| When one thinks of one's own Home Security | | | | rescue crews to dispatch |
| one may be hard put to establish the best | | | | - You can be awarded a document capable of |
| solution to select. The least one should do before | | | | gaining you a substantial rebate from your |
| deciding is to take a hard look at the available | | | | insurance company |
| proposals and explore them attentively from | | | | Some of the limitation of most services may be |
| every side. | | | | as follows: |
| Two are the main types of provisions one can | | | | - Only homeowners, not tenants, may be eligible |
| consider to set up: either an independent | | | | for service |
| surveillance system with alarms and automatic | | | | - An event will trigger a call to official security |
| event reporting, or a subscription to a surveillance | | | | services (police, firefighters etc.) |
| service as offered by security providers. | | | | - There is no control on the effectiveness of this |
| We would like to mention here briefly the | | | | action, only follow up |
| advantages and limitations of the second of these | | | | - The customer may be bound to a minimum |
| two above options, the one offering such | | | | contract duration (three years) |
| integrated services, and to point out why in some | | | | - The recurring expense may be significant |
| cases it may be just the right solution. | | | | If one is tempted to rely on security providers |
| Among the important advantages that one should | | | | for assuring adequate home surveillance and |
| consider are the following: | | | | protection, it would be advisable to obtain a few |
| - Your system will be set up by Professionals | | | | offers from different firms and to compare them. |
| - They will be fully accountable for maintenance | | | | If you collect the names of other customers you |
| and continuous operation | | | | will be able to check if they are indeed satisfied |
| - They may charge for service, not for hardware | | | | with the service they get. |
| - Integration means that proper sensors for any | | | | By selecting the best security service provider |
| type of other hazards can be included | | | | one is fully relieved from the fears of technical |
| - Continuous monitoring occurs at a central station | | | | hurdles. One is not relieved however from the |
| responsible for taking immediate action whenever | | | | responsibility of having got indeed the most |
| required | | | | desirable of solutions. |
| - Certain providers may dispose of their own | | | | |