Friday, November 13, 2009

Custom Alarms

By Pierre Levingston

Commercials, direct mail pieces, door-to-door salesmen, and magazine ads all laud the benefits of home security. It's true that alarms can protect your home. When an alarm is monitored, it can call police, fire, or medical personnel for most any types of emergency. Now with video monitoring and the internet, homeowners with alarms can check in on their houses and family from virtually anywhere. So choosing a home security system and installing it should be easy, right?

Security systems have become diverse. And every security company seems to carry its own brand of alarm. Though many alarms may look the same, each varies in the way it protects your home. Hard-wired alarm systems, the most basic of the bunch satisfies the simplest of security needs. Wireless systems that are easy to install and don't require a ton of drilling allow home security users more flexibility. Even more advanced two-way voice and cellular backup alarms allow even greater ease.

If you're thinking about purchasing a home security system through either a local alarm or a national alarm dealer, understand that customizing your home alarm system is a big part of the process. No house is the same, so no security system should be the same either.

Security systems today even come with gadgets to help you customize your alarm even more. A keyfob lets you arm and disarm your security system remotely like a garage door remote and a medical pendant worn around your neck can provide remote medical assistance at the touch of a button.

However you decide to build your own home security system, make sure you cover your home in a way that's going to protect your home without cramping your lifestyle. There are a lot of options to choose from if you decide to purchase and alarm, so be sure to ask your local alarm company or home security provider what monitoring and equipment packages available and make sure they help you select the components that help protect you and your family.

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