Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
Having 24/7 professional monitoring of your security system might seem like a great way to keep your home safe and catch burglars in the act, but is it really? Or does it just provide a false sense of security on which you’re wasting a monthly fee?
First of all, 24/7 monitoring itself isn’t a bad thing, and I think that in the right circumstances, it can be beneficial for some.
But it’s also something that you have to pay for every month, which can amount to hundreds of dollars every year.“But Craig, you can’t put a price tag on security!” Yeah, but you can, and paying for 24/7 professional monitoring services just isn’t worth it most of the time.
Burglars Are Usually Gone Before the Police Even Arrive
Most security systems are set up to notify the professional monitoring service (not the police) when an intrusion is detected. When they receive that notification, the service then contacts you to confirm whether it’s real or not (most of the time, they’re false alarms). When they determine that it’s real (or if they can’t make a determination), they then make a call to the police. Then, you have to wait for police to arrive. Under ideal circumstances, a “fast” response time can be anywhere from 8-10 minutes.
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And that’s under ideal circumstances. Depending on where you live, how busy the police are,…
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