Alarm System Monitoring for Only $8.95 a Month

 

Now, for only $8.95 a month, you can have your security system monitored 24/7 by a professional central station that can dispatch the police, fire department or medical aid when there's an emergency.

Alarm system monitoring by a UL-listed central station

800-560-1003
One-Third the Price of Other Monitoring Services
By teaming with Alarm Relay, a nationwide provider of professional alarm monitoring services, The Home Security Store now offers customers professional alarm monitoring for about a third of what it would cost through other providers. Alarm Relay, which has been monitoring alarms for decades, operates a state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, CA that serves alarm customers across the country. Alarm Relay's central station is also UL-Listed, which means it has passed a series of inspections by the nation's foremost rating agency, Underwriters Laboratories.
Why Only $8.95?
Unlike other monitoring services that charge upwards of $30 a month, Alarm Relay monitoring is geared for do-it-yourselfers who are adept at maintaining the hardware of the system. So if a battery in the panel or wireless sensor goes bad, you'll be able to fix it yourself (no trucks or technicians required). Those trucks and technicians only add to the cost of monthly monitoring, which is how we can offer monitoring at such a low price. When you sign up for alarm monitoring, a trained technician will phone you and you'll punch in the same codes an alarm installer would to get your system hooked up to the central station. We've also been able to keep the price low by billing customers a year at a time, rather than establishing a time-consuming automatic debit payment structure. No credit reports are required, and apart from a one-time $35 set-up fee, there are no hidden costs. If it takes two hours for you and the technician to program your system, there's no extra charge.
$8.95 a Month for Business and Commercial Users Too
We offer the same rate to all alarm users regardless of their use. If you own a small business and need your store, warehouse, or office monitored, we'll do the job for that same $8.95 rate.
Save up to 20% on Homeowner's Insurance Costs
All the big insurance companies offer discounts to policyholders who have a monitored alarm installed. This savings could easily cover the annual fee.
How to Choose a Home Alarm Monitoring Company?
Monitoring companies use special phone lines, computers and trained staff to watch over a home security system and call the appropriate authorities if the alarm goes off. There is a monthly fee for the service. Because quality and experience can vary greatly among monitoring companies, do some homework before choosing one.
Conducting Preliminary Research
Steps:
1. Contact the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association. Ask them to provide you with a copy of the brochure "Safe and Sound: Your Guide to Home Security," and ask for a list of member companies.
2  Read the brochure and familiarize yourself with some basics about home security and terms used by the industry. Visit security Web sites for more information.
3.  Ask your insurance agent, friends and neighbors for referrals.
4.  Contact your local police department's crime prevention department, state licensing agencies, consumer protection agencies and the Better Business Bureau. Inquire about the status of the companies you are considering.
Company's Representative
Steps:
  1. Ask the representative how long the company has been in business.
  2. Ask whether the company uses Underwriters Laboratory (UL) listed equipment and whether the monitoring station itself is UL certified.
  3. Ask if the monitoring station is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and if the company has a customer service department that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  4. Ask if the company has a backup monitoring center. If the main center experiences power problems, you want to be sure your home will still be monitored.
  5. Ask if the monitoring center has built-in redundancies for its power, computer and phone lines. If something goes wrong, the redundancy ensures that the center can continue monitoring.