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The home security category continues to be a competitive mix of professionally installed services and DIY options. Among them, SimpliSafe takes a hybrid approach with devices that are easy to set up ...

Simple set up - Peel and stick installation, place on a shelf or can install using included hardware. Then follow the steps in the SimpliSafe App Compatible with the SimpliSafe Gen 2 home security ...

We're firm believers at Livingetc that tech should be as simple to set up as it is to use, and there's not a person among us who hasn't spent money on something that proved to be too much trouble to ...

Boston-based SimpliSafe began selling its smart home security system in the U.K. on April 2, 2019. Despite a decrease in overall crime rates for several decades, burglary rates have increased during ...

For DIY systems you can install and expand yourself without getting locked into a contract, both SimpliSafe and Ring rate among our top picks. Both brands offer kits of varying sizes that are ...