An alarm can help protect your loved ones and valuables, but without home security services, the actual equipment serves as little more than an expensive noisemaker. A central monitoring station provides the home security services that ensure your home is safe whether you’re home sleeping or out of town.
The central monitoring station instantly provides home security services if an intruder trips the alarm. An installed control panel sends the relevant details to the monitoring station over standard phone lines. Within 10 seconds, the station will call you to check if anything is wrong. If they reach someone at your home, they’ll ask for the required passcode to confirm they belong there. If the person can’t provide the correct passcode, the monitoring station immediately sends authorities to the scene.
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Fast and reliable service is a huge attribute of a full-service home security solution. Most national central monitoring stations are required to contact authorities within 45 seconds of the alarm going off. And should they lose power, it’s not a problem. A reliable backup source - either a second station or a backup generator – will provide plenty of reserve power to make sure that your home is protected without interruption.
One of the ways that your home security solution remains effective is to keep tabs on false alarms. If authorities are called to the scene when it isn’t necessary, it prevents them from being available for other emergencies. There are a few ways alarm companies make sure the authorities aren’t bothered unless it’s absolutely necessary:
An audible delay feature gives you 30 to 45 seconds to disable the alarm before the central station sends the authorities over.
Dual-tech sensors require two separate components – a PIR and microwave signal – to go off at the same time. This prevents pets from accidentally triggering the system.
Cellular backups can alert stations that monitor a home security solution when there is a problem with the phone lines. If they discover the lines were tampered with, the monitoring station dispatches police to the scene.
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