ADT Home Security, On duty and monitoring your home 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
There is nothing more important that protecting your home and
family, which is why ADT offers you state-of-the-art security
services at an affordable price, including intrusion detection,
fire monitoring, carbon monoxide detection, medical emergencies
and including home security tips.
When you're protected by ADT, you're protected by the largest,
oldest, and one of the best security companies in the nation.
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, one burglary
will be committed in the U.S. In this same time, a fire department
will be responding to a fire somewhere in this country, both according
to reports compiled by the FBI.
ADT residential security systems can help prevent you and your
family from becoming one of these statistics. Here's what you
can expect from ADT:
- professionals who specialize in your specific service
need
- professionals who service your area
- professionals who are available to do your project
in a reasonable time frame
- professionals who can meet your needs in terms of price,
value, and quality
So if you're looking for a quality contractor for your next project,
the process is very easy:
- You tell us your home security needs
- We'll match you with a qualified professional ADT contractor
- You quickly receive your review
...and best of all, the review process is completely free!
Try it out today, click on the button below, fill out the easy
form, and get started right away. After completion, a local ADT
Authorized Dealer will contact you to discuss your concerns, explain
how an ADT monitored security system works, and answer any questions
you have.
ADT's Commitment to you
"System for Life" Guarantee
The "System for Life" Guarantee provide for the installation
of a FREE*
standard security system if you move after two years of installation
while protected by ADT.**
Theft Protection Guarantee
The Theft Protection Guarantee pays your insurance deductible
(up
to $500.00 in the event of burglary while protected by ADT.**
Homeowners Insurance Guarantee
The Homeowners Insurance Guarantee can help you
save up to 20% on your homeowners insurance.**
*$99.00 Customer Installation Charge. 36-Month Monitoring Agreement
required at $32.99 per month ($1,187.64). Form of payment must
be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings
account. Offer applies to homeowners only. Local permit fees may
be required. Satisfactory credit history required. Certain restrictions
may apply. Offer valid for new customers only. Other rate plans
available. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
**Certain restrictions apply on each guarantee.
Home Security Tips
Alarm Systems: Not Just For The Wealthy Anymore! by Matthew
Francis
Over the last 22 years that I have been involved in the security
alarm industry, I have seen quite an evolution. Changes have not
only taken place in what type of equipment is available, but also
in how the consumer buys and use’s the equipment.
When I first started in the business, alarms where used mostly
for commercial applications. Businesses had to have them to watch
over their product while they were closed. Insurance companies
made sure their clients had one installed.
Residential alarm systems were owned mostly by well to do professionals
who could afford such a luxury. As the years progressed people
in or near big cities were getting burglarized and wanted to send
future burglars to the neighbor’s house by installing a
system in their home.
In the nineties large alarm companies speculated that the potential
of the residential market was not being realized. Homeowners were
not willing to layout thousands of dollars to protect their color
televisions and stereos because that would be like buying them
again anyway. Homeowners would rather gamble on the hope that
they would not be victimized anytime soon.
As crime increased almost daily and alarm companies made purchasing
a system affordable, the residential market grew considerably.
Many more homeowners were realizing the peace of mind they could
have by protecting their things while they were out. Many that
didn’t purchase a system were getting burglarized and would
then of course pay for a high cost system without hesitation,
so that they could prevent the inevitable return.
What happened next in my opinion is the biggest change the industry
has undergone. As more homes were being burglarized and changes
in lifestyles allowed people to come home at different hours of
the day, the terrifying prospect of walking in on a burglary in
progress became all too possible. Burglars also became so desperate
and brazen that they started to invade homes while they were occupied.
These types of burglars started to commit crimes of a much worse
nature against the homeowners that confronted them. In reaction,
alarm consultants began to change their focus: alarm systems should
be designed and utilized to protect people first and property
second.
