subject: Unwiring Your House: Wireless Home Security [print this page] Unwiring Your House: Wireless Home Security
Households in both affluent and middle class areas have been taking all the necessary measures to safeguard against potential home intrusions and thefts. Security guards and codes in gated communities, friendly neighborhood watch programs, and state of the art home alarm system technology. While there are a number of ways to shield your homes from potential break-ins, one of the most innovative and efficient ways has been a wireless home security system.
It combines the high security measures of the traditional hardwired alarm systems without all the hassle of professional installation and costs of monthly monitoring fees. It provides your family the best of both words. Hardwired systems require professionals to come to your home to install the system, which can be complicated and time-consuming. Moreover, most hardwired systems are monitored systems, meaning that if the alarm is activated, a central calling station is notified of the intrusion. If the homeowners do not contact the control station of a false alarm, it will go ahead and inform the nearby police department of a home intrusion. While this system ensures that the proper authorities will be notified in a real intrusion, it also leaves room for many false alarms, whose high costs may add up. Monthly monitoring fees are also an additional expense for those that seek this method of home security.
Unmonitored systems are often less expensive without its potential false alarms or monthly expenses; however, its users rely on the piercing loud sirens and blinding floodlights to either scare intruders away or to alert neighbors or passersby to notify the police. It is, thus, a less reliable system in ensuring the security of your home. Within mere minutes, the burglar could have entered your home and gotten away with your valuables. Both systems have its advantages and its disadvantages. With the new wireless system, it takes the benefits of both systems and ensures low cost with maximum security.
Many new wireless systems notify pre-programmed contacts in the event of a break-in. If the sirens and floodlights do not scare off the intruder, then at least someone is notified of the intrusion. In fact, the homeowner can be notified through his mobile phone in such an eventand can make the judgment call on whether to notify the police department. This eliminates the possibility for false alarms and its associated costs. Moreover, it places the responsibility on the person responsiblethe owner of home and its possessionsrather than on neighbors. In this capacity, it eliminates the costly monitoring fees. Additional contacts, such as other family members or a trusted family friend, can also be programmed in the even that the primary contact does not receive the message. The system also ensures that the pre-programmed message is received, continually dialing until the receiver answers the call.
The new wireless technology provides its users with best of both worlds. It eliminates many unnecessary costs but provides a similar quality of security. It is home security that gives you peace of mind with the exorbitant costs.
