This 12-Piece SimpliSafe Home Security System Kit Is on Sale for Nearly $180 Off During the October Prime Day Sale.
Amazon’s October Prime Day sale is in full swing, and the SimpliSafe 12-Piece Wireless Home Security System with HD Camera is on sale for $159.99, down from $339.99—a nearly $180 discount and the lowest price to date, according to price-tracking sites . It’s a fairly complete starter kit for the price, including a base station and keypad, as well as five door sensors, two motion sensors, a key fob, an emergency call button, and a SimpliCam indoor camera—enough to cover the front and back doors and three windows, with motion sensors monitoring the hallway and living room. Our broader roundup of smart home deals during the October Prime Day sale also features other security cameras, smart locks, and video doorbells that are currently on sale.
Each motion sensor covers a 35-foot radius (approximately 10.7 meters) and has a 90-degree viewing angle, so a sensor installed in a corner can monitor an entire room. According to the manufacturer, both sensors ignore pets weighing up to 60 pounds (approximately 27 kg), meaning a cat or beagle shouldn’t activate them, but a Labrador might. The system can be armed and disarmed via the SimpliSafe app, and support for Alexa and Google Assistant adds voice control. Connection is handled by a base station that uses both Wi-Fi and cellular data and has a backup battery that can power the system for up to 24 hours during a power outage.
However, while the current price includes the hardware and one free month of professional monitoring (after which plans range from less than $1 to just over $2 per day), some features are tied to this subscription, including the ability to call the police using a panic button, in-app alerts, and 30-day video storage. Without a subscription, you can still use the system as a local alarm and arm and disarm it using a keypad or key fob, but you will lose some of the remote and controlled access features that make the full system more useful.