Amazon Ring Partners With Rapid Response For $10 Monitoring

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jul 10, 2018

Amazon's Ring alarm system is using Rapid Response for monitoring, IPVM has confirmed in our testing.

Amazon is arguably the most feared new entrant into the alarm monitoring market ever. With their huge size scale, with an $800 billion valuation, and hyper-aggressive expansion tactics, Amazon has disrupted various industries. Now, with $10 monthly monitoring, 1/3rd less than Simplisafe, and using Rapid Response, how much could Amazon hurt the traditional industry?

Inside this note, we examine the impact of Amazon / Ring using Rapid Response.

******'* **** ***** ****** is ********** ******** *** **********, **** *** confirmed ** *** *******.

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****** **** ****, ** examine *** ****** ** Amazon / **** ***** Rapid ********.

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***** ******** ** ***** plainly ** *** ***** system ********** *********** **** is ******** ** *** system, ** ***** *****:

Amazon ******* ********** *** $** *****

******, ****** ********* ********** ******* *** $10 *** *****, ** low ** $*.** *** month**** ********* *** $*** annually.

Plan ******** ** **** ***** & ******** *****

*********** *** *** ********** cost ** **** **** is **** ********* *** months ** ***** ***** storage *** ******** ****** in *** $**/***** *****. Ring ********* **** ** us ** * ******* chat:

**** ** ********* ***** costs ** ***** **** monthly ****.

*** ****, ***** ***** storage *** ******** ****** connections *** ********** **** on *** ** ******* monitoring. *** ******* ***** companies, *** ***** ****** can ***** ******* ~$* - $** *** ***** for *****, **** ~$** -$15 **** *** * cellular ****** **********.   

Ring ******** ******

*** ******* ** ******** to **** ***** ******* in ****, *** *** all, ******. *** ******* provides ******** *** ** states *** ********** ** according ** ********** ********** ****:

*** **** *** ******* is *** ******** ** all ** ****** *** not *********** ****** ******** sales ** ***** ******, but **** ***** *********** do *** ******* ******** for ***** *** ******.  

Rapid ******** ********

***** ******** ** *** ** *** biggest *********, ******* ***** ********** for '**** ********** ******** ********* across ***** *******' **** '** *** ** certified *** ******** ** all ****** ********* *********'. Rapid ******** *** ***** monitoring ********, *** ** California *** ** ***** ************ in *** ****.

No *********** ** *******

***** ** ** *********** publicly ********* ** **** Rapid ** ******** ******. Rapid ** ********* *** of *** ****** ****** providers *** ****** ********* accepts **** *** ** no ******* ** **** market *****. ****** ****, we ** *** **** what ** ***** **** specifically ****.

Comparable - **** **** ********** *** *******

***** ** *** *** first ********** ******** ** partner **** * ****** to *** *********** ********. Indeed, **** *** **** monitored *** ********** *** Comcast, *** ** *** historically ******* *******.

Debate - ********** '**********'

**** ******* *** ********** ********* like **** *** ***** Response. **** **** ********* be ********* **** ***** companies *** *********** ********** their **********. ** *** other ****, ** *** extent **** *** ********** providers *** ******* * quality, ************** *******, ******* may ****** ** ** a reality ** ********.

Vote / ****

Traditional ******** ****** ****** ***********

* ****** ****** ******* the *** ******** **** effectively ****** *** ****** to ****** *** **** ************ refused *********** ********* (*.*., the '**%) ** ******* DIY **** *** **** the ******** **%. ** believe *** ****** ** both. *********, *** ***** market ** ******* **** concerned ***** *** ****** of****** / **** ** ADT. **** **** ***** Rapid, **** ** * further ******** **** *** Ring *** ***** ******* to ***** * ******* service ** * ******** of *** *** ***** mass ****** *********.

Upcoming Ring ******* ****

**** ** ********* ********* results **** *** **** of ****'* ********* ********.

** ****** ****, **** for *** **** **** results *** *** ** stacks ** ******* ***** DIY ******, ******************* '*** ***' ********** 3 ******* ****** ***** ******. 

Comments (17)

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 07/10/18 05:54pm

**** ** ** ********* than **** *** ******** started ***** ********* ** alarm ******* **** ***********. Go ** *** ********* the ******* ****** *** phone ****** *** *** customer. *** **** **** monitoring ******* ******* **** $32 *** ***** **** to ****** $** *** month. 

