Our Monitoring Station Number:  713.490.1400
Tips to purchasing a security system.
- Shop around get prices from atleast 3 companys. (large and small)
- If at all possible try to buy your equipment outright. This will keep your monthly monitoring rate down. Security is something you will need for a long time and the monthly or yearly rate is what you pay over a long period.
- When you get prices for parts, installation and monitoring add them all up for a 5-10 year period and see which is cheaper in the long run.
- Read the details of a contract before you sign it.
- Another good thing to know is how much the service rates and trip charges are for a company. You will need to get a battery changed at some point find out how much that will cost. (Have the technician show you how to change your own batteries. Its cheap and easy.)
- Most companies will offer you a basic package alarm.. In most cases your home will need more than the basic. The basic package price may be cheap but it could leave your home unprotected. Get a system that is custom to your home.
- Some salesmen leave out details. Make sure to read all details on your contract.
- If you are told something is free you will usually end up paying for it with your monitoring. Ask your sales rep. how to get the cheapest monitoring rate.
- Most systems are pretty much the same. It is how they are installed and used that makes them good.
- Check to make sure your installer is certified or experienced. Many companies will hire anybody to install alarms.
- Test your alarm! Make sure all of your equipment reports to the monitoring station.
- Most monitoring stations are basically the same. They all must abide by a certain set of guidlines. Make sure the monitoring station is real and even better yet UL listed. It is a plus to have a local monitoring station.
- Ask as many questions as possible to fully understand your system.
Good questions to ask...
- What happens when there is a false alarm?
- Who does the monitoring station call first?
- What if my phone lines are cut?
- What is an ambush or duress code?
- What is the rj31x jack for?
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Houston Area Alarm Permits:
Houston Police
Harris County Sheriff's Department
West University Police
Sugar Land Police
League City Police
Missouri City Police
Control Panel User Manuals:
N-148e
NX-4
NX-4v2
NX-6
NX-6v2
NX-8
NX-8v2
Many Alarm Manuals online from:
www.Alarm Community.com
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