Hi all,

Recently, my younger sister’s house was broken into New Year’s Eve and my neighbor’s catalytic converter was stolen last month which prompted me to get serious about upgrading my home security system. I have looked at some options such as Ring, Blink, Cove, SimpliSafe, etc. but I would really prefer to use the existing system as I already have a motion sensor inside my home that has power to it as well as 4 windows with two sensors (glass break and contact sensors on each) prewired and running to the old panel. I tried to power it up by plugging it in but to be honest, I got pretty overwhelmed with all tiny wires and coaxial cables everywhere.

Other options I am interested in are outdoor cameras with a black box such as a Lorex surveillance system but I worry about those systems solely relying on WiFi. I know there are security cameras with cellular service are available as well but just 1 camera with cellular service is so much money so I really am confused about where to even start. I had a guy I found on Thumbtack come out and give me a quote but he quoted me $3000 for setting up 4 wired outdoor Lorex cameras that would have a blackbox and monitor but I see those systems on the internet for much cheaper.

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Photos of my existing wired system here:

https://imgur.com/a/WlmfC8O

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Any help is greatly appreciated!