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Your Dad’s Home Security System Just Got a Revamp—Now, It’s For Gen Y and Gen Z Commitment Phobes

ADT just entered its ‘no bullshit’ era.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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You know the drill. You’ve seen the advertisements on TV, and maybe even had a parent go through the whole process in your younger days. For years and years the only way to get a home security system was to schedule an appointment for somebody to come by and install it for you. And of course you’d need a contract. When there was an issue, you had to call the company, just as you had to whenever you wanted to add or remove a component.

No wonder that DIY systems blew up in popularity over the past decade. Now ADT has joined the party by introducing ADT Blu, a DIY security system for homes and small businesses that you can install yourself. You don’t need to be a home repair genius to install it. If you can use an app and sticky tape and change the occasional battery, you can get started with ADT Blu’s Build My........

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