Top tips for going wireless for your home security system

No phone line??  No problem. 

Here are the basics on monitoring alarm system without a phone line or land line.  More and more people are forgoing a land line in their home and using only cellular phones.  This can cause a little bit of a dilima for the monitoring of the alarm system as most alarm systems still require a phone line to communicate any alarm to the central station.  So, what options are  there and what are people doing.  The number 1 choice is to have a cellular communicator installed and have the alarm communicate through that.  This not only allows the homeowner to cancel the phone line and save money is also offers some additional benifits.  One benifit is that a cellular communicator is more secure than a standard phone line communicator.  With a cellular unit, a potential intruder could cut the phone line, cable line, and even the power so the house is just a wooden structure with no link to the outside world what so ever and the alarm will still be able to call out as long as the back-up battery lasts.  Other features are the ability to text or email the alarm commands and check status via  internet or texting.  Many people have started using these feature and really appreciate them.  How many times have you left your house and couldn’t remember if you armed the alarm or did arm the alarm then remembered the maid or neighbor was coming by so you needed to disarm is.  With the new cellular units you can disarm the alarm from you cell phone then arm it after they leave.  You can also get texts when the alarm is disarmed so you will be notified when the kids get home from school.   More and more people are getting the cell communicator because they cancelled their phone line but are loving it because of the added benifits.   Call American Alarm for pricing information on a celluar communicator  for  your system. (770)645-0061

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Summer is coming – Home security tips

It’s true, summer is quickly approching and will be here before you know it. I would like to offer a few tips for security during the up comming months. Many of you are planning on going on a vacation during the summer.

Here are a few things to do before you leave.

1) Test your alarm system with your central station at least 2 weeks before you go, many people wait until the day before they leave to test then realize they had changed phone services or something and the alarm is not communicating or arming so there it the big scramble to get it fixed before they leave the next day. Give yourself and us some time to fix any problems before going out of town.

2) make sure you have a neighbor take your mail and newspapers in. You can have the post office stop the mail for the week or so but it is best to have a neighbor take you mail in.

3) Set up a couple of lights in the house on a timer so it isn’t completely dark all week.

4) Notify people you trust that you will be out of town and to “keep an eye” on the house.

5) It is always a good idea to keep shrubs and bushes near the house trimmed up as to enable visability from the street to as much of the house as possible.

These are just a few tips to lower the chances of a burglar targeting your house. Enjoy the summer and any vacation with the peace of mind that your house is secure.

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