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What to Look for in a Professional Alarm Installation and Monitoring Service

Alarm Systems for Homes

Professional alarm installation can save lives. Homeowners and business owners alike depend on professional alarm systems to keep their assets protected. A properly installed and monitored system can significantly reduce crime rates for protected properties. The following tips identify the characteristics of a reliable alarm and monitoring service.

  • Long-Term Community Presence: Homeowners and businesses are often enticed by no-name security systems with low-cost promises. Unfortunately, these unreliable companies typically offer inferior systems and inconsistent monitoring fees. The best way to avoid these security snafus is to trust a company with history in your community. A local specialist with decades of service should always be your first choice among security system companies.
  • Reliable Back-Up Services: Home security can be compromised when power-outages disconnect your property from the monitoring service. The best home monitoring companies host back-up centers for worst-case scenarios. Ask any company you consider for security needs about their monitoring redundancy options.
  • Spotless Service Record: Potential clients can learn a lot about a company from consumer service records. A complaint-free history with the Better Business Bureau, for example, reflects a dedication to customer satisfaction. Search a client’s website for banners and buttons that reflect these successes.
  • Referral-Based Customers: Word-of-mouth suggestions are typically the best tips a property owner can receive on plumbers and electricians. This trend is equally true of security companies. Ask colleagues, co-workers and neighbors about the local security system companies they use. This first-hand information can assist in any property owner making the right security and monitoring choice.

Alert Protective Services Inc. is the right choice for your Chicago home or business. Let us prove it! Call us at (855) 433-6700 or browse our services online. Try our DIY service today!

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