Yeah, that’s a problem lately with some of the big “service providers”, the goal is to do two things. The first is to up sell you on a service agreement and new monitoring agreement, the second is to install equipment that can’t be monitored by any other company. They are pulling what they do with the cell phone upgrade game, but in relation to alarm systems. If you have any questions, always get another “professional opinion”. We will be happy to look at your current system and determine if it needs upgrading or just a really good servicing* (the really good servicing is generally what is needed).
We can monitor any alarm panel from any manufacturer. The joys of having experience, is knowing what can be done and what can’t be with existing equipment. Some businesses need to “stay in their lane” of expertise, when they purchased your former provider, they didn’t always hold on to that providers staffing. Nor do they actually have a contract with you, they assumed the terms and conditions, but if your contract is up, your free to go with whoever you choose. So choose an actual local alarm company to look after your security needs.
DSC (Digital Security Controls) is a Canadian company, now part of the Tyco Group. Their alarm panels have been the mainstay for commercial and residential alarm systems for 30 years or more and have a really low failure rate if properly maintained. Upgrading these panels to faster communications is not difficult or expensive, and we have add in modules that do just that. If the panel is “done” we can also upgrade you to a new control board using your existing keypads and devices that won’t break the bank. Our upgrade will allow you to arm and disarm your system from your personal cell phone as well as get system notifications directly. They charge you an extra fee for that feature, we provide it for free on our monitored alarm systems.
Are you paying through the nose for your services? We can look after your system and provide monitoring at a reasonable rate with all the same features the other guys want to charge you for. So give us a call for a free system evaluation, there is no charge for this service.