Forget multi-year alarm monitoring contracts and service commitments. Go month to month or save 15% with an annual pre-pay.
True UL Central Station dispatch alarm monitoring. Certificate for homeowner insurance discount provided saving you up to 20% on your premium.
Reactivate your existing security system without buying a new alarm.
Less expensive than your local security dealer and 2X-3X cheaper than the national brands!
Interactive services options for remote arm/disarm and control of lights, door locks, thermostats as well as video.
Inexpensive cellular, Internet/WIFI, or landline/VoIP connectivity with multiple redundancy options.
Free remote configuration of communicator when using Internet or cellular options.
Service available in all 50 states and Canada. Unlimited burglary, fire, medical, freeze, and flood zones.
Landline / VoIP
Non-Interactive
$8.95/mo
and up*
- No Contract - ever!We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Up to 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- Connection: LandlineConnection to our UL central station via POTS or VoIP landline. No remote control smartphone app capability is provided. Be aware VoIP (Voice over IP) connnection is considered very unreliable by all major alarm system manufacturers.
- Text, eMail, Phone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by text, email, and phone when the Interactive Services option is selected. This includes system arming or disarming, power loss - all easily customizable by the subscriber. In addition the central status will notify by phone a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
IP Internet
Non-Interactive
$12.95/mo
and up*
- No Contract - ever!We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Up to 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- Connection: IP InternetConnect to our UL central station via fast IP Internet Ethernet or WIFI. No remote control capability via smartphone app is provided. Be aware unless your Internet router has battery backup you will lose Internet connectivity and therefore connection to our central station during an AC power failure. This is important since LAN devices are generally NOT protected against power failure.
- Remote ConfigurationWe can remote configure your compatible alarm panel at no extra charge.
- Text, eMail, Phone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by text, email, and phone when the Interactive Services option is selected. This includes system arming or disarming, power loss - all easily customizable by the subscriber. In addition the central status will notify by phone a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
LTE Cellular
Non-Interactive
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.$14.95/mo
and up*
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.- No Contract - ever!We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Up to 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- Connection: CellularConnect via cellular for a fast, lower risk connection to our UL central station. Line tampering by an intruder is virtually eliminated with cellular! Because cellular communicators are wired directly to security systems they are powered and battery backed up by the alarm panel. This is important since LAN devices are generally NOT protected against power failure.
- Remote ConfigurationWe can remote configure your compatible alarm panel at no extra charge.
- Text, eMail, Phone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by text, email, and phone when the Interactive Services option is selected. This includes system arming or disarming, power loss - all easily customizable by the subscriber. In addition the central status will notify by phone a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
- AT&T or Verizon carrier fees includedChoose the carrier service that works best in your home or business. Your cellular communicator determines which carrier will be used (AT&T or Verizon).
IP Internet
Interactive
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.$14.95/mo
and up*
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.- No Contract - ever!We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Up to 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- Connection: IP InternetConnect to our UL central station via fast IP Internet Ethernet or WIFI. No remote control capability via smartphone app is provided. Be aware unless your Internet router has battery backup you will lose Internet connectivity and therefore connection to our central station during an AC power failure. This is important since LAN devices are generally NOT protected against power failure.
- Remote ConfigurationWe can remote configure your compatible alarm panel at no extra charge.
- Text, eMail, Phone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by text, email, and phone when the Interactive Services option is selected. This includes system arming or disarming, power loss - all easily customizable by the subscriber. In addition the central status will notify by phone a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
- Phone App Remote ControlInteractive Services refers to the ability to remote control your system via a smartphone app and/or PC. This includes remote arm and disarm, control of home automation devices such as lights, locks, and thermostats as well as video.
LTE Cellular
Interactive
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.$17.95/mo
and up*
We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.- No Contract - ever!We offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Up to 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- Connection: CellularConnect via cellular for a fast, lower risk connection to our UL central station. Line tampering by an intruder is virtually eliminated with cellular! Because cellular communicators are wired directly to security systems they are powered and battery backed up by the alarm panel. This is important since LAN devices are generally NOT protected against power failure.
- Remote ConfigurationWe can remote configure your compatible alarm panel at no extra charge.
