for wall mounting. Hope this helps.
1605530
I've not attempted to break it, so I'm not certain. It doesn't appear to be easy to break. A thief could pull it off the wall, I suppose with force.
880527
If the door has a glass window on it I would assume it would work the same way. If the window breaks or vibrates it should set off the alarm.
1995859
I believe this person is refering to a bump key. In which a person makes a bump key which can open any deadbolt. I would think not because whoever makes a bump key needs to bump it with an hammer which will probably set off an alarm. Anyone else has an idea?
1326775
you might try padlocks with straight lock pins they come with various size pins. You can't stop a determined thief but you can make not worth the time.
1176970
Never had this happen. I suppose if thieves wanted to pry open the door it wouldn't be too hard. But that's true of many locked doors!
818780
just open the window prior to setting the alarm. once contact is broken they will not set it off.
770468
That would all depend on what type of alarm it is. But how can an alarm be too loud? Isn't that there purpose to be loud and call attention to something?
822535
Same here....the alarm is way too sensitive......I ended up pulling the battery and using the lock without the alarm
144385
yes, you will need to bypass alarm.. also, you will need to put a spare key in the box i think.. make sure you buy it only if you have two keys with chip in them..
2211912
I would classify this as highly improbable, but not impossible with prior planning and a custom made tool. Used in combination with a correctly installed dead bolt (and possibly hinge bolts) this certainly increases the amount of time and force needed to break/breach the entry. I think the average thief will look for an easier mark.
1487732
No. Unfortunately (in my opinion,) the window alarm is just an on/off switch and is not alarmed by a code.
1510192
This alarm will NOT alert you that it has been set off... it's only $16... it's just an alarm. If you want something that will alert you in any way, it's going to cost quite a bit more money I'd imagine.