Lease versus Purchase
For customers who hope to improve their home’s security, the choices can be confusing. Some companies seem to offer great deals through a leased system, while others do not. What are the pros and cons?
Leased Alarm System
- No money down, but high monthly fees for the duration of the contract
- Credit check is required
- Must be bundled with other services
- No daily confidence test
- No extras on the basic system, but any add-ons are often priced at higher than if the system was purchased outright
- Lease has to be renegotiated with a new purchaser if the homeowner sells
- No guarantee on false alarms
- No guarantee the alarm monitoring centre is local
- No guarantee installation is done by an insured, experienced technician
- Monthly fees are higher, even after the original lease term ends
- Extra charges per device
Purchased Security System
- Upfront costs to own
- Guaranteed quality system
- Daily confidence tests
- Customer owns the system outright
- 100% guarantee Alliance Security will pay for any false alarm call out costs
- Guaranteed locally owned and monitored
- Guaranteed personal service calls by Alliance Security technicians
- Installation by our certified, insured staff – no subcontractors