- Text, eMail, Phone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by text, email, and phone when the Interactive Services option is selected. This includes system arming or disarming, power loss - all easily customizable by the subscriber. In addition the central status will notify by phone a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
- Phone App Remote ControlInteractive Services refers to the ability to remote control your system via a smartphone app and/or PC. This includes remote arm and disarm, control of home automation devices such as lights, locks, and thermostats as well as video.
- AT&T or Verizon carrier fees includedChoose the carrier service that works best in your home or business. Your cellular communicator determines which carrier will be used (AT&T or Verizon).
Simple.
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We are here 9am – 9pm EST, 7 days a week handling alarm monitoring activations
- No onsite tech visit needed – DIY friendly setup
- Always free technical support
- All pricing shown online with no need to call for a quote
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#1
Know your panel brand and model
All of the popular professional systems we support are shown using the “Pick Your Panel” button below. This will also help you identify your system if not sure what system brand and model you own. You’ll see what services are potentially possible with your panel. If you don’t see your system/keypad just give us a call!
Pick Your Panel#2
Know your communication path (Cellular, Internet, Landline)
In the old days communication to a central station was always over landline but few homes today have a traditional landline and VoIP is unreliable. Internet and cellular communication is faster, more reliable and can provide interactive services for system remote control from a phone app.
Many of the popular communicators we support are shown using the “Pick Your Communicator” button below. This will also help you identify your communicator if not sure what brand and model you own. You’ll see what services are possible with each communicator.
#3
Sign Up For Service
Once you know which brand and model panel you have and the communicator used just select the appropriate monitoring service to get started. Remember your communicator must be compatible with the service. For example you need a Honeywell communicator to work with Honeywell AlarmNet or an Alarm.com communicator to work with Alarm.com.
Most hardwired panels have a landline dialer built-in so no additional hardware is required. Just be sure you have an active telephone line with dial tone attached to your control panel before ordering!
Note: In general you will need to know your Installer Code to get into the Programming area of your panel. This is absolutely required for landline plans but many times needed for Internet/Cellular plans too. There may be workarounds without this important code so call us if you don’t know the code or can’t get it from your last dealer. See Default Installers Codes For All Major Brands. See Honeywell Installer Code Reset Instructions.
With each service offering there is usually multiple plans to choose from. An “Interactive” plan means you will have a phone app to remote control your alarm system. “Non-Interactive” has no app or remote control capability. UL Monitoring means UL certified central station dispatch while Self-Monitoring has no dispatchers in the loop at all – you make the telephone call to emergency services.
Select the service plan, Add to Cart and Checkout.
#4
Complete Our Monitoring Enrollment Form
Our UL central station dispatchers will need the telephone numbers to call you when verifying an alarm signal, what passcode you want to use so they know its really you, and how you and others want to be notified if there was a dispatch – phone, text, email. We will also need information related to your alarm panel such as brand and model, and if using a service other than landline we’ll need your communicator’s MAC/CRC, IMEI, or Serial Number to get your communicator registered with the appropriate service.
Once we have your completed Monitoring Enrollment Form we’ll get your accounts created and reach out to test with you. We generally get this completed within an hour of receiving the form during our normal business hours 9am-9pm est. 7 days a week.
Monitoring Enrollment Form#5
Safe, Secure, Money Saved!
It really is easy to save money switching from the national dealers (or even local) who require expensive multi-year contracts for the same professional services SafeHomeCentral provides at way lower pricing. We have a great referral program too where both you and your friend get a free month of service when both have an annual monitoring plan.
Family Owned
Friendly Support
Outstanding customer support. Worked with Tim getting my Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus setup (sensors enrolled) as well as getting me going with Alarm.com Enhanced Package. Love the app and love my Qolsys panel!
Gary U. – Dallas, TX
Saving Money
Was as easy as advertised to make the switch. I was paying $50 a month for Total Connect remote control service for my Honeywell Lynx Touch using WIFI. Quick and easy cutting my bill to just $16. Wish I knew this earlier!!!
Donna T. – Fort Worth, TX
Great Support When Needed
Great range of Alarm.com options. I’ve been researching security company pricing to monitor my Qolsys IQ Panel 2+ and by far these guys bundle in the most features while keeping very competitive pricing.
David L. – Boston, MA
Pays To Look Around
Switched over my primary home and vacation home saving almost $400 a year over the dealer who I used for the past five years. My fault for not looking around sooner. Very easy and painless to switch companies.
