Amazon Launches Alexa Guard Plus - $4.99 Monthly Professional Monitoring

Published Jan 27, 2021 13:30 PM

The home security monitoring market just got more competitive with Amazon launching Alexa Guard Plus, which for just $4.99 a month provides professional emergency response and a suite of monitoring capabilities.

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However, Amazon emphasizes that this is "not designed to replace traditional home security systems" but the offering is likely to replace or substitite it for many homeowners.

Inside, we examine how Alexa Guard Plus works and how it compares to other offerings such as Wyze's $4.99 a month security monitoring, Ring's $10 offering, and ADT / Vivint conventional offering.

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***** **** ** **** ********* ** customers ** *** ** ** ******.

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Versus ****

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Jan 27, 2021

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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021

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John Honovich
Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021

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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021

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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021

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Jan 27, 2021

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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021

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Mark Palka
Jan 27, 2021
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Darren Holder
Jan 28, 2021
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John Honovich
Jan 28, 2021
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Jan 28, 2021

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*. ** ***'** *** ****** ******* with ******* *** ****** **** ******. There * ******* ******* ***** ******.

*. ** ***'** ***, *** **** to *** *** **** *** ********** strategy ** ** ** **** ** have * ******* ********.

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Corbin Hambrick
Feb 03, 2021

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Darren Holder
Jan 29, 2021
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****’** **** **** *** ******* - close **** ** ********.

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Corbin Hambrick
Feb 03, 2021

...****** **** *** ******* **** ** when *****'* * ***** ******** ****** in ** **** *** **** ** that ***** ***** ** *** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #8
Apr 02, 2021

"** * **** ****...** ***’** ******* me ******* ** ********* ** *** other **** ** *****? ****** *** a **** - ** **** *** you’re ***** **** ***’** *****, ****** you ** ** ** **** *** sell *** *********. "

**, *** *******, ********* ** **** likely ********** *** ***** ******* ******** and *** *************. ***** ****** ***'* voice ******* ** **** *** **** then *** ******. ***** *** **** amongst ***** ***** ********** *** ****** listening ** *** **********. **** **** do **** *** ******* ** **** they **** (*** *** ** ****** are ********)** *********. *** **, ** may *** ****** ** **** ** sell *** *********.

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Dwayne Cooney
Jan 28, 2021

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Undisclosed #6
Jan 29, 2021

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Lee Jones
Jan 29, 2021
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******: *** *****; ******* ******** *****

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Undisclosed Integrator #7
Jan 29, 2021

**** ** *** ********** ** "*****" (probably ***** ********) ***** *** *********** or * "***********" ********** ******* ***** them. ***'* **** **** ******** *** number ** ***** ********** ** **** people *** **** ********? ***** ** clearly ******* ****** **** **** *** Ring ** * ***'* ***** **** adversely ******* ****, **** **** *** a ****** ** **** *******. *** all ***** ***** ***** ***** ** have ** ******** **** **** ***** local ************?

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Jan 29, 2021

*** ********* **** * ******* *** offering ** **** ** ** ************ more ********* *** ***** ** ******* competition ** *** **** ** *** traditional ***** ******** *********. *** ********** to **** *** * ******* *** style ******** ******** ******* ********** ** creating ********* ******** ** ******** ******** systems, ***** *** ********* ** ** so *** **** *** ******* ********* of ****** ** ********* ***** ** guards *** * ***** ** ******** to ** **** ** ******* ********.

**** *** ****** ** ******* ** that ***** ** ** ********* **** is *** ** ********* *** *** a ***** ** ********* * ****** customer ***** **********. *** ***** ********* have *** **** **** ******* ******. To **** ***** ** ******** ***** response ******* ********, *** ********** *********** has **** ******* ** ** ***** scoring ******** **** **** **** **** the ***** ** ***** ****** *** ensure ******** ****** **** ****** *** priority.

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Lee Jones
Jan 29, 2021
Support Services Group

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Jordi Ibero
Jan 29, 2021
Imago IP Solutions

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