| Security experts agree that live monitoring is an | | | | your home. If you have a cell phone only, there |
| essential component of any quality home security | | | | are plans which allow live monitoring to work |
| system. While all the technical components that | | | | through digital cellular technology. Finally, you can |
| are deployed around your home to detect a | | | | choose to have two way communication with the |
| burglar or intruder are important, live monitoring | | | | monitoring station through your alarm systems |
| offers an added layer of security to your home | | | | digital control keypad. This is a great option for |
| and can be a helpful voice on the other end of | | | | seniors who may be living alone. You can speak |
| the phone or intercom in the time of an | | | | to the monitor in a regular voice from nearly |
| emergency. It is helpful to have a live person | | | | anywhere in the house when the alarm is sounded |
| helping you through the situation in times like | | | | or there is an emergency and you need to |
| these. | | | | summon help. With the touch of a button, the |
| The best home security company will make sure | | | | monitor is available to provide help and assistance |
| that its monitoring component is always available | | | | and to summon help to your home fast in the |
| 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They will | | | | event of any emergency. |
| usually have multiple centralized monitoring centers | | | | Live monitoring is important because it adds a |
| located throughout the country capable of handling | | | | human element to the concept of home security. |
| the millions of calls they will get on any given day. | | | | Even with all of the latest in security technology |
| Have multiple centers that are interconnected is | | | | deployed, having a live voice on the end of the |
| important, because if one center goes down due | | | | phone provides comfort and security to home |
| to a computer crash, severe weather or a power | | | | security customers. It also provides protection |
| outage, another center can immediately pick up | | | | and around the clock coverage for homes when |
| the workload and provide monitoring for | | | | an alarm goes off. No longer do people have to |
| customers in a seamless, uninterrupted fashion. | | | | rely on neighbors to call the police if the security |
| When you are shopping around for home security | | | | alarm goes off. With a monitored home security |
| systems with live monitoring, make sure the | | | | system, the monitor will automatically spring into |
| company you are choosing has multiple monitoring | | | | action, verify that there is an actual emergency |
| centers that are interconnected so you will never | | | | at the home and dispatch police to the location to |
| have disruption of your service. | | | | investigate the alarm further and hopefully catch |
| Monitoring provides around the clock protection | | | | the criminals in the act. |
| for your home and there are several ways you | | | | Live monitoring truly makes a difference in home |
| can communicate with the monitor. You can | | | | security systems and choosing a company that |
| choose to communicate through a landline | | | | offers monitoring from multiple locations with a |
| telephone, where the monitor will call you on your | | | | number of different monitoring options is the best |
| landline telephone when an alarm is triggered at | | | | plan for home security today. |