Dennis M. – Tampa, FL
Interactive Services is the component that adds cellular and IP Internet connectivity to our UL central station as well as remote control capability to a home security and automation platform. The days of just remotely arming and disarming your alarm system from a smartphone have given way to controlling lights, locks, and thermostats too. And don’t forget about video, whether a video doorbell or interior and exterior cameras. Everything can now easily be controlled by a single app from essentially anywhere.
The Interactive Services company chosen must match with the cellular or Internet communicator installed in your alarm panel. For example, if you have a Honeywell AlarmNet cell or Internet card you must use AlarmNet’s service. If using an Alarm.com cell card (whether built-in to the panel of external) it can only talk to Alarm.com’s data centers.
Read our article Comparing Interactive Services Apps: Alarm.com, Total Connect 2, SecureNet, Alula, Telguard.
We Monitor All Major Security System Brands
Not sure what system you own? Click below to identify your alarm panel by pictures!
Identify My SystemIf you recently bought a home that already has a home security alarm system you can save a significant amount of money by reactivating it yourself. Activating alarm monitoring is something that can be done DIY with our help. Cellular, Internet, or Landline options are available.
Upgrading an existing security system doesn’t have to mean replacing everything which most alarm dealers will recommend. Call us about the various upgrade options for your existing security system. We are here 7 days a week from 9am – 10pm EST.
Affordable Landline UL Central Station Alarm Monitoring
We continue to provide quality UL central station alarm monitoring for thousands of customers across the US since 1987. While remote control of your security and home automation system from a smartphone is today’s top monitoring feature, for others however a truly low cost way to provide safety for their family is all that is needed. We provide an alarm monitoring certificate for your insurance company necessary to receive up to a 20% discount on your annual premium because you are using a UL central station to watch over your home. There is no lengthy contract commitment with any of our alarm monitoring plans!
If using VoIP (Voice over IP) through your Internet Service Provider (ISP) be sure this phone line is correctly connected to your alarm panel using an RJ31X jack. In most cases unless you specifically request the new digital telephone line be connected to your alarm panel it is not! Also be aware because VoIP is highly compressed by your ISP for voice communication, VoIP is not considered a reliable communication medium for digital alarm signals.
No Contract Landline Alarm Monitoring Pricing
* Pricing shown includes a 15% annual pre-pay discount. A one-time $10 activation fee applies to all new central station accounts.
Landline/VoIP
- Landline /VoIP ConnectivityConnect to our UL central station via POTS or VoIP landline. Be aware VoIP is an unreliable communication medium for digital alarm signaling. Also landlines have the risk of outside line tampering.
- UL Central StationWe have trained operators ready to respond and verify your alarm signals 24x7x365. This includes burglary alarms, life safety such as fire and CO, status signals (AC loss), and environmental alerts such as low temperature or flood detection. Upto 75 zones of protection which is more than you'll ever need!
- No ContractWe offer all alarm monitoring plans with NO CONTRACTS. No long-term, multi-year commitments. We do offer pre-pay discounts for annual (15%), six months (5%) or just go month to month. Your choice and never any pressure to change.
- Telephone NotificationReceive alarm notifications by telephone. The central station will notify you or a family member/relative, neighbor etc. from your Call List if authorities were dispatched.
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We are here 9am – 9pm EST, 7 days a week handling alarm monitoring takeovers
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800-840-6150
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Important Questions and Considerations
Switching alarm monitoring providers is not difficult, but many providers don’t want you leaving and attempt to make it so. With a much lower cost for real UL central station securiity monitoring, no required contracts, and overall better, friendly support, its a natural move.
- Are you under an existing alarm monitoring contract? Be careful because many contracts have auto renewal provisions that may lock you in for another 3 to 5 years at high pricing. Also its common to have a 30 or 60 day termination notification period. Are there any hidden termination fees they failed to mention? Local dealers and even national dealers such as ADT make a LOT of money on alarm monitoring agreements so they will make it as hard as possible for their customers to switch.
- Do you own your alarm equipment? Another reason to read your existing alarm agreement carefully. ADT for example offers “free” home security systems when you sign up for their multiyear alarm monitoring plan. Obviously nothing is free. In this case the alarm company owns the main equipment such as control panel, keypad, motion sensor. Anything added additional you would own but if you don’t renew their high priced plan they’ll remove “their” equipment leaving you with no working alarm system. Just another sneaky method to retain highly profitable accounts.
