Monitored alarm costs: AMCO, ADT & Verisure

The following is a quick comparison of installation & monitoring costs between AMCO's LiveTalk monitoring and ADT & Verisure.

> AMCO alarm: AMCO monitored alarm installation cost, from £719 (or £199 if you've already got an alarm installed).  Monthly monitoring cost: £17.99 a month.  Minimum contract: 1 year

> ADT alarm: ADT monitored alarm installation cost, from £99 (for ADT's basic system) and £599 for ADT's standard system.  Monthly monitoring cost: around £24.99 to £35 a month.  Minimum contract: 3 years

> Verisure alarm: Verisure monitored alarm installation cost, from around £279 (with Verisure's standard discount, or £999 without).  Monthly monitoring cost: around £47 a month.  Minimum contract: 3 years

Comparing costs over 3 years

Apart from AMCO, all major alarm companies lock their customers into a non-negotiable 3 year contract.  It's therefore important to look at how much your alarm will cost you over a 3 year period.  Here's a quick cost comparison over 3 years (N.B. all prices here are provided as a 'guide'.  Actual prices may vary):

> AMCO: Install cost £719.  Monthly cost: £17.99 x 36 months = £1366

> ADT: Install cost £599.  Monthly cost: £35 x 36 months = £1859

> Verisure: Install cost £279.  Monthly cost: £47 x 36 months = £1971

As you can see, AMCO costs are c.£500 / £600 cheaper over 3 years - and prove even better value over a longer period, saving c.£200+ per year in the future.

Pay £17.99 not £47 a month

Already got an alarm?  Upgrade to LiveTalk for £199

Even better news is that if you already have an old alarm, you can simply add LiveTalk to your system for just £199 - or possibly less, depending on the set-up of your existing alarm.

The great thing about LiveTalk is that it acts as a 'plug-in' to existing alarm equipment, meaning that you don't have to rip out / change what you've got, but instead just upgrade for £199 (along with the £17.99 monthly monitoring cost.

How LiveTalk works

AMCO’s monitored alarm systems are different as they come with LiveTalk Monitoring meaning that our 24/7 monitoring staff can immediately listen, talk and challenge intruders in your property.

The idea of our monitored alarm systems is that we immediately scare away burglars by talking to them via a 'speaker microphone unit' and call in the emergency services if necessary.  Read more about LiveTalk here >>

 What happens when an AMCO monitored alarm is activated

AMCO listens via microphone

Intruder breaks in and activates AMCO LiveTalk monitoring allowing AMCO to listen into property immediately.

20 seconds after alarm activation.

AMCO challenges via speaker

Intruder is startled by AMCO staff verbally challenging via a speaker in the property.

5 seconds later.

AMCO alerts emergency services

AMCO alerts police. Intruder runs away quickly (empty handed).

10 seconds later.

Save up to £100

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How AMCO’s pricing structure works compared to Verisure & ADT

AMCO has a different pricing structure than Verisure and ADT, with the customer paying more on day 1 but significantly less over a 3 year+ period.  Watch the following video for more information . . .

Choose a bespoke & reliable alarm system

With AMCO's alarm systems, you're buying a bespoke system designed for your property, rather than an off-the-shelf product.

AMCO's wireless alarm technology is also best-in-class, using Texecom Premier Elite system with Ricochet wireless technology - meaning that wireless sensors 'dropping off' and not working is minimised.  N.B. the reliability of lesser technologies IS a big issue with wireless alarms, so please be careful with the equipment you're having installed in your property (you don't want to be changing it in 12 months time!).

Read more about the specifications of AMCO's alarm equipment (both wired and wireless), via this link here >>  Below are examples of different keypad options with our Premier Elite system . . .

Compare monitored alarm systems & alarm monitoring prices

The following is a more in-depth comparison between AMCO, ADT and Verisure alarm systems - including who supplies their security equipment & size of company.

*N.B. reading reviews about Verisure either shows 1 star review, where people have had a terrible experience, or 5 star reviews. The 1 star reviews of Verisure are usually to do with terrible service or where people have encountered pushy sales people; the 5 star reviews seem to be written just after an alarm has been installed.

**N.B. with a Verisure system the system (hardware) is not owned by the customer but is owned by Verisure, and is rented / contracted to the customer.  ADT provide two different options - owned or rented - depending on the contract the customer signs up to.  With AMCO, the customer 100% owns the system.

Verisure or ADT or AMCO?

For a quick summary of which is better - Verisure or ADT or AMCO - watch the following summary video . . .

3 reasons to choose AMCO's specialist alarms 

• 1. Better monitoring

  Our special LiveTalk monitoring gives you superior protection than standard "call-back" monitoring.

• 2. No long contracts

  To keep things simple for you, we don't insist on long monitoring contracts. Our minimum contract length is 1 year NOT 3 years.

• 3. Low-cost monitoring

  Our charges are up to 1/2 our competitors, saving you £££'s over the years + we have never increased charges to existing customers for 18 years

Give us a call & get a quote in less than 10 mins

We do all our quotes on the phone - they normally take less than 10 mins.  Don't worry, we don't use high-pressure sales people, our pricing and product sells itself.  Call us on 0800 13 03 999 or if out of hours, email sales@amco999.com