Home security these days is serious business, gone are the days when a simple lock and key or a dog could protect you. And you will find maintaining constant vigilance next to impossible what with getting tired after coming home from work and catching up with sleep and all. So what do you do to beef up home security? The best answer to that I reckon is installing modern security systems and burglar alarms. Here are the top choices when it comes to security systems:
- Motion sensors: These wicked little things work amazingly well when installed in hallways, stairs and even rooms in your home, and they will pick up the slightest motions and rings the burglar alarms to alert you. But mention “the slightest motion” and you instantly think of your golden retriever. Pets aren’t a problem if you follow certain rules when it comes to motion sensors and the best companies like ADT send down staffs to personally train you and your family on things like that.
- Digital Entry Locks: In the utterly, ridiculously impossible situation where the burglar in the black tights and black balaclava manages to dodge the motion sensors with weird powders and catlike agility, you can protect the diamonds in your safe with a digital entry locks. All jokes aside, digital entry locks are one of the best ways to protect your home. They are practically impossible to tamper, and contrary to popular beliefs they can’t be just pried open to cut the wires. Any sign of fiddling and the burglar alarms will go off, making a loud ruckus that will make it hard for the burglar to concentrate on the locks.
- CCTV cameras: Usually seen around in the Tube and other high-security places, CCTV systems aren’t that expensive or complicated for home use anymore. They are great to keep an eye on your surroundings, and in the event of a possible attempt to intrude your home, you will have video and images that will help you identify your would-be intruders, or even get the chance to alert the police even before they leave your premises. Again the best companies like ADT offer tamper-proof and weather-proof wide-angle CCTV cameras, so they are the best option if you do get them installed.
- Video Entry System: Teaming up a video entry system with an intercom lets you see the people that come knocking on your door and actually talk to them before you let them in. You can argue that you can do the same with peep-holes, but then you obviously haven’t played a prank on your neighbours by ringing the doorbell and ducking down pressed against the door.
So those are the 4 top choices when it comes to
home security systems. There are other devices too, and your best bet is to buy a package, and not install them individually. At the risk of sounding like a chump endorsing
ADT, I suggest you buy
ADT’s Quick connect package, that comes with 24/7 surveillance monitored by the company, so you can rest assured that your home security is at its maximum.
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