- Do you already have a cellular communicator? This can be either as part of a plugin wireless system module or hardwired addon unit. Your alarm panel using a cellular communicator actually “talks” with an Interactive Services (IS) provider not the central station directly.
It is important to understand what alarm panel model you currently have as well as what Interactive Services provider is/was used. A cellular communicator compatible with Honeywell Alarmnet (Total Connect 2) will not work with any other provider such as SecureNet or Alarm.com. Communicators are built for a particular Interactive Services provider, they are not universal unfortunately. In general this is not a problem if you already like the IS provider you are using other than price your alarm dealer is charging for this service.
Large national alarm companies such as ADT sometimes use proprietary communicators which will ONLY work with their central station. If this is the case then a replacement cellular communicator would be required. The breakeven for the replacement equipment cost however is usually less than four months.
- Do you know the “Installer Code” for your alarm panel? In many cases the installing alarm company did not provide this important code despite you owning the equipment. The Installer Code is used to get into the programming area of your security system. Since the Account Number used for the central station will need to be modified, getting into Program Mode is necessary.
If you do not know the Installer Code nicely ask your existing or previous alarm company for this code. They know what it is since they used it to put their account information into your panel. In some cases dealers will want to send a technician to your home to reset the code to the manufactuer’s default code, and of course charge you for the visit ($100 – $150). There is no reason why they can’t tell you this code over the phone or reset the code remotely. Don’t fall for this last chance to milk you!
Depending on the brand and model alarm control panel you own there may be a “back door” into your panel’s Program Mode if the Installer Code is not known. Honeywell panels for example have an easy way to get into Program Mode if the code was forgotten or not provided. Others however must be “factory reset” meaning it erases all current configuration (zones, passcodes, etc.) and acts like a new alarm panel out of the box. Reprogramming the panel is generally not something you want to tackle on your own and requires a local dealer to assist. Hopefully you know the Installer Code or can get it from the previous dealer without hassle.
** If you have a Honeywell brand alarm panel check our page on how to reset your panel’s Installer Code using the back door method. Every brand panel has a default Installer Code which can also be tried, but many dealers change it to keep a customer locked in. See this page for Default Installer and Master Codes for Major Security Systems.
If upgrading a hardwired alarm system to cellular a universal communicator such as the Telguard TG1 the Installer Code will not be required since the unit will fool your alarm panel into thinking its still connected to a POTS line. The TG1 will intercept the alarm panel’s signalling and change the account number automatically so there is no need to get into Program Mode at all. The Telguard TG1 is available in Verizon or AT&T LTE flavors. We can program the Telguard TG1 remotely, and at no charge!
Simple Steps To Signup
- Make the purchase online for UL Central Station Alarm Monitoring. Select either landline or the proper interactive service if using 4G LTE cellular or IP Internet. Select billing period: Monthly or Annual. We get a 15% prepay discount from our UL central station provider which we pass on to our annual customers. This is NOT a contract, rather an annual prepay discount.
- Complete our Alarm Monitoring Enrollment Form. This details your address, telephone number to verify alarm before dispatch, passcode to validate user, zone information, etc.
- In general we can get you online same day. We are here 7 days a week for alarm monitoring activations and takeovers.
- If using landline you will change the account number and central station telephones from your keypad. We will help you over the phone to make this minor change from your keypad. This is where the Installer Code is necessary. If using the Telguard TG1 this step is not necessary because we will remotely program the cellular communicator with a new account number.
- Test the changes. We will have you arm your alarm system then trip a few zones to verify signals are being properly received by the central station. Its important to test all life safety zones such as smoke or carbon monoxide detectors!
- We put your monitoring account online. You are now fully protected with UL central station monitoring!
- You will receive an email (generally within 30 minutes of going online) showing the toll-free telephone number to the UL central station and your account number. In general the central station dispatch will call “you” to verify an alarm. We will include a printout of your account’s data with the central station. Review this information to make sure your telephone numbers, address, etc. are correct. You will also receive an Alarm Monitoring Certification for your homeowner insurance agent. Most give a 10% – 20% annual premium discount for a monitored alarm system so its important to have this document.
Easy Same-Day Switch!
