Simplisafe Warns Customers About Alarm Fines

Author: Ari Erenthal, Published on Mar 17, 2017

Simplisafe markets themselves as a 'better way' than traditional professional alarm companies.

However, in one key way, Simplisafe hides the alarm permitting process from their marketing material, only making it clear after the system is purchased.

In this note, we examine Simplisafe's approach and contrast it to the permitting process with traditional professional alarm companies.

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Comments (12)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 03/17/17 02:26pm

************: * *** *******, ** * ***** ******** *** ********* if **** **** ******* **** ******** ** ***** ************ (**** were *** *****, ** * **** **** **** ***, ** fact).

**** ** **** *** **** ***** ** ** ***** ******. And *'* **** ** **** ** ******* *** *** ** for ****, *********** ***** *** ********* **** ********, *** ******** information *** ********. ** ** **** **** * ********** *******, or ** ******** *****?

*'* ******* *** ********* ********* ******** ** ***** ****. ** there * ****** ** ***** ********* ******* ** ** *** customer? ** **** ** ** *** ** ** ******** ******* it? *'* ********** ** **** **** ***** **** **** ** say.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Ethan Ace | 03/21/17 08:33pm

*** **** **** *** * **** ** *** ****** *********** if *** ****** ** **** ******** **.

****** **** ** *** *** *** *** **** *****'* **** to **** *** ******.

Evelyn O'Brien Strader

In reply to Ethan Ace | 06/22/17 06:28pm

** ******** **** *** *** ********* *** *** ********* **** live ** ****** **** ******* ****. ** **** ** *** send **** ** ***** **** ***** *****.......

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 03/17/17 02:36pm

** ** ****, * ***** ******* **** **% ** **** systems ****** ****'* ********** ** ***'* **** *** ************/******* ********.

****:*** ******** *********** ***** *******?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/17/17 06:45pm

**** ** *** ***** ****** * ** **** ********* * call **** * *** ********, ** ******* * ******, ** to **** **** * **** ** ****** ******** ******* ** the ************ ***** *** ********'* **** ** ******** ** *******. Your **********'* ******* ***/** ***** ***** ******* **** *** **** you *** **** *** ******** *******.

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** ***** ****** ******** ******* ** ***** ****** ** ******** and ***'* ************** ** ** ** ******** *** *****.

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Ari Erenthal

03/17/17 07:10pm

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*** ** **** ********?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 03/17/17 07:50pm

**'* *** ** ***** ********* ***** * ***** *** **** to **** ***.

******* **** ** ***** **********, *'** ***** **** **** *** different ** **** ****. * *** *** ********* ********* **** required *** ***** ******* ** *****, *** ** ******* *** police ********** **** ***** **** * **** ********** ********* ** ***** ****. * *** **** *** ******* months *** ******* * ******* *** ******* ******** *** ***** permits *** ***** ***** *** ********* ** ******* ***** ** ALL *********. *** **** ** ** *********** **** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/17/17 07:12pm

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**, ** ********** ** ********** ******* * ***** ******* *******, are **** *********** ****** ******** ******** ** **** ************ ***** their ********* *** *******?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/21/17 04:38pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 03/21/17 08:50pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/17/17 08:51pm

******** *** * ********* ********** ****** ****** *******. ** **** to **** **** ******** ** **** **** ****** *** **** provide * ****** ******, *** ***** **. ** **** ********** with ******* ** *** * ***** *** ** ***** ** the ****** **** ******* ** ***** ****** ** **** ******* who ****** **** *** ***** *** ******** ***** * ******* number ** ***** ******.

Undisclosed #4

03/22/17 07:03pm

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