Home Security, Don’t Leave Home Without It

It may sound cliché, but we live in a time where it should be your mantra; home security , don’t leave home without it. Really, nowadays you need home security while at home too. We live in a time where we see burglaries , home invasions , and other even worse type assaults regularly in the news. What is the cause of this? The answer will be different depending on who you talk to, and I’m not searching for an answer of ‘ why ’ here. You need home security because of this.

I’m sure everyone would agree that technology across the board has become more intelligent, even our TVs are now smart, and who doesn’t have a smart TV? I love mine, and I’ve had a smart phone for years. Like the whole smart wave, home security technology has jumped leaps and bounds in the last 10 years. A few years ago now Honeywell introduced Total Connect to the general public and suddenly controlling your security from your smartphone became reality, but to some smartphones and the like technology was a bit out of their price range. Well, those days are gone too. My smart phone bill is half of what it used to be, and the time has never been more affordable to combine these smart services.

Home security just makes sense these days, add in the smart phone interface and you can achieve peace of mind remotely knowing your home and family are safe. Video cameras from Total Connect are a great option. Now add in home automation, which is the next generation option from Total Connect . Imagine your smart phone talking to your smart home and you ends up saving money. How you may ask, because you can now integrate your home security with the items that cost you the most energy wise in the home ie: AC, heat, your lights and much more. Say you have a leak; there is now a device that when configured into your home security system could inform you via text. It’s the same with other devices like monitored smoke and or CO detectors. When you have those configured into your home security system, the monitoring station sends help immediately, how’s that for peace of mind!

Would you leave home without your smart phone? Home security , don’t leave home without it or home security… your worth it, or home security, now that’s smart. Either way, the reasons for having home security have added up to the point where it’s a must have. If you would like to learn more about Total Connect and what it can do to change your lifestyle, give us a call now at ATP Alarms and remember, this is real life . You need a real security company , we are American Total Protection .

Home Security, Don’t Leave Home Without It

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