Getting my home up to speed with the latest smart security system

Many of the Ideal Home team wear many hats, our Ideal Home Editor in Chief Heather Young is a perfect example of this. An Editor, DIY attempt-er and Mum she finds herself lots spinning lots of plates, with keeping her house and family safe a worry that’s always on her mind. 

She can’t be super-mum everywhere at one, watching what’s going on in the house, whilst navigating work meetings. Or can she? After testing out EE’s smart home security system, Heather found that looking out for home, kids and dog Lyra has become so much easier. 

Simplifying smart home security 

Setting up a full smart home security can feel quite overwhelming for many people. Even our Editor admits she doesn’t always feel up to speed with the latest smart tech.

‘I'm reasonably tech-savvy but I find a lot of smart tech confusing, and connecting it all up together seems scarily complicated,’ admits Heather.  ‘But “EE Smart Home Security, powered by Verisure” does sound pretty cool.’

EE smart home security has simplified the whole process of choosing everything you need to protect your home. It offers four different packages, all with 24/7 monitoring, ranging from the essentials that includes everything you need to start off your smart home security set up to the full-works which includes external cameras and a video doorbells.

Setting up a smart home security system for the first time 

To see how easy the EE smart home security system is, Ideal Home Editor in Chief, Heather tried using EE’s security products all in one place a few weeks ago.

‘There’s products I’ve definitely heard of – the Arlo doorbell from Verisure,’ she says. ‘ I hadn’t even thought about a monitored Smoke Detector that can alert emergency services as soon as it detects a fire – which makes more sense than my old smoke alarm.’

You can choose the package that’s right for you. Heather opted for the Full Works that includes spotlights, shock sensors and night vision video. That way she can keep an eye on the house  (and the dog)  through an app on her phone whether she is out at work or visiting friends and family.