We are here 9am – 9pm EST, 7 days a week handling alarm monitoring takeovers
Free Technical Support
800-840-6150
Currently using Next Alarm for monitoring and they are discontinuing business. Have a Vista panel and know the installer code… my question is the broadband adaptor I currently use and is it compatible with your service? Vonets HT-600 Ver 7.0.3
Hello Chuck! The communicator/adapter used with NextAlarm would need to be replaced. We recommend an Alula communicator which can be Ethernet/WIFI, Ethernet/LTE, or Ethernet?WIFI/LTE depending on model chosen. You can find details here – http://safehomecentral.com/affordable-no-contract-alarm-monitoring-from-8-95-same-day-switch/affordable-no-contract-alula-interactive-alarm-monitoring-from-just-10-95/
Was as easy as advertised to make the switch. I was paying $50 a month for Total Connect remote control service for my Honeywell Lynx Touch using WIFI. Quick and painless cutting my bill to just $16. Wish I knew I could do this sooner!!!
Now saving over $250 per year by using these people. The help over the phone was excellent and was easier to switch than expected. Very pleased. I have a Honeywell hardwired panel and using Total Connect 2 for remote arming and disarming which my wife and I love.
I didn’t realize until talking to my neighbor that there are online alarm dealers offering basically the same service as my installing dealer at half the price! Not difficult to make a change and all questions I asked were answered in full (these people know their stuff). Highly recommended. I have a Honeywell Vista-20P using cellular.
Absolutely fantasic customer service! The people are friendly and knowledgabe and better yet, patient with a non-technical person like me. Was able to get my older Honeywell Vista alarm reprogrammed using my phone line to their central station easily with help over the phone. Testing was smooth and fast and got a certificate for my insurance company as soon as we finished. Cut my annual monitoring bill in half!
Signed up for Alarm.com service for my Simon XTi and was active with their service an hour later. The company that installed my alarm went out of business so I was on the hunt for a new monitoring company. These people are $18 a month cheaper and been in business three decades so I’m comfortable giving them a try. Wish I had looked earlier but frankly didnt realize I could save money until forced to look when my dealer folded.
I added a SEM to my Honeywell Vista-20P after researching the benefits of Alarm.com on this site. I was using a 3G AT&T cellular communicator with Total Connect 2 and when it was time to upgrade to LTE I took the plunge with Alarm.com. Really glad I did. Lots of features I didnt have with TC and the ADC pricing was way better. I was able to cut $18/month off of my bill by moving to SafeHomeCentral. Configuring the new communicator was all done remotely by the tech guys and they were great to work with.
I was using the local dealer who installed my system three years ago for alarm monitoring. I just moved over to SafeHomeCentral and saving $24 per month for the same EXACT service, even the same central station (COPS Monitoring)! I’ve been told alarm dealers make their real money from alarm monitoring and now know for sure this is true. The switch was painless since the tech was very knowledgable about my particular alarm system (Interlogix Simon XTi). Highly recommend!
Was an easy swap from ADT to SafeHomeCentral. I’m still using a landline but planning on going with cellular in the near future. I was able to reduce our monthly payment by $21 and no lock-in contract. Very happy saving money!
Hello. I have a Honeywell Vista-15P that was monitored in the past but the dealer is out of business and I don’t know the “Installer Code”. Do I need to have someone come out to my home to figure out what the code is so I can get monitoring service again?
Hello Julie! Luckily there is a back door into Honeywell Vista panels so all is not lost. Its very easy to reset this code and we have instructions here to reset the Installer Code so you can reactivate service. If you are using a landline for connection to the central station then we can just guide you through a few simple programming changes (change to toll free numbers and account number to the central station) over the telephone. Landline alarm monitoring (no contract) is just $8.95.
If you want to use cellular alarm monitoring we can help you upgrade unless you already have a Honeywell cellular communicator in place. Adding one is only four wires to connect and we guide you through the connections. The advantage of cellular, other than the tamper-proof connection outside, is you can add Total Connect 2 for remote arming and disarming of your system from your cell, tablet, or PC. Give us a call if you need more assistance.
Do you cover monitoring for an IQ panel-VRZ Qolsys?
