I just spoke with a VIVINT tech about having an alarm installed. They quoted me $82.59 for the monthly fee and when I balked he lowered it to $62.59. The most troubling thing is that there is NO self-monitoring option, so the equipment is completely useless if you do not like or want to discontinue their monitoring service. The quote for equipment was $4,020 (that was also reduced from the initial quote of $7,800). While this might be worthwhile IF all goes smoothly–and they do have lots of features–I’ve never been truly happy with any monitoring service. LOL. Seems like I can’t wait for the contract to end so I can find another or monitor it myself. Their contract is 60 months. So $7,797 for five years of parts, installation, and monitoring, after which your system is useless unless you stick with them. Hmmm….just want others to know in case it saves you some time. I’m calling Simplisafe next.