subject: Is There Such a Thing as Free Home Security? [print this page] Is There Such a Thing as Free Home Security?
Exactly what kind of quality would you expect from free home security? Maybe you have come across some company offering a deal where you get a free system but then have to sign a contract for several years, with a monthly monitoring charge? This may not be the best way to protect your home and your family.
Chances are that even if the offer is for a free home security system, that there will be a cost in there somewhere.
Everyone should have a security system of some kind for their home. An inexpensive system is still better than no system at all. Most intruders will not know the type of system or the cost of the system you have installed.
Regardless of where you live, chances are that someone in your neighborhood has had their home broken. In fact, my neighbor had her home broken into in the middle of the day. She left her door unlocked and went to the store and was home in thirty minutes and in that time someone had walked right in her home and stole a bunch of tools that we being used to remodel her home.
Someone obviously had been watching the place and knew that there were renovations going on. If she simply had locked her door and turned on her alarm system then nothing would likely have happened.
Let's face it, simply locking your doors is part of a home security system. Also, keeping a large dog on the premises also works. So, in a sense these things may be considered a free home security system.
No one is immune to being burglarized. Which is why everyone should have some type of crime prevention devices in their home. So, if you are on a tight budget then even getting an inexpensive or so-called free home security system is better than nothing.
Many people are simply too trusting in this day and age. They leave their spare key under a mat or in a flower pot or something along these lines. This is not practicing good home security. Remember, a home security system is more than just having an alarm and other security devices, it is being careful and not careless.
A free home security system really does not exist. There is always a cost somewhere. Regardless of what you can afford, you should have some type of system in place in your home.
