Monday, May 9, 2016

Home Security Systems That Rock

When the term home security Austin are mentioned many people hang out the automatic 'not interested' sign. It used to be that a home security system required an extensive, and expensive installation process.

In addition to that, there may have been a somewhat costly electrical hookup as well as tying into your phone lines. In addition, you probably would have needed a hookup to your telephone line.

Now with newer technology, everything can be run through your WIFI from your home, without all of the expensive installation processes. Now you do the installation, which is nothing more than setting the various sensors about your home.

The cost is relatively low with these systems, with a one time hardware cost of between $250 and $550, depending upon the size of your home and then you pay a small monthly maintenance fee.

The protection you receive is state-of-the-art in that you get protection from unwanted intruders, fire, Carbon Monoxide, and smoke detection. All of the alarms are set up to alert you via your smart phone, no matter where you are in the world, and it can also alert the police if you wish.

If you have specialty areas such as collectibles, safes and the like, the system can alert you if someone attempts to break into those items with out tipping that intruder off at all.

There are several levels of sophistication to the beginner level to the higher needs level of equipment. The nice thing about the installation part is that it can all be done by the homeowner, as all there is to it is the placement of different devices at different strategic points in your home.

This is one of the simplest, yet most effective ways of protecting your home, while at the same time having complete control over your system, its flexibility and its effectiveness.