| An alarm system for the home is needed to | | | | What is great about an alarm system is that, if it |
| protect your home, your possessions and your | | | | is monitored by a monitoring center, it will have a |
| family from intruders. According to statistics, | | | | backup system. This system will allow the system |
| more than 2 million burglaries occur each year and | | | | to work for around 24 hours if the phone lines |
| more than half of these occur in residential | | | | are ever cut by an intruder or if you lose |
| homes. When looking for an alarm system, you | | | | electricity. What is even better is that some |
| should know there are many different kinds of | | | | home alarm systems offer protection in the |
| systems available. Many people look to an alarm | | | | event of a fire, can detect the difference |
| system to protect their home. It does not matter | | | | between your pets and an intruder and even |
| what size of home you live in, whether it is a | | | | offer video surveillance. |
| large home with three stories or a small | | | | When it comes to a home alarm system, there |
| one-room apartment. An alarm system provides | | | | are additional fees that are associated with them, |
| you with the security and peace of mind you | | | | not just the initial purchase fees. This is likely to |
| need while on vacation, at work or sleeping at | | | | be a monthly fee as well for the monitoring |
| night. | | | | system. From ATD, one of the most popular |
| There are many different types of alarm | | | | home alarm system providers, you can enjoy one |
| systems. One alarm will work to detect motion | | | | touch pad, one motion detector, one indoor |
| from an intruder when the alarm is activated. | | | | sounder, two window and door sensors and one |
| Another type of alarm system may detect any | | | | button for manually notifying police and fire station |
| type of temperature change in a specific room. | | | | of an emergency and a chime feature for an |
| No matter what type of alarm system you have, | | | | installation fee of $349.00 and a monthly fee for |
| it will notify anyone passing by, your neighbors, | | | | monitoring of $32.99. |
| the police or a monitoring center of the activity. | | | | Another system with ADT will provide you with |
| When looking for an alarm system, you should | | | | one touch pad, one motion detector, one indoor |
| know the different aspects of a home alarm. | | | | sounder, two deadbolt strike cups, three reset |
| First, it will contain a power source, this is called a | | | | keys, two window and door sensors and one |
| control panel. A keypad is put in place to allow the | | | | police and fire button for $399.00 installation fee |
| homeowner to deactivate the system upon | | | | and $32.99 monthly monitoring fee. With ADT and |
| arrival or activate the system upon departure. | | | | many other providers, you can customize your |
| Depending on the type of alarm system you | | | | alarm system to suit your needs and provide you |
| purchase, it may have contacts with doors and | | | | with full 24-hour peace of mind and safety for |
| windows, motion detectors and glass break | | | | your home. |
| sensors. | | | | |