Cellular Alarm Systems Versus The Rest

The creation of cellular alarm systems has been touted as one of the best advances in the home security industry. All of the top home alarm system companies are now offering these systems and many customers are taking advantage of them.

Is a cellular alarm system really better than a traditional land-line alarm system?

In this post I’ll go over the advantages and disadvantages to using a cellular alarm system. Homeowners looking to buy a new alarm system for their home should read through this post carefully before making any new purchases.

Alarm System Monitoring

As we’ve said in some of our other posts, it is vitally important that homeowners have a monitoring service connected to their alarm system. A monitoring service will call the authorities whenever a homeowner’s alarm system is tripped. This ensures that the homeowner’s house is protected even when the homeowner is not home to do so.

Monitoring centers provide people with their own personal security center.

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Currently, there are a few ways in which a home can be monitored. A person’s alarm system can be hooked up to the home’s land-line, a cellular phone connection, or through the Internet. This being said, most monitored alarm systems will either be hooked up to the land line or through the cellular system.

Land-line Monitored Alarm Systems

This type of home security monitoring is the oldest and most common form of monitoring. A land-line monitored system uses a person’s home telephone line to call out to the monitoring company when the alarm is tripped. The advantage to this type of monitoring system is that it usually has a lower monthly cost associated with it. The disadvantage to this system is that a home invader can simply cut your phone line to cut you off from your monitoring system.

Internet Monitored Alarm Systems

Internet monitoring is similar to land-line monitoring, but it uses your Internet connection to call your monitoring company instead of your phone connection. This type of system can also be cut-off with the simple snip of a wire. In addition to this, Internet monitoring will go out any time your Internet goes down. Because of this, most high-quality providers won’t offer this inferior service.

Cellular Alarm Systems

Cellular alarm systems are monitored through the use of a cellular connection. This means that as long as the cell phone towers in the area are working, the alarm system will always call out. With a cellular monitored system, a home invader cannot disable your monitoring service without completely cutting the power off to your house. In fact, many of the new cellular alarm systems have backup batteries within them so a home invader cannot stop the monitoring service from being contacted no matter how hard he tries.

The main drawback to cellular monitored systems is that they can have a higher up-front cost as well as a higher monthly cost. Homeowners with restrictive budgets may find that cellular monitoring services are out of their price range.

This being said, the owners of Alarm System Report have convinced many of the best alarm system companies in the industry to offer discounts to AlarmSystemReport.com’s visitors. Homeowners who fill out the compare quotes form on this website may find many providers who will offer them great cellular alarm systems at an affordable price.