Why should you give this some more thought? It sounds like a great idea when we talk about being able to do anything
with our Smartphone. So why should you consider Professional Monitoring over Self-Monitoring?
Three simple reasons
24/7 Total Monitoring
Immediate Emergency Assistance
Easy Start Up
Home security systems are installed to detect something and then alert someone that an alarm has been detected. Door Sensors detect that something has opened, motion sensors detect movement, glass breaks detect a frequency of noise, etc. If the system detects an alarm but no one is notified, nothing happens. For example, how many times have you heard a car alarm sound? What did you do? Notification is sent to your smartphone only. What happens if you are away?
If you are on vacation, you may have your data/text turned off and you will not receive the alert when it happens.
You are travelling and are out of 100 calling territory, who do you call?
If you look up the local police contact number, and you call them, they may require your
registration number. Some municipalities have by-laws that state a alarm system must be
registered, before responding. Should they respond, it may be noted that registered systems take priority.
If it is a false alarm, you will be fined and could also be fined for not registering your system.
In all of the above scenarios, having Alarm Systems security cameras professional monitoring ensures that we will act upon the signals as they are received. The outcome is very different. The alarm is registered, firstly, we will confirm the alarm then police/fire/emergency responders are all contacted immediately and dispatched as required. As a professional monitoring station, we can still send you alerts and notifications to your phone and will be happy to do so.
However, let us handle the dispatching of authorities and first responders– it’s what we have been trained to do. Help is on the way before you may even be aware of the situation. They never panic, they are professionals and are trained to deal with any situation.