Micromark Wirefree Dual Powered Alarm.

Advantages: Wireless and easy to install
Disadvantages: Lack of customer support

...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 takes 6 D batteries and is solar powered also… the siren box is white and looks reasonably attractive (which was fairly important to me), it’s a nice shape… not too big and bulky… with a blue strobe light on the bottom and blue solar panel on the top and has Micromark written in the middle… ...
...couldn’t get anyone on the Micromark help line…. No-one was answering !! It done this again a few days later and this time I got through to someone from Micromark, I told him what the problem was… and his answer was the batteries needed replacing… but they were only 3 weeks old I told him !! In the instructions the batteries are supposed to last at least 6 months before you have to check them !! So he then asked me… “when you walk past a PIR does ... Read review

Advantages: looks nice
Disadvantages: kept arming itself for no apparant reason

...not come out, I had to wait until next day when my friends boyfriend could come over and take down the alarm box and take batteries out......peace at last!!! Yes I did get in touch with Micromark but all they said was that it was interference from some other source!!!! ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to Install
Disadvantages: Has a mind of its own!

...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 took it back in the end, to Argos where I bough it who gave me a new shiny one. This I installed using instructions to the letter and had no problems for about a week. Then the system managed to find a mind of its own and armed itself at about 5am one Wednesday morning. This then set off the siren ...
...to Micromark (although dont expect a great deal of response) and Argos explaining my predicament. I havnt decided what to do but it is more than likely it will go straight back. I would not recommend this as a purchase, its is fraught with flaws and bad design!! ... Read review

Advantages: easy to install, a monkey could do it
Disadvantages: don't live on a street with car alarms

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 ... Read review

Bought one it kept giving false alarms. Stopped using it. Do not waste your money on this buy something else.