Home Alarm Maintenance and Monitoring
 

Hi All,

Are the any reputable companies anyone could recommend for maintenance on my home alarm system? I am looking to add a couple of window and motion detectors amd split the basement suite rental into a separate zone.
It is on a 6yr old DSC system.

As well are there any monitoring companies anyone knows of? I tried Alarm Force that always advertises on the radio but they say they're not compatible with my system and want to install something new.

Thanks.

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Your alarm panel will need to be a 832/864/1616/1832/1864 to be able to split/partition. There are 1555/632 (6 zone panels) that cannot be partitioned, and you would either need to change the mainboard or add a 2nd panel.

When I was taking the SST program at BCIT everyone, including the instructors, ridiculed Alarm Force. They have a catchy jingle but that's about it.

yes, alarmforce is a joke
stay away!

Also be weary of any offers that may be too good to be true. Good local monitoring will run you around $25/month.

There is ALWAYS a catch with companies who offer it for $9.99/month... I'd ask where their monitoring station is located and who is actually making the calls...

We deal a lot with Accurate Alarms through work, they've been solid. They're local, they do installs, locksmithing, and monitoring.

http://www.accuratesecurity.com/