Remote monitoring: Qiara, the new connected alarm, breaks prices

The big move. At Christmas, Raphaël Hélier, 43, and his wife decided to leave their apartment in the 9th arrondissement in Paris. Destination Beauchamp, in the Val-d’Oise. “On three wheels, it takes me just 10 more minutes to get to my job,” enthuses this marketing director, happy to have invested in a large house. It was still necessary to protect it from intrusions. “As I have a geek side, I was not scared when I heard about the new Qiara alarm systems, to install yourself”, rewinds the one who then decides to spend 300 euros in equipment, to secure “absolutely all the openings on 120 m2”. This neo-rural chooses the minimum subscription, without remote monitoring, for 9.99 euros per month. Installation? “Child’s play”, especially because the “tutorial” on the app is very well done. “It took me a minute or two per window,” he describes.