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 07/10/18 09:57pm

*** ****** ***** ** monthly *********** ***** ******* still ** ****** ** mid $** ***** ** some *****.  * *** an *** ***** ***** in *** **** *****:

***** ********** (** ***** video ** **** ******, POTS ****) ** $**.**/* for * ******* ** 36 ******:

*** **** ******* ***** includes ******** *** ******* (the ***** ***** ** an $*** *****), *** the *** ***** ******* $99 ** ***** ** a '******** ************ ******'.

**, ********* $*** **** 36 ****** ****** ~$** per ***** ** ******** cost. **** ***** *** is ********** ~$**/***** ** monitoring ***** *** ***** years, ** ***** ** the $*.** *** ***** cost ** ******** ****** Ring **********.

Undisclosed #1

07/10/18 10:34pm

*'** **** **** ***** on****************** ******* *** ***** Response... *** * *** imagine **** ** ** a ***** *** ** begin ****.

**** ***** ****** **** this **** *** ******** (and ***** **** ** commercial *********) *** ** Rapid ********'* * **** centers ** ** *** NY?

Undisclosed Distributor #2

07/11/18 12:40pm

******** *** ** **** if-you-can't-beat-em-join-em **********. ***** *** only, ****, * ** 8 ******* ******** ***** enough ** ****** ** extra ***,*** *********** ** the **** ** ****** over *** ***** ******** organic ****** ***** **? If ***** *****'* **** Amazon's *****, ******** **** is ***** **. 

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | 07/11/18 03:24pm

** * ******* *** in **** ***** ** first ******** ***** ** the **** ******* ****** North ******* ****** *** together *** *** ** a ****** ***** ** get * ****** ******** making **** ***** ****** them ******** ***********. **** they ***** **** ******* the *** **** ** Rapid *** *** ** a *** *******. ** they ****** ******** **** could ******* ... *****. 

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 07/11/18 05:21pm

*** ****** ** **** surprises **.

** *** **** ** ****** **** ******** $** Monthly ************ ***** ********** ******** **** *****, **** 65% ** ***** **** this **** *** * net ******** ****** ** alarm *********:

*******, *** **** ***** Response *** **** **** to ****, ~**% ** votes ***** **** ***** should ** **:

** **** ***** **** of *** **** ***** dealers ******* ********** ******** by *** **** ***** Rapid ****** ** **?

Undisclosed Distributor #2

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 07/11/18 06:04pm

***** ******** ***** ** nuts *** ** ** this ****, *** ***'* not ******* **** ** a ******** *********** *** dealers. 

Lee Jones

Support Services Group | 07/11/18 06:14pm

*** ********* *** ****** on ***** **********. ** is ******* ** ********** and *****-***** **********, *** also ******* ** ******/**** and ***** ********.

#*.. ** ******* ********** has * ****-**** ** their ******** *****…. ***** remote **********.  ********* **** are *** ********* ** move *** ********* **** their *** ****-*** ********** facilities *** **********.  *********** with * ***********, ********, third-party ********** ****, **** Lydia/C.O.P.S., *** * **** place ** *****, ******* way *** **** “*******” for *** ********** ******** model.  “*******” **** *********** and *********.  *** *******, promote **** ********, *** deliver ***** ***** ********. Recent ********* *********** (********* FL,TX,GA) ******** ******** ********** firms (**** *.*.*.*, ***, Moni, ****, ***** ********, etc), ************ ********* * call ** *** ****** first *** ********* ******** to ******* ********* ***** systems. **** **** ******** first, ******* ********* **** customer ******** ************ (*** Verified ********).  ***** ****** response ** ******* ******** alarms ** ***** **** or ******* **** (*** customers *** *******).  *** enforcement **** ***** ********** (& Rapid ********) **** ** other ***** ***** ******** and ********** **** *.*.*.*. Tainted ** *********** **** traditional, ******* ********** ***** that **** **** ** nasty ****** *********.

#*… ******** (******* ******* & ******** **********) ** a **** ******* ** a **** ***** ******* security **** **** ******** high *** ******* ******** around *** ***** ******* the *** ** ****** resources. **** ********* ** NOT ***** ****** ********** to ******* ******** ***** systems. ******* ******** ** the ****.  *** *******, the ****** ******* ** France *** ****** ******** practices **-******** ********.  ** parts ** ***** ******, TYCO ******** ** ******* vehicles **** * ******* of *******.  ***** *** next-gen ***** ** *** US **** ***** ********* (& ****) *** ******** with ****** ********** **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Lee Jones | 07/11/18 06:26pm

“*******” **** *********** *** liability

*** ** ********** ***/** Ring ***** *********** ** using **** ** *************? Do *** **** ******** evidence ** **** ****? 

