The technology is flawed in nature and in most cases, you will regret your decision to go with wireless. Some sales people will cite portability and ease of installation as benefits, truthfully those are the only reasons, weak as they are. You will find it in the archive. Personally, I have nothing to gain by suggesting you not go wireless as you are probably not in my service area. You will be glad you did. There is always a catch, nothing comes for free, and if it does, you will end up paying more in the end to have it fixed. Since starting KeepSafe Systems, I have never installed a wireless security system.

There are several reasons starting from appearance, reliability and sustainability to never having the need to and always finding a way to get a wire where it is needed. Appearance is a large concern of many homeowners. Although transmitters have gotten smaller over the years, wireless security systems involve the installation of boxy transmitters around your doors and windows. Wireless security system supporters will often tell horror stories of holes drilled throughout your home or wires stapled all over your walls. Yes, I have seen these types of installations, for the most part, they are done by inexperienced or lazy technicians who prefer wireless security systems. Although some wire runs can be difficult and very occasionally require surface runs, there is no excuse for sloppy workmanship. Pick your security alarm installer very carefully; often the small business owner will take more care in ensuring the quality of the installation. When it comes to the reliability of security systems, hardwire will always be the more reliable of the two. This inevitably runs into expensive and time wasting service calls, equipment replacement and potential false alarms. One need only look at the cordless phone to see the pitfalls of the wireless technology. Sure they are great when you first purchase them, however, age and interference take their toll and sooner or later you have a paperweight with buttons and an LCD screen.

Sustainability is potentially the most expensive reason for choosing hardwire security systems over wireless. Easy, say for example you were the unfortunate victim of a wireless security system sales person in 1995.

So in all fairness, I feel I should tell you what is in store for you if a hardwired detector fails. Simple, you replace the detector. Hardwire detectors are simple switches and most hardwire security system detectors are interchangeable regardless of the manufacturer. Another factor within the realm of sustainability is the cost of upgrading.

Back to the system installed in 1995. Yes there have been significant changes in security alarm technology since then. In the hardwire security system world, these changes are mostly in the area of convenience, esthetics and features. This is generally a fairly easy process and is substantially less expensive than upgrading a complete wireless system. One last consideration in choosing hardwire security systems over their wireless counterpart is the selection of detectors.