4 reasons security system monitoring is a good idea for your home or business
Most people understand the importance of having a good security system to ward off burglars. Additionally, however, property owners should go one step further with system monitoring. Without monitoring, security systems are designed to give a local alert only, normally a loud sound.
If a property owner is not present to hear the alert, the burglary may be unavoidable. In order to stop burglaries from occurring, companies like Alarm Relay offer monitoring services. Here are four reasons why investing in monitoring is a good idea, whether it will be for a home or a business.
1. 24/7 availability
Good monitoring services boast 24/7 availability. Whenever an alarm is triggered, a person whose job it is to monitor the home or business will be notified. He or she can then immediately react and take appropriate action.
2. Immediate dispatch of local law enforcement
Dispatchers, upon notification, can notify local law enforcement in the location in which the home or business is notified. Such notification can result in immediate response by law enforcement authorities as opposed to discovering the burglary long after the perpetrator has already left.
3. Prevent burglaries from occurring
While non-monitored systems may scare some burglars away, more practiced ones are aware that many systems do not have monitoring. Unnerved by the sound, they may go ahead and break in to the property anyway. With monitoring, law enforcement can arrive within minutes of the initial alert, catching the intended burglar in the act before he or she is able to complete the job. In this way, burglaries can be prevented from occurring and damage can be minimized.
4. Secondary notification system availability
With old-fashioned monitoring services, most rely on the use of telephone lines in order for the notification to be sent. Some companies, however, make use of other types of notification methods since experienced burglars often begin by cutting telephone lines. Modern monitoring allows both IP notifications by signals sent wirelessly over a computer internet connection as well as cellular notification, allowing alerts to be sent to the monitoring service’s central dispatch center via cell phones.
While an alarm or security system is a great idea, it is often not enough. Investing in a monitoring service can help prevent burglaries and resulting losses from occurring. Additionally, monitoring can help give property and business owners peace of mind.