Ring Alarm Pack - S by Amazon | Smart home alarm security system with optional Assisted Monitoring - No long-term commitments | Works with Alexa

I was a bit dubious at first but I am so glad I got this! It's honestly a brilliant wee set up and so easy to do on your phone. I got the 5 piece and the best thing about it (that for some reason they don't use as a selling point) is that you can actually arm the system when you are at home. So if you put the contact sensors on the main door/windows and do the home arm setting, it means the motion sensors aren't activated by you walking about, but gives you peace of mind that if anything untoward was to happen, like some scum trying to get in in the middle of the night, the alarm would trigger. This is brilliant for people living alone and I don't know why they don't advertise this feature more than they do.I like that you can personalise all the settings for the various devices and for the price it is so good and the quality is good as well. The pieces are unobtrusive and look nice wherever you decide to put them. Great thing is there is no wiring and it will be so easy to take this with me when I move. I also like that I can add pieces in future if I choose. You do need wifi though. I would also say be sure where you want to place the contact sensors because once they are stuck on it is really tough to get them off again if you decide it's the wrong place! You can experiment with how to set it up and read the instructions about the motion and contact sensors properly because you have to put the motions 2.3 metres above the ground etc. So read the handbook properly or it might not work right. Other good thing is you get a month of the full monitoring service free of charge. Obvs they want you to continue paying after the free month ends but I don't think it's a bad deal at all and I think I probably will continue with it. But you don't have to if you don't want it.Lastly I really like the Ring app. It's simple and you can actually arm/disarm the system from the app on your phone instead of manually keying on the keypad, which is really brilliant. Again this is something that they don't really mention anywhere in the selling points but it's a great feature. I know I sound like I work for this company but I really don't. I am just really impressed with how it all ended up working. I think somebody has actually thought this system through logically and I am glad I went for this cause I looked at a few of similar type that were more expensive.

I fitted this alarm three days ago, and have found it to be very straightforward to use, and easy to fit. I purchased it from Amazon with a £90 discount, making it a bargain in my opinion. I would have paid the full price, but would have had to wait until later this year. I bought the basic kit for now, and intend to add more motion sensors and contact sensors later.In setting up the alarm, the base station is set up first. I had issues here. There were two options for setting up the alarm base, and I tried both options but neither worked. After multiple attempts I decided to contact the Ring helpdesk. The advisor was extremely helpful and talked me through the stages. The stages were exactly what I had done previously but this time worked immediately! (That is always embarrasing!) The advisor emailed me so if I had any more issues I would be able to contact him for advice, and it is a good job he did.I expected fitting the contact sensor to be awkward as the frame of the door is close to the wall, but more than the maximum inch. I tried it before fitting and it actually fitted fine and worked with no hassle. The range extender was a doddle to fit. Plug it in, the app soon found it. The motion detector appeared to be just as straightforward, until it the test to ensure it was working. I tested it as requested but when exiting the test mode the app told me it could not communicate with the app. I tried re-testing it, but that didn't help. I attempted to remove the motion sensor from the app but was told it could not communicate with the sensor. I tried removing the batteries to re-set it, but when I put them back in the app said it was still in test mode and when trying to exit test mode it said it could not exit test mode as there was no communication.Having had no success to come out of test mode I emailed the advisor. He made a couple of suggestions, all of which I had done. The sensor is working, according to the app it is detecting motion, but it is stuck in test mode. I am going to have to replace that sensor when I have a bit of spare cash. Disappointing, but hopefully I will have more look with others.Once set up the alarm is easy to use. Each user has their own code for the key pad, but equally the alarm can be set from the app on the smart zone. Exit/entrance delays can be set if the keypad is utilised to set the alarm, so the user can leave the house before the alarm is active. The keypad is re-chargeable, and the alarm base station can survive for 24 hours with no mains power, which is handy if you need to change the location.This is a very easy to install, easy to use, and is highly recommended. The issues were minor, and bar the motion sensor easily rectified. Once I have tried a new motion sensor I will update the review.04/01/2022 Update to reviewI have re-tried setting the motion sensor up. On this occasion I was able to remove the motion sensor from the app, and re-install. Upon re-installation it worked prefectly and exited the test mode at the first time of asking. This is an excellent, inexpensive alarm system, that I can add to as time goes on. A basic set up to begin with, that secures the house. Further motion detectors and contact sensors can be added later.