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I recently had a customer who was a victim of a break-in at his restaurant. They broke in through the side door. He was missing all sorts of items and had to close for the day. He was in the process of shopping around for a security alarm system but was already open for a few months. Needless to say he should have been protected as soon as he started getting his food equipment delivered (before they even opened for business). This may have saved him from his property and revenue loss as well as a big headache.

It is very easy and low cost to get a alarm system installed and monitored. At minimum I like to see contacts on all perimeter doors, good motion sensor coverage and a hold up button at the front counter. This is usually included in a standard package offered by most security companies for less than $200 with a monitoring agreement.

It’s always a good idea to make sure your security alarm system will not be disrupted in communicating during an event. In some cases this can happen if you have digital VOIP phone lines. Also, make sure the outside phone wire is not vulnerable to being cut by a thief. If you do have VOIP or an exposed phone wire outside, you should most definitely invest in cellular back up for the alarm system.

A good monitoring company will have plenty of experience and advancement in it’s monitoring services. Ask questions such as…”is your monitoring center UL listed”, “how many years been in business”, “how many monitoring centers and responders do you have around the clock” and “how long does it take for a service call”. In a critical situation it’s very important to get a rapid response during an alarm signal.

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