Too often in the home alarm industry, we hear of innocent consumers who are lied to and cheated by door-to-door salespeople.  This is largely because of the  routine use of high-pressure sales tactics and outright lying to gain a sale.  Often there are often hidden fees which are never discussed.  Sometimes the door-to-door salesperson will quote one rate for monitoring service, then raise that rate after you sign up.  Most will never explain to the consumer that they are outsourcing the monitoring to another company.  What we have  is a series of broken and false promises, with all sense of ethics and quality control thrown right out the window.

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At AlarmForce we take the customer service we provide seriously. Our goal is to give each of our customers the most outstanding service and security possible. From the moment a customer first calls in for product information to the installation of their system to our central station monitoring, we understand that the customer experience is paramount.

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AlarmForce Industries Inc. announces today that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the adoption of a shareholder rights plan, effective March 3, 2010. The purpose of the shareholder rights plan is to ensure, to the extent possible, that all shareholders of the Corporation are treated equally and fairly in connection with any initiative to acquire control of the Corporation.

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Using crime statistics gathered from 2004 to 2009, the following list shows the top 20 neighbourhoods in Toronto for break and enters. It is interesting to note that the neighbourhoods with the highest rate of break ins are not necessarily the wealthiest, as you might expect. There are many factors which may contribute to a higher crime area.

Recent police studies have shown that a home with a security system is more than three times less likely to suffer a break and enter. At AlarmForce, Live 2-Way Voice installation is FREE and the monitoring is only $25 per month!

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Many people ask us questions everyday about the products and services that we use at AlarmForce.  In this feature our goal is to educate you on the importance of using motion sensors as part of your security solution.

What are Motion Sensor Alarms?

Motion Sensor Alarms detect