Home Alarm Monitoring Pricing

The toughest thing to know about consumer products is whether or not you’re paying a fair price.  The same goes when it comes to home alarm monitoring.  It’s difficult to determine if what you’re paying is the right price for the home alarm monitoring service, so today we’ll try to shed some light on what the costs are for different types of home alarm monitoring and what they actually mean.

There are three main types of home alarm monitoring: Phone line alarm monitoring, Broadband alarm monitoring, and Cellular alarm monitoring.

Phone line alarm monitoring is the most common type of home alarm monitoring on the market.  Mainly because the technology has been around the longest.  Customers use their home phone line to monitoring their home alarm system and the phone line sends a signal to the monitoring station should the alarm go off.  Phone line monitoring generally runs about $10-$20 per month.  Phone line monitoring is generally the cheapest type of home alarm monitoring because the alarm company simply uses your own home phone lines for the alarm system.  The downfall is you still have to pay for your phone line, which is also susceptible to being cut outside your home.  So not only does it have hidden costs but phone line home alarm monitoring is not reliable either.

The next most common type of home alarm monitoring is Broadband alarm monitoring.  This option uses your home’s internet connection to send signals to and from the monitoring station.  This allows for a faster connection and remote access to the alarm system.  Remote access is a great benefit to any home alarm system and will add a little bit to the cost of home alarm monitoring, however, it is worth every penny.  Broadband monitoring is simply ok.  Power outages can cause lost connections and we all know how our home internet connection can act up from time to time.  You wouldn’t want that happening to your alarm system at the wrong time.  Broadband monitoring usually ranges from about $20 with no online features to $30-$40+ with online features.

Lastly we have Cellular alarm monitoring.  Cellular alarm monitoring is the fastest growing and most effective method of home alarm monitoring.  It is also one of the most affordable and overall best values.  Cellular monitoring can be used almost anywhere and provide a wireless connection that is nearly impossible to defeat.  Cellular alarm monitoring also allows for online and remote access to the alarm system.  This adds to the value at very little extra cost.  Cellular monitoring ranges from about $30-$60 depending on what features are being provided.  But for basic cellular alarm monitoring with some good online features you should expect to pay about $40-$45 on average.

Home alarm monitoring is not necessarily an exact science but hopefully this article will help you navigate the world of home alarm monitoring and the associated prices.  Making a good decision is easy when you have the facts.  Also check out Alarm System Report’s Best Home Alarm System Reviews for more on companies offering the best home alarm monitoring and pricing.