Let's face it, no matter how much you spend on equipment, home security monitoring is the bottom line on home safety for your family and your property. No matter how "state-of-the-art" your system, it is only as good as your home security monitoring.
Installing a home security system should cause three things to happen if someone tries to break in:
1. You or your family members should hear a siren or alarm and follow a plan of what to do " hide or leave.
2. A very loud siren somewhere in or around your home will get the attention of your neighbors. This is designed to bring someone to help you.
3. Your home security monitoring company will notice the alert and send your local police or other emergency personnel immediately.
Of these three responses to your security system, the response of the monitoring company is the most important. If that home security monitoring company is not actively monitoring at a given time, or if they don't bother to respond appropriately, all of your expensive equipment does absolutely no good. Far too many people don't think through the implications. What happens if your neighbors are at work? What happens if your child can't get out of the house?
When you select home security monitoring you need to look for a solid reputation and a long history of success in monitoring the homes of customers and keeping them safe. What you need in a home security monitoring company is guaranteed service 24 hours of every day, 365 days of the year, without fail. You need to know that even a power outage will not leave you unprotected.
The second thing to look for in a home security monitoring company is the ability to communicate with all of the newer and more sophisticated sensors, detectors and other "switches." What good is the equipment if the monitoring company doesn't get the message? You need to know your monitoring company can read all of the signals in all circumstances.
There are a number of new and very sophisticated types of sensors, detectors and "switches" you can buy to increase the safety of your family. But you are wasting your money if the home security monitoring company you choose can't read the signals. This is one of the main reasons to use an established and proven monitoring company that has demonstrated the ability to monitor all types of alarms in all kinds of circumstances.
What criteria should you use to evaluate a home security monitoring company? Here are the most important questions to ask:
2. What kind of guarantee is offered for personal safety and property protection?
3. Are there adequate backup systems to maintain monitoring if there is a power loss?
4. Can the home security monitoring company assure you of their ability to monitor effectively all equipment you plan to use?
Even if you are working with a company that provides both equipment and monitoring, it is important to ask the last question above. Ask these questions of all home security monitoring companies you consider.
If you choose to deal with a company that provides the equipment and the home security monitoring services as a package deal, you should be able to trust that the equipment can be properly monitored. But don't take that chance. As these questions so you know your family and your property will be safe. Correct answers to these questions are the basis of the confidence you expect when you invest in a home security system.
Don't risk being left in the dark. Home security monitoring is the bottom line on home safety. - 29958
Installing a home security system should cause three things to happen if someone tries to break in:
1. You or your family members should hear a siren or alarm and follow a plan of what to do " hide or leave.
2. A very loud siren somewhere in or around your home will get the attention of your neighbors. This is designed to bring someone to help you.
3. Your home security monitoring company will notice the alert and send your local police or other emergency personnel immediately.
Of these three responses to your security system, the response of the monitoring company is the most important. If that home security monitoring company is not actively monitoring at a given time, or if they don't bother to respond appropriately, all of your expensive equipment does absolutely no good. Far too many people don't think through the implications. What happens if your neighbors are at work? What happens if your child can't get out of the house?
When you select home security monitoring you need to look for a solid reputation and a long history of success in monitoring the homes of customers and keeping them safe. What you need in a home security monitoring company is guaranteed service 24 hours of every day, 365 days of the year, without fail. You need to know that even a power outage will not leave you unprotected.
The second thing to look for in a home security monitoring company is the ability to communicate with all of the newer and more sophisticated sensors, detectors and other "switches." What good is the equipment if the monitoring company doesn't get the message? You need to know your monitoring company can read all of the signals in all circumstances.
There are a number of new and very sophisticated types of sensors, detectors and "switches" you can buy to increase the safety of your family. But you are wasting your money if the home security monitoring company you choose can't read the signals. This is one of the main reasons to use an established and proven monitoring company that has demonstrated the ability to monitor all types of alarms in all kinds of circumstances.
What criteria should you use to evaluate a home security monitoring company? Here are the most important questions to ask:
2. What kind of guarantee is offered for personal safety and property protection?
3. Are there adequate backup systems to maintain monitoring if there is a power loss?
4. Can the home security monitoring company assure you of their ability to monitor effectively all equipment you plan to use?
Even if you are working with a company that provides both equipment and monitoring, it is important to ask the last question above. Ask these questions of all home security monitoring companies you consider.
If you choose to deal with a company that provides the equipment and the home security monitoring services as a package deal, you should be able to trust that the equipment can be properly monitored. But don't take that chance. As these questions so you know your family and your property will be safe. Correct answers to these questions are the basis of the confidence you expect when you invest in a home security system.
Don't risk being left in the dark. Home security monitoring is the bottom line on home safety. - 29958
About the Author:
Todd Cavanaugh is a ten-year security system business owner. His company installs home and business monitored security systems, 24-hour surveillance cameras, access control systems and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. See his business web site for his recommendations on home security monitoring.
