Alarm 8-Piece Kit (newest model), Home or business security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring

I've been using a Ring Alarm system for about a year now, and it has been one of the best home security purchases I've made. Installation was surprisingly simple. The sensors paired quickly, the app walks you through the setup process, and I had everything up and running without any professional installation. Over the past year, the system has been completely reliable. I've never had any issues with false alarms, connectivity, or devices dropping offline. It simply works, which is exactly what you want from a security system. Before switching to Ring, I had ADT and was paying around $60 per month for monitoring. With Ring's professional monitoring costing about $10 per month, the savings have been substantial. At that price difference, the system has paid for itself many times over while still providing the features I need. If you're considering replacing a traditional monitored alarm system or installing one for the first time, I'd definitely recommend giving Ring a serious look. It's reliable, easy to install, and offers excellent value for the money.

The Ring 2nd Gen is my first experience with a home install of a security system; however, not my first experience with security systems in general. If you're somewhat tech savvy you won't have a problem setting this up. The materials provided upon unboxing were sufficient enough to guide me to setting up and installing this security system without any prior experience. I am converting over from ADT due to their expensive monthly costs and I was extremely happy to find that the magnet side of the window and doors sensors (the smaller side of the sensor) worked with Ring. What this meant was I only had to replace part of my ADT system, thus making install easier and less time consuming. Software is easy to use. I was able to figure it out on my own without any instructions. Some people will complain that Ring doesn't have glass break sensors but coming over from ADT I will tell you that this is a blessing. The biggest false alarm you will get is from glass break sensors, especially if you have kids. I can't tell you how many times I had a false alarm go off because a kid banged their toys around, or screamed at the right tone, or threw a dish into the sink. I understand the need for glass break sensors in certain situations, like a bigger where you might not be able to hear a window break. If you want a glass break sensor there is nothing stopping you from putting a window/door sensor on the glass itself, positioned in a manner that doesn't interfere with the operation of the window. Stick the sensor on the bottom of the window frame and the contact magnet above it directly on the glass. If/when someone smashes the window and clears out the glass to climb thru, it's going to go off. I get that this is not practical for every scenario and every window, but it is an option. Alexa Guard is another option and while it isn't a true glass break sensor, it is a bit of a backup. I want to edit to add that I'm a little frustrated with Amazon on the package options and shipping. I bought the 14 piece kit, however, I did not need the 14 piece kit. I didn't need the 2nd keypad, motion sensor or range extender. All I needed was one the base station, one keypad, one motion sensor, the fire alarm listener and 8 contact sensors. Buying all that stuff separately cost more than the 14 piece kit so I was forced to order it. This is when I became aware that a true 14 piece kit doesn't exist. What Amazon did was ship me an 8 piece kit and then all the other pieces separate, like I wanted to order anyway. They all shipped at different times with the last pieces arriving 5 days after the initial kit. I wish they would have at least arrived at the same time so I could have installed my system all at once, however, doing it this way gave me the chance to see just how easy it is to add on additional devices at any time. The cellular backup is via AT&T. You'll want to check service at your address.

I love everything ring has to offer. Set up was easy and simple. Daily use is easy and simple, very user friendly. The modes are nice and customizable. I literally use it all throughout the day with the sensors. I may even buy another one for my back door

I was a little skeptical about purchasing the Ring Alarm as I had read some of the negative customer reviews left on the Amazon site regarding this product. I had been doing research on alarm systems. I had looked at the Ring and another wireless alarm systems. I was on the Amazon sited the day after Thanksgiving and there was a link that said Black Friday deals. I clicked the link and the site refreshed to a page of deals. The first item on the page was a deal for 8 piece Ring Alarm for $149.00. $149.00, that was cheaper than a 5 piece Ring set. To make it even better for $10.00 more I could get an Echo Dot with the purchase. $159.00 for a Ring Alarm and an Echo Dot was an awesome deal. So I jumped on it. When I received the product it took a few day to install the system as I was a little busy after work. Once I did have the chance to install the system it was very easy. I did have to initialize the system twice as it didn’t connect to the internet the first time. After connection was made set up was a breeze. Because I was so impressed with the system I purchased the 6 piece Ring Smart Lighting Pathlight System and the Ring video doorbell. The Pathlight System came with the Ring Light Bridge which is required to create a connection network for Ring Smart Lights. The light system is awesome. Because they have a motion sensor, the system can be set to come on during the specific set time when motion is detected. The doorbell alerts you when motion is detected and also when someone rings the doorbell. The Ring base station announces that “someone is at the door” when the button is pushed. As of right now the only two issue that I have had with the system is the video doorbell and the Ring Light Bridge were too far from the wireless router. The light bridge would lose connection often and the doorbell wouldn’t work correctly so I had to purchase and wireless extender. Now they both work great.

