Yes, home alarm systems are designed to detect unauthorized entry and evidence of fire and report it to central station and dispatch the local police. It’s the fear of detection and reporting that prevents burglaries. Reporting consists of a loud bell or siren that sends most burglars running then having the signal monitored by an alarm company that will notify the local police.

The overall reliability of the network connections used by some VoIP providers has not been proven to be as reliable as traditional, landline-based telephone service (Public Switched Telephone Network).  Some VoIP services may be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled or unscheduled network outages.

Burglars will enter through doors or windows accessible from the ground. Just closing and locking these accessible openings when you’re away is a basic burglary prevention step.

YES, and the most important thing to consider when you are selecting a remote-viewable security camera system is the security of your system on the network. It is important to ensure that the system you have selected has the ability to set up a password protected user account, so that you can ensure that you will be the only one that has access to your system. After all, you don't want someone else being able to watch you on your cameras.

A question that has been asked since the day motion detection was first used in a home.  When installing a security system in your home, you and your security provider have the obligation to ensure that your system is properly designed and will drastically reduce the likelihood of false alarms.

For residential and small commercial applications, a wireless security system is the clear choice.  To be blunt, there are simply no benefits left in hardwiring a security system.  The manufacturers have been developing all-new products – first for the wireless platform.  There are features in wireless systems today that hardwired systems have not had and simply never will.

Over the past 30+ years, home security systems have relied on a home telephone line to communicate emergency signals to the alarm company’s central station monitoring office. 

Home security systems were once considered only for the very wealthy, and were a large investment for the average homeowner.  However, much has changed over the past 10 years, and now security systems have become almost standard in any new home.  And for those that purchase an existing home, it one of the first upgrades the owner will perform.