Micromark Wirefree Dual Powered Alarm.

Well this review doesn’t have a nice start to it (doesn’t have a happy ever after either !!)…. My house was broken into last year… about 5 months ago… I was out the house a whole 40 mins and when I came back it had been totally trashed… how no body heard them I don’t know !! Not a lot was stolen, they must have been disturbed or planning on coming back for more (I’d like to see them try now !!) Anyway the very next day I went straight to Argos and purchased this Micromark Wirefree Dual Powered Alarm… it seemed a good idea at the time and cost £150.… The outdoor siren box is dual powered…. It ... more

Having moved to a new house after my divorce, I felt insecure and so decided on buying a burglar alarm, this one seemed ideal and suited my financial pockets and as this house is only temporary untill I get myself sorted thought a wireless alarm would be easy to take with me when I do find a more permanent home. My cousin is an electrician and so installed it for me with no hitches at all and didn't take long. the key fob was an additional bonus for me as I hate technical things (or should I say they don't like me!! haha) as I only had to press the on or off button, better than keying in ... more

Originally bought this alarm after realising the walls to my house are half a metre thick. Not good for drilling cable holes. Anyway, it was easy to install and looks just like a wired alarm. However, after only a week, we had real trouble disarming the system. This was particularly problematic when coming back from a night out at 3am, not something the neighnours appreciate at all. The key ring disamer and the keypad intermittantly fail to disarm the system. Spoke to Micromark who suggested lots of little things that didnt work, even suggested changing batteries which were just a week old! I ... more

Where do i start, and easy alarm system to put together and install yourself will take you about 30-60 mins. but the alarm system is activated via infra red system so when someone else is arming there car alarm or your neighbour 2 doors down as got the same alarm system it can set yours off. so can get very annoying. customer support via phone no. on the packaging and via the internet is not one of the best. but they do have many extra's you can add to the system, ie. keypads, extra pirs etc. basically a cheap and cheerful alarm system. does the job!! extra's can only be purchased via the ... more