The Ring Alarm 8-Piece Kit was pretty straightforward to install and set up. The app walks you through everything, and getting the sensors connected was easy. I used screws instead of the included adhesive tape to mount the sensors because I wanted something more secure, and that worked well. I don’t see how the tape holds over time. The system has done exactly what it's supposed to do. The sensors respond quickly, and the app notifications have been reliable. My only real complaint is that the alarm could be louder. It's definitely audible, but I expected it to be a little more attention-grabbing, especially from other parts of the house. The app says your neighbors may hear which is unlikely Overall, it's a solid security system that's easy to install and works as expected. Cheaper to monitor than the big names and one less app.

This is the perfect Home Security Bundle if your home is like mine one story under 1400 Sq ft it is more than enough to cover your home on the inside

Easy setup, fine user control, extremely thoughtful design! I was using smartthings with a mix of smartthings, wink, and other z wave products for my alarm. This alarm is better in my opinion than anything you can buy professionally or diy. Design First off, everything just looks nice and clean. The sensors are slightly wider and taller than my old sensors, but are way thinner which makes them stick out less. I really the design language of everything for the 2nd generation products. Setup is really fast and easy. I appreciate this because z wave can be super duper finicky and hard/time consuming to setup. The thoughtfulness of design of everything is just bar none better than anything else. For example, starting with the base station, backup battery, cellular free, wifi and ethernet options, and cable management! Both the base station and keypads have cable management which gives options in setup to really make everything look nice! The keypad also can be operated wired or by rechargeable battery which again, awesome. On top of that, the base station comes with a great wall mounting solution that can be used permanent or semi permanent with the charging cable and not have to go through walls. The cable even has a notch to make it easier to pull out! The sensors are amazing as well. Installation is easy with double sided tape and also the option to hard mount with screws. The detection distance is very good which helps for non aligned installations due to door trim and such. What I really appreciate is they use CR2032 batteries which I can buy almost anywhere. Too much of my other z wave equipment used rare batteries that were not stocked by walmart/target/etc. Also the batteries are easy to change and that is also something that really matters down the line. Control and Integration The amount of control has been just amazing as well. There are still improvements to be made, however with Ring they have been constantly improving and i feel like that is a huge benefit to this alarm in that the software will keep maturing. I use multiple ring outdoor and indoor cameras with a doorbell pro, and schlage smart deadbolts. Together with this alarm, I have been very satisfied with how well you can sync everything up. First off my deadbolts synced up on first try which did not ever happen with smartthings. It is truly wonderful to be able to both arm and disarm my alarm from my deadbolt TouchPad. The ability to set one deadbolt to arm and disarm the ALARM with codes while the 2nd deadbolt doesn't is great. The amount of user control is great, but what makes this really stand out is I don't have to look online for custom schedulers or run iftt to get things to work how they should. You can easily make any single door sensor alert on open or close with a few different sounds. They can be separately configured or be turned all off/on based on alarm mode which is again great. I already had Ring premium or whatever it is called due to my doorbell and multiple cameras, so this cost me no more than I was already paying. Paying $100 a year for camera and alarm service with cloud storage is a steal. Please don't ever change that. Overall this has been everything I could have asked for and more. By far the easiest install. What was surprising was how well everything is designed and how well you can control everything to your liking. I am hoping that my door sensors do not have the issues down the line that I had with other zwave devices. On the plus side, replacing a sensor is again just such a great design. You can just replace the sensor without having to undo any tape or screws due to the design of the sensor mount. Please, whoever designed these, give them a raise!

Nice product! Easy installation!