These days most anyone can afford an alarm system. Arm yourself
with the knowledge of how to get the best deal and most protection
for your money. There should be no reason that you allow yourself
to become a statistic if you don’t want to be one. The hardest
thing you may have to overcome is the feeling that you live in
a safe neighborhood. What does a safe neighborhood look like?
Is it possible you may be confusing a nice neighborhood with a
safe one?
Do you need a system? – Very few people that I have met
in my many years of security consulting knew before they were
burglarized that they needed a system. For those that did have
the unfortunate experience of being victimized, I would actually
have to talk them out of buying more than they needed. I took
great pride in my ability to calm down the customers enough to
learn how to properly protect their family and home from future
invasion. This approach always made my clients very appreciative
of my services and would generally result in a long term- user
of our monitoring service and in many referrals.
For those that had not yet been burglarized, I found that the
consultations started with their feeling that security was just
a luxury they were considering as a tool to protect their things.
I then would show them exactly what was going on in their neighborhoods
in the way of burglaries and the always-unexpected number of sexual
predators. This would always surprise the homeowners, unless they
already knew that they had moved into an area that was not so
safe.
Most people believe that the lovely neighborhood they chose to
live in is safe. Think about it. If a burglar is going to break
into a house, don’t they want to steal the most valuables
they can on each invasion? Doesn’t the perpetrator of more
violent crimes want to prey on an unsuspecting victim? Please
don’t be so naive as to confuse your nice neighborhood with
a safe one. Many people in your neighborhood fall into a false
sense of security and don’t even lock the front door while
they are home during the day. How easy is that for someone to
enter through?
After showing a potential client how a home security system would
protect their family and themselves from several different types
of crimes as well as assisting them in emergency situations, the
necessity of having a system would become obvious to them.
If you can afford to install a security system before something
happens to you or your loved ones, or before you have to find
out what it’s like for some creep to rifle through your
personal belongings, do it now! You will get much more out of
your system if it prevents these crimes because you are likely
to spend whatever you have to after the fact.
Does a free security system really exist? – “YES”
there are such things as a free security system on the market
these days and they can even be of the highest quality if you
know what to ask for. The largest security firms own their own
monitoring stations and are looking for the monitoring revenues
as their major source of income. The Corporation will usually
run the commercial side of the security business and use “Authorized
Dealers” to take care of the residential side of the business.
The authorized dealers are independently owned companies that
must meet the standards of the main dealership. Many of these
authorized dealers are big enough residential security companies
to do systems solely for the main corporation. The authorized
dealer will purchase the equipment they like to work with and
install it for you to their quality standards. After the install
is complete the authorized dealer will submit your paperwork and
a request for funding to the main corporation. The main corporation
applies a sliding pay scale to your installation based on your
credit score and your happiness over the install when they call
you for a quality assurance call. The best install coupled with
the good credit rated customers is funded at the highest dollar
amount because the monitoring corporation knows you’re likely
to stay with them for many years. The dealer makes plenty of money
for the install and the corporation goes to work on keeping you
happy so that they can earn your monitoring business well past
the agreement period. They are also happy to have their warning
sign in your yard, as this is the best kind of advertising.
Because everybody wins when this type of system is offered, the
authorized dealer is willing to give you most or all of the equipment
you need at no cost to you. And I do mean give it to you because
you own the system, it is usually not a lease. You will have to
sign up for a period of monitoring to get these free systems,
but the monitoring is something that you need and would be paying
for even if you already had a system. So the system really is
free.
It is with this type of program that the opportunity to work
with the best performing dealer in a given authorized dealer program
plays to your advantage. The dealers already get a deep discount
on the systems they buy because of the volume of business the
manufacturers get from the main corporation. The ones that place
the most systems will get additional savings on the higher quality
systems and components. This means that if you search out the
best performing authorized dealer in your area you will have saved
hundreds or even thousands of dollars, if you obtain knowledge
of how the security industry works.
