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Advantages Of Using A Local Security System Monitoring Company To Protect Your Home
So you are thinking about getting a security system to take advantage of the Georgia home insurance discount available to you. It is a smart thing to do considering the increase of break ins this time of year. Well then the first question you need to decide on is should you have a local or a national alarm company to monitor it for you. So which is better?
Is there a clear winner? Well, it basically depends whom you talk to.
You see… if you talk to one of the major national companies like Monitronics, ADT or Brinks… they will sing the praises of NATIONAL monitoring. On the other hand if you talk to one of the local Security companies… they will tell you the exact opposite. They will share with you the benefits of local monitoring. In fact, one recent radio commercial from a local security company stated that before you decide to monitor your system make sure they own their own local monitoring station… instead of farming it out to someone in another state.
Well then … who is correct?
The answer is…it depends.
For you see, there are advantages and disadvantages to both. As an educated consumer you really need to understand both sides before making a decision that is right for you.
In this article we will examine the pros and cons of local security system monitoring. In a future article will w do the same for national security system monitoring.
Advantages Of Local Monitoring
* There is no long term contract to sign unless you choose to, to maximize your savings.
* You can do month by month monitoring with some companies
* Monitoring rates are usually under $20.00 a month. I’ve seen them for as low as $12.95 a month.
* You are supporting a local Atlanta business, so you are investing in our local economy right here.
* The facility is nearby for you to visit
* It is often easier to find someone to talk to if you have a question or problem
Disadvantages Of Local Monitoring
* The facility may or may not be a mom and pop shop running off of one of their computers
* The facility may or may not be UL listed, there by meeting the highest governmental standards for compliance.
* What happens if there is a local ice storm? Local weather conditions may knock out electricity and phone lines to local monitoring companies.
* Local companies may not have the latest monitoring technology available to only national monitoring facilities. This is an investment of millions of dollars of highly sensitive equipment
* Local companies may have only a few telephone roll over lines. Since your security system sends out only a pulse signal and does not redial if it doesn’t connect…what happens if there is a sudden influx of calls? Will they have enough roll over lines…so that your pulse signal is not dropped?
As you can see there are definite advantages and disadvantages of using a local monitoring company to protect your home and family. Having a security system is alot like having an Atlanta insurance policy, you don’t necessarily want to use it but how thankful you are that it is there to protect you when you do need it.
In a future article we will look at the advantages of protecting your home and family with national monitoring.
Lloyd Pro Group and Nationwide Insurance have been helping Atlanta Georgia protect what matters most since 1985. Lloyd Pro Group can be reached at (770) 497-1200