** ***** ** ***** Africa, **** ******** ** armored ******** **** * variety ** *******. 

********** *** *********, *** crime ********* ** ************* better **** ***** ******.

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/18 06:47pm

** ******- ***** **** and ******** ******* * burglar ******, ** **** jurisdiction ****** ****** * fee $*** *** ** for * ***** ***** response *** ** **** of ***** ************* (*******) they ****** *** ******** company *** **** *** to ******* **** ********. 

***** *** ****  ******** jurisdictions ***** * ******* ** required ** ** **** a ********* ** *** alarm *** *** **** before ****** **** ********, the ****** ****** ** required ***** **** * time *** * ***-****** to ****** *** **** the ****. 

**** ***** ****** *** not ********* ** *** system * **** ** most ******* ****** ****** refuse ** ******* ** a **** **** * non ******* ******* ** site ************ *****.

 

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Palka | 07/11/18 06:50pm

****, ******, **** ** informative!

** **** ***, * would ****** ****** *** Simplisafe ***'* **** *** headway ** ****** ****** they ************* ****** ***** approach.

***, ** *** **, the ***** ********* ******** no **** ******** ***, given ****, ***** ******* structure *** ********* ********* deliver * *********** ****, yes/no?

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/18 07:09pm

* *****,  *** * think **** **** **** make * *** ** headway ** ****** - the ****** *** ***** no ********** ** *******. For ** ** * have * ***** ** I **** ** ** ring **** *** * don't ***** ** **** by ***** ******* ****** I ***** ***** **** then * **** * guard ******* **** **** canines. ****** ** *** someone **** *** **** I ******** * ******* service.

*** ***** ***** * noticed ** **** ******* home ****** *** **** more **** ***** *** rely **** ** ***** cell ***** **** **** the ************ *** ******* of * *** ******

** ** ******* * would **** ********* ** my *********** *** ***** business ********* * **** type ******. 

** *** ** *** are ***** *** *** own * *** **** you *** ****** ********'* and **** ********. ** Canada ***** * ******** or **** **** ******* more ***. ***. *** if ** **** ** illegal *** ** ****** have * ****** *** a ***-*** ****.  

Lee Jones

Support Services Group | In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/18 11:06pm

****…. *** ***** ***** my *******...“*******, **** *********** *** liability”.

**** ** *** ***** venue ** *** *** dirty ***** ** *** remote ********** ******* ** the ***** ********. *******, for ** ********, “***********” can ** ******** ** the **** *** ********, or ** ********, *** police ******** ** **-****** calls *** **** ** licensed ********** *****. *** the **** ** *** 10,000 **************, *** *** trends *** ****** **-******** Response, *** ********* ** policy… ********* ********* ****** the *****. **** ** the ** ********** ** within ************* **** *** consider ***** **** ******* monitoring ***** ** ** no ******** ******** *****, unless **** *** ******-******* a *** **** ******. All **** ** *** decades ***, ******, ******** model.

** *** *** * customer ****** * **** price *** “********” **********, you *** *** ** getting **** *** **** sold, *********** ** ****** contract ********…. **** *** addition ** “*********”.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Lee Jones | 07/11/18 11:11pm

**** ** *** ***** venue ** *** *** dirty ***** ** *** remote ********** ******* ** the ***** ********.

* ** ******* ***** the *********** ** **** and ********** **** ******. I ********** **** ******** does *** **** **** but ** ********* ** that **** *** ****** to *** ***** ****** their ********.

** *** *** * customer ****** * **** price *** “********” **********,

**** *** ****** $** per *****, ****'* ********* the ****** ****.

Lee Jones

Support Services Group | In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/18 11:54pm

****… ****** ***** *** filtering ** *******.

* *** *********** *** credibility *** ****** ********* of *** **** **************, traditional ***** ***** ****** monitoring, **** ** ********** by ******, **********, *** others. ***** **** *********** and ********* ****** ** Amazon *** **********.??

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Lee Jones | 07/11/18 06:34pm

**** ** ****** ** verification ****** ********, ** policy ****** **** *** respond ****** ** *** been ******** ** ***** or ** * ******* unarmed ******** ****** *****. 

Undisclosed #3

07/12/18 12:23am

****, ***** ****** ****** choose ** ** * monitoring ******** ** *** independent ******* ** ** the ******* **** *** plan ** **** ***** same *********** ******* **** a $**/***** ********.  *** dealers *** *** ***** and **** **** **** notice ** ****!

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