looking for a good and safe system

[FrankMiles]

I’m building a new home in Montreal, and have started to research on security systems. I’m looking for a good and safe system, so that my wife can have peace of mind when I’m not at home, and also our belongings are somewhat watched over when we are gone. I have heard about  Good Alarm Bad Alarm services . I’m interested in knowing which company people are using and how much they pay for it.

[TomMac]

IMO, you first have to decide if you want a Perimeter alarm or Inside alarm ( or both ).

Pets may make it difficult for inside detectors that use PIRs tho.

Since your building a new home, I would use a top alarm company and have them come in during construction for the install. They can plot out what would work best for your location / home. I would go go the route of a more smart type home with all electronic devices / alarm linked

Also of course run the wiring for ethernet, etc during build ( cheap to run when walls open )

As to alarm services, the ones I seen in NY run from $10 to $40 per month for a central station service.

( my system was installed by myself from off-shelf Ademco products and runs wired and wireless sensors, using both perimeter and inside detectors with additional cameras ( some wired, some Arlo 🙂  ))