I have the TV simulator: with curtains neatly pulled, I think it looks effective from the outside....but really only works to show that there is someone home during the evening - if on all night it would fool no-one!
Reason behind my thinking: our area has had a recent spate of scrotes just walking down the streets at 2-5am trying car door handles, and the occasionally a front door.
Sure, an alarm would help with the latter, but frankly I believe that if lights come on in the house as they approach, I believe they would walk on past.
Serious criminals? they will always find a way in....although luckily we don't have any really valuable goods or cars to stand out as making us a specific target (I don't believe).
Hence wondering about that way to link an easy-fit PIR to a pluggable unit (which we can move between rooms if we want).
So the detail behind this is what I would like: are there any easy-fit PIRs that would link to such an IFTTT mechanism, and a plug that would work with it, and HOW would I achieve this (given zero practical knowledge of IFTTT really!!)
In the Leicester area if there are any security specialists to speak to: I haven't had time to wander this site to find any yet....
Cheers!