24/7 Monitoring

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	Alert Protective	DIY/ Simplisafe/ Frontpoint	ADT / Other Large Corporations	Comcast	Other Local
Installation / Service	Professionally installed and serviced by a local, full time Alert Protective certified technician. ~40 years’ experience servicing Chicagoland.	No Professional Installation – Risk of incorrect placement and activation of videos and connectivity.When something goes wrong, who is going to fix it?	One size fits all packages, designed to just be quickly sold with little customization or knowledge of a specific home’s safety needs.	“Security” is simply another feature of the bundled-offering, to generate more revenue – versus being built specifically to protect as much as possible.	Small operators have hit-and-miss service and response. Potential for any business to no longer exist at any given time.
Monitoring	Local Primary (Elk Grove Village, IL); 24/7 monitoring	Outsourced to national monitoring centers located throughout U.S.	Routed throughout U.S.t	Evolving; Outsourced to national monitoring center located throughout U.S	Varies drastically
Contracts	Flexible	Requires large upfront cash commitment, PLUS monthly monitoring fees.	Lengthy and continual price increases	Invoice and “bundled” fee confusion	Mixed bag of issues (will have you sign anything)
Pricing	Affordable, flexible pricing options	You get what you pay for…	Expensive	“Bundled” Confusion and price escalations built into agreements	You get what you pay for…