Hello Dawn! We absolutely do work with all Qolsys panels. You can find Alarm.com pricing options here:
http://safehomecentral.com/affordable-no-contract-alarm-monitoring-from-just-8-95-same-day-switch/affordable-feature-rich-alarmcom-cellular-alarm-monitoring-from-14-95/
I have a Lyric wireless panel I just purchased online. Do I need to use the WIFI Internet connection to your central station if I also have a cellular module?
Hello Jacob. While redundant communication to AlarmNet and our central station is recommended there is no requirement and just going cellular is fine. Its a programmable setting in Lyric. Cellular is pretty reliable, tamper (line cut) proof, and the communicator module is powered by the backup battery in your Lyric panel in the event of power failure.
I have an older Honeywell hardwired panel (vista20p) which I’d like to convert to cellular for alarm monitoring. What model communicator makes sense to use?
We recommend the Honeywell LTE-XA (AT&T) or LTE-XV (Verizon) communicators. They are the latest out and of course use the LTE network for high speed communication. We have universal communicators by Telguard (TG-1express) which works too but the Honeywell versions will allow us to also remote program your Vista panel using their Compass software if its ever needed. We can remote program any of our cellular communicators regardless of brand and at no charge when setting up alarm monitoring.
I have a Honeywell Lynx Touch 7000 wireless panel that currently connects to my local monitoring company through the Internet. How can I add cellular and switch over to you guys?
Hi Saul! We have LTE communicators for the L7000 wireless panel which is easy to install yourself in about 5 minutes. We have LTE models in both ATT (LTE-L57A) and Verizon (LTE-L57V) flavors. You can continue to use your WIFI card and have redundant communication with our central station and Alarmnet (IP and Cell) or just go cell which is very reliable almost anywhere in the US unless you have very weak reception from the nearest tower.
To get started just signup for alarm monitoring here and select what options you need such as IP, Cell, or Both communication paths, Basic Interactive Services (remote arm/disarm with Total Connect 2), Enhanced Interactive Services which adds Z-Wave control, etc. We can generally get customers online same-day since its an easy process and only requires tripping a few zones to test communication. Give us a call if you need more Saul.
I have a SafeWatch 3000 alarm panel with ADT. Can you monitor this panel and can I use Total Connect for arm the system from my phone?
Hi Donna. To use Total Connect 2 you will need to be using either an IP Internet or cellular communicator. Total Connect 2 will not work via a landline connection. Your SafeWatch 3000 is really a rebranded Honeywell Vista-20P with modified (proprietary) firmware. We do however have a kit that converts your SafeWatch to a standard Vista-20P that will work with Total Connect 2. The kit comes with a LTE cellular communicator and a PROM chip that pops into the panel’s motherboard. Sounds complicated but it is not. We talk customers how to install both over the phone all the time. The communicator is just 4 wires to connect. We program the communicator remotely (no charge) to get you activated with AlarmNet for TC2 as well as our central station. There is an ATT kit and Verizon kit available.
I have a DSC PC1832 hard wired alarm system. Can you monitor this panel? I use a landline today but woud like to move to cellular and cancel my Verizon landline. What do you recommend for equipment and can I do this add-on myself?
Hi Charlie! We certainly can monitor your DSC panel and have several options for converting to cellular so you can save money monthly by not keeping a landline. We have a DSC 3G2060R which fits right into your panel enclosure and not difficult to install. A better option however is to use a Telguard TG1 which also works with your panel and is not only cheaper but LTE (rather than 3G). It connects to your panel’s phone line connection and let’s the system think its still using a landline when in reality the transmission is going over cellular. The Telguard TG1 comes in both AT&T (TG1LAX02) and Verizon (TG1LX001) LTE versions.
How long does it usually take to flip to your alarm monitoring service? I use VOIP today. May move to cellular at some point in the future but staying with dial-up for now.
Hi Jeff. We can usually activate a new monitoring account same day. We are here until 9pm EST 7 days a week. The process itself takes maybe 45 minutes which includes testing, the most important part! We like customers to trip several zones (definitely any life safety zones such as smoke or CO) to make sure signals are correctly received by the central station. Pretty painless. Just make an alarm monitorng purchase and be sure to complete our Enrollment Form for the central station (ex. telephone numbers to call to verify an alarm, zone list, verify password). We’ll contact you generally within 30 minutes to setup a time same day or when convenient.
What alarm panel do you own?
Vista-15P
Great reliable panel. We monitor many, many Vista panels!