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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Tips on How to Save Money on Your Monthly Alarm Monitoring.

By Robert Long

An alarm monitoring system is an important investment in safe guarding your home, family or your business, but there is no reason to overpay for the alarm monitoring. If you're like most Americans with an alarm system at their home or business, you paid a small setup fee and agreed to enter into a long term contract paying $35 or more per month for alarm monitoring. What you probably don't know is that after your contract has expired, you're free to switch to any alarm monitoring company you choose and start saving immediately. Save without Sacrificing Quality. You can make the switch from one of the national alarm companies without sacrificing the quality of service you receive if you do a bit of homework and checking into the company before you switch. We've put together several tips on things to look to help make your decision.

UL Listed Monitoring Center Check to make sure that the monitoring center of any alarm company is UL Listed. This means that the monitoring center continues to meet the strict requirements set forth by the Underwriters Laboratory (U.L.), which is the primary certification body in the United States.

Customer Testimonials and Reviews What are other people saying about the alarm company? Customer testimonials and reviews are critical to figure out the good from the bad, who has quality customer service and responds well to alarm conditions. While testimonials given on the company's website are often true and accurate, be sure to also Google to find 3rd party reviews and testimonials.

Check the Fine Print Many alarm companies will "lock you in" to purchasing services for an extended period of time with contracts. You should thoroughly review the terms of service and the contract prior to purchasing alarm monitoring services, not doing so could lock you into multiyear service agreements at a fixed cost.

Bottom line: You can save hundreds of dollars per year by switching to a discount alarm monitoring provider. Switching your alarm monitoring center is a safe, easy process of reprogramming your alarm panel or installing a device to divert your alarm signals to the new monitoring center. If you do your research and ask the right questions, you'll save money without having the headaches of making the wrong decision.

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