Sorry about your brake in.. That sucks big time.. As far as the alarm thing goes ....nobody pays attention to them most of the time. Except.. when your carrying a remote that alerts you that your alarm went off and shows you the brake in point on a display.
I have the Viper SST5900 which does just that, up to a mile in range. depending on terrain. My 3 is in my drive way at night and if some one brakes in or jacks it up or even hangs around the the 3 ..the proximity sensor will trip the alarm.
It has already paid for it's self a few weeks ago at 2:am in the morning. Some one was up to something when the alarm went off and the remote signaled me. I got to the front door to just catch the red of a set of tail lights hauling ass from the church parking lot across the street.
So yes..for the most part ..alarms are only good if they call you. Maybe you should look into the Viper.
