{"id":323701,"date":"2025-11-10T15:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reviews.com\/?page_id=125710"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:53:45","slug":"protect-america-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reviews.com\/home\/security-systems\/protect-america-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect America Home Security Review"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/span>\n \n\n\n

Protect America no longer sells new systems; existing Protect America customer accounts were acquired and are now serviced by Brinks Home<\/a>. For current, comparable professionally monitored plans, Brinks Home tiers commonly run about $40\u2013$55+ per month depending on video features and smart-home integration (see Brinks Home plans<\/a>). If you prefer lower-cost, no\u2011contract DIY options, leading choices include Ring Alarm professional monitoring at about $20\/mo (Ring Protect Pro<\/a>) and SimpliSafe Fast Protect at about $29.99\/mo (SimpliSafe monitoring<\/a>). Landline\u2011dependent systems are now a niche: roughly three\u2011quarters of U.S. adults live in households with no landline according to the CDC\u2019s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS wireless substitution<\/a>), making landline\u2011only plans impractical for most households (older charts like this one<\/a> understate today\u2019s wireless\u2011only share).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, Protect America offered a mix of landline, broadband, and cellular monitoring with simple equipment bundles and \u201cno\u2011upfront\u2011cost\u201d gear tied to multi\u2011year terms. Today, the typical model at pro\u2011install providers separates equipment cost from monitoring, with multi\u2011year agreements common for professionally installed systems (Brinks Home plans<\/a>; ADT plans<\/a>; Vivint pricing<\/a>). By contrast, DIY providers like Ring and SimpliSafe sell equipment upfront and offer contract\u2011free professional monitoring (Ring<\/a>; SimpliSafe<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simple and affordable home security systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it true?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not for new customers \u2014 Protect America no longer sells new systems. For legacy customers, Protect America\u2019s packages were straightforward, and today\u2019s comparable offerings at Brinks Home remain simple in structure but are priced in the ~$40\u2013$55+ range depending on features (Brinks Home plans<\/a>). Truly \u201cbudget\u201d pro monitoring today is more commonly found with DIY providers like Ring<\/a> (~$20\/mo) and SimpliSafe<\/a> (~$29.99\/mo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three legacy equipment packages and three monitoring paths (using your home\u2019s landline, broadband, or cellular service<\/a>) made Protect America easy to understand at the time \u2014 the bundles mainly differed by sensor count. Those specific packages are discontinued, but the general approach persists across the industry: pick equipment sized to your home and choose a monitoring path (IP and\/or cellular) that supports the features you want. With most modern systems, app control and smart\u2011home integration require broadband and\/or cellular connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for how sensors communicate with a monitoring center and first responders, cellular and broadband are the standards within each package tier. Cellular paths typically enable full mobile app control and more robust backup options (control the system with your phone<\/a>) and make it easier to add smart\u2011home devices over time (remote control<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landline monitoring is now a niche option. CDC survey data indicates that about 72\u201375% of U.S. adults live in wireless\u2011only households with no landline (NHIS resource<\/a>; latest tables<\/a>). If you live outside cellular coverage and lack broadband, a landline path can still be valuable \u2014 but for most households, IP\/cellular options are the practical default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On affordability, Protect America\u2019s once\u2011advertised $20 landline plan applied only to its smallest legacy bundle and is no longer available. Comparable professionally monitored plans today are typically around $40\u2013$55+ per month from Brinks Home and other pro\u2011install providers (Brinks Home<\/a>; ADT<\/a>; Vivint<\/a>). If your priority is the lowest monthly price with no long\u2011term contract, look to DIY options like Ring Protect Pro<\/a> (~$20\/mo) or SimpliSafe Fast Protect<\/a> (~$29.99\/mo).<\/p>\n\n\n