By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:37:18 +0000

You are absolutely right. Many people invest in great technology, but fail to really secure their home by contracting with a reputable monitoring service. When looking for a central station to monitor your home security system, make certain to ask about the operator to account ratio. Many companies have one operator watching 10,000 accounts or more, seriously limiting their ability to watch attentively. Ask about their valid dispatch rate. With false alarm rates across the country running in about 98% you need a company working to change that. Get a false alarm fine guarantee. They can prove they act to reduce false alarms if they will pay the fines for the false alarms they cause. Also, never contract with a company that doesn’t verify signal activations with either audio or video technology. This is easy to do and ensures a more effective (more secure) system.

By: dpayne

dpayne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:03:54 +0000

I agree that having your system monitored can greatly improve the security of your home. However, it is important to understand that not all monitoring companies are created equal. When researching a monitoring company, ask how many accounts the average operator is monitoring (some monitor as many as 10,000) and ask about the rate of good alarms (dispatches on actual burglaries). Also, ask what sort of guarantees the company offers. A quality monitoring company will back up their talk with a false alarm fine guarantee.

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