I have been going off on the benefits and exciting offerings
of the large promotional dealer programs. In all fairness to the
independent mom and pop companies, I would like you to know there
are some benefits to dealing with them if you have a quality company
in your town.
For some consumers it is much more important to support their
community businesses than saving a buck by dealing with the large
corporations. Although I doubt a small Alarm Company will be able
to give you a free security system and stay in business very long.
I do believe a smart company can make you a great offer by adjusting
in different areas. Some of these benefits are as follows:
- They can offer you a lower monitoring rate and still use the
services of the large UL listed monitoring companies.
- They will be more likely to respond rapidly to your future
needs as they are relying on local reputation for future business.
- They will monitor your alarm on a month to month basis without
a long term monitoring agreement.
- They will be able to support you and your business, as they
will be more likely to spend the money they made in their own
community.
All of the things you need to learn about quality of equipment,
how the device’s work and agreement negotiations apply to
the small mom and pop alarm companies as well as the large security
firms. Take time to learn these things, by accessing consumer
advocate information sources. Your newly acquired knowledge will
go a long way with the local company and the largest dealerships,
who if they want to earn your business, will offer you the best
quality they have on their shelves.
About the Author
Matthew Francis is a 22-year veteran of the alarm system industry.
He now works as a consumer advocate, teaching consumers how to
buy or get systems for free (without being taken). He is committed
to being unbiased. His web site is www.expertsknow.com.
Other Home Security Resources
Home security tips
Easy tips on burglar proofing your home ... Home security tips. On this page: ... Tip #1 Make your home security system like an onion, not an egg. ...
Home Security Tips
home security stickers and signs deter burglars. Get the same deterrent features of a full security system at a fraction of the cost. ... Home Security Tips. About Us/Contact Us ... but there are many things you can do to make your home more secure. Home security - Doors, windows and locks ...
Home Security, Burglary Prevention, Chris McGoey, home security expert
Home burglary prevention tips written by internationally known home security consultant, Chris McGoey, home security expert. ... communities. home invasion. home security ... home and family from criminal intrusion should be high on your list of priorities. See my web site on Family Security Tips ...
ADT - Home Security Tips
ADT Fire and Security - Home security tips, Inside and outside your home, winter security tips, when you go away, home fire tips. ... False Alarms. Home Security Tips ... Home. HOME SECURITY. Home Security Tips. Home Security Tips ...
Home Security Tips
Home security tips for the homeowner. ... Home Security Tips. To Get our FREE Crime Prevention report fill in the quick form below. ... • Arm your home security system (if you need one click Here) ...
Home Security Tips
Home Security Tips Information and Resources. www.spubs.org. Home Security Tips. Are you aware of the need for security? Your awareness of the need for security, is the best place to begin a discussion on physical property security. ... We have put together this little resource on Home Security Tips which consists of some articles on the subject that give ...
Home Security
Subscribe Events Neighborhood Watch Security Reports Requests(forms) GAIN Program Search Text Menu. Home Security. Don't "welcome" a burglar into your home. ... Safety Tips at Home ...
Home Computer Security
Home Computer Security. Table of Contents. Introduction. Thinking About Securing Your Home Computer. Things You Ought To Know. What Should I Do To Secure My Home Computer? Task 1 - Install and Use Anti-Virus Programs ... also be responsible for your home computer's security. This document explains how ... you can do to improve the security of your home computer system ...
home security tips
One of the most comprehensive home security tips tutorials on the Internet. ... Our Extensive Home Security Tips. If you are building, buying or renting your home, you have the ... a comprehensive list of home security tips to keep your residence and ...
Home Security Tips
... Home Security Tips. One out of ten homes will be burglarized this year ... These bright and easy to read Home Security Signs and Stickers are a perfect addition to ...
Home Network Security
Related. more links. Message. Visit wap.cert.org for wireless advisories. Related Sites. CERT® Coordination Center. Home Network Security ... This document is available from: http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html ...
|
