Many are curious as to how home security companies monitor homes with the security systems that they offer. Luckily, for this writer, I’ve found an article from Journal Now about the general flow of how the home security companies do it. I specifically cite the following quotes for their significance with why home security systems are needed:

When a customer’s alarm system is triggered, Lindstrom said, the company will first call the house — or any other numbers provided by the homeowner — to make sure the alarm wasn’t set off by accident. If there is no answer, or if the owner answers but is away from home, the company will call the police or fire department.

… some parts of a security system are armed and disarmed by the resident; some are monitored by the company around the clock. Smoke detectors, carbon-monoxide detectors, flood and temperature alarms, for example, are monitored whether or not the homeowner has activated the system.

And why are wireless home security systems more preferred by customers?

“The most popular systems we sell are wireless systems because of the ease of installation,” he said. “With wireless systems, there is no drilling holes or running wires.” The wireless detectors and the main alarm panel have a battery backup so that they will function even when the electricity is off. “Most have a 24-hour backup battery,” he said. “And two hours before the battery dies, the system will call you and tell you it’s running out of power.”

You can read the whole story in Cellular link to the monitor good idea for security system, written by Jay Romano in Journal Now.

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