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Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Hello all!

I am looking for some advice on a smart alarm system for my father, who lives out in the middle of nowhere in the countryside. He is relatively social and goes out a lot, so the recent increase in robberies in the area has us jumpy!

I've already set him up on the TP-Link cameras, that he finds very easy to use, and which I have access to to see if there are any issues... But he really needs a very simple alarm system that I set up easily and that I can access. We did look at Verisure and whatnot, but they are extortionately expensive and I don't like the way they lock you in.

I have a Yale system at my house that I have been very disappointed with. I was looking at Ring, but I'm just not sure. Do you have any suggestions?

Also, if I am posting this in the wrong place, please do let me know!

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[–] Typical-Ad-6730@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ring is pretty simple, has inexpensive Hardware and monitoring, and has great integration with Alexa.