Professional or Personal Monitoring
Professionally Monitored
A monitored burglar alarm will not only notify you of an intruder, but also notify a alarm receiving centre (ARC) if the alarm is activated, to send out the appropriate emergency services if necessary.
It is a sad fact that today, a huge number of alarms go either unnoticed, or simply ignored. With a monitored burglar alarm you can ensure this doesn’t happen.
For a monitored alarm system a monthly fee would be required, and is usually paid directly to the alarm provider.
Self Monitored Alarm System
A Self-monitored alarm will not notify a monitoring centre, and therefore will not notify emergency services if it is triggered. However the alarm can notify of an intrusion in multiple ways.
Most commonly it will let off a large sound to notifies people within hearing distance of an intrusion and can also scare of the burglar.
Modern technology also means, self-monitored alarms can send alerts to your phone, however it relies on yourself or somewhere nearby to react accordingly.