How do I determine what is the best home security system?
I have bought a new home and am concerned about rising crime incidents in my area. How do I determine what is the best home security system for my particular place?
I have bought a new home and am concerned about rising crime incidents in my area. How do I determine what is the best home security system for my particular place?
You should get an estimate for your particular home by contacting a security expert that lives in your area. There are a lot of scammers out there who are running “security companies” out of the trunks of their cars and with cell phones. You want a company and an installer who is local to you, is licensed and has good referrals. You want to look through their site and see what their Better Business Bureau rating is.
If they are registered with the BBB ( a good thing) and their rating is good, you will see this “BBB” logo somewhere on their site. Ideally, you will find someone with an A, or better yet, A+ Rating.
My company, http://www.MulhollandSecurity.com, is such a company. My policy is to do the best for the customer — we don’t let anyone go away unhappy.
There are so many variables in home security systems that you need to have an expert on your side who has a record of acting in the best interests of the customer. When you see that high BBB rating, it basically means that they are doing their best for the customer: getting the best equipment for the budget and making sure the installation is correct.
Some of the slickest websites for home security are not really home security businesses. They are websites and toll-free numbers that take your information and then sell the lead to a locksmith in your area.
I would suggest you find these qualifications: website. high BBB rating. and lots of referrals on their site. Call and make sure that they are local company with a real office or shop.
A person like this will not steer you wrong in deciding the best system for you. He is concerned with his PR and reputation enough that he will do the right thing with you — get the best and most appropriate system at the lowest price.
CNN did a segment on this . Do not sign a yearly contract. The installation should be free.The monthly cost should be the lowest of your three estimates with the previous provisions.
I mean no disrespect and certainly might offer some valid advice, but BEST is relative to a particular situation, when it happens.
Two Pit Bulls guarding your entries could be extremely effective and might cost as much or less than a company.
Broadview has lately taken over another company and in our economy that’s common even with banks.
One of the most important features any “security company” can offer is an immediate response to a well functioning alarm system, which could mean NOT allowing access to intruders who might look for visible phone lines to cut, and certainly some will disregard signs no matter how many ADT things you post around.
The job of a valid security company is to monitor those under contract and their office might look like an Airport in the ATC section and be as busy and important. Their other position should be to call your given numbers rather than have you call them.
Certainly response times can vary with alarm companies and those relating that info to law enforcement agencies, but that should be your homework. “How soon can I expect a proper response to any incident” Given the fact that the alarm should be faster than even a 911 call made by you.
There is of course, issues you probably have to consider such as cost/versus value, which might mean someones life or property. Another issue you might inquire about is to the local government and that would include Police/Sheriff, etc. on stats, and various response times, and what is solved and what goes unsolved or even accepted in your area as “OH WELL?” I’m not at all trying to categorize by any area, and certainly not by any economy or ethnicity in that area, but I think you need to go beyond just a security company in your research. IE: I live in a large county, ill manned truly, in any sense of rapid response by law enforcement. That isn’t to say that crime is more prevalent here, but it might be that a break in, and/or a slow response time is known by criminals, and taken advantage of.
DOC