Sunday, July 31, 2011

Traditional Vs. Monitored Home Security Systems

By Ursula T Alexander


Residential burglaries make up a startling amount of property crimes. They are amongst some of the most commonly committed property crimes in the nation. Burglars know that some homeowners do not put a lot of thought into their home security and are therefore easy targets.

Having any type of home security system is important because it makes your home less of an open target for burglars. Homes with security systems are 3 to 4 times less likely to be burglarized according to statistics. While having any type of home security system will greatly help protect your family and home assets some security systems offer greater benefits than others. You have probably heard of monitored home security. Security systems that are monitored differ from traditional security systems in a few ways.

Monitored security systems directly connect you to your local emergency authorities. These systems offer greater peace of mind because you know that a security company will be notified if your home is burglarized at any time of the day. With traditional security systems police may never be notified that your alarm has gone off. This is because neighbors may think that authorities are already on the way or they may think that it is a false alarm and decide to mind their own business.

In addition to this, monitored security systems can also directly connect you with local emergency medical personnel. In the event of a medical emergency all you have to do is press a button and medical authorities will be on their way. A similar button can also be used in the event of a fire. There is a manual push button fire alarm that will alert your local fire department to come to your home. You can press this button if you are in reach during a fire. The fire department will also be notified if a fire alarm is activated on its own by smoke or if a connected carbon monoxide detector goes off.

Monitoring is actually incredibly affordable. It has become popular because of its low price and security perks. For the added benefit of knowing that your home is connected to emergency authorities 24 hours a day it may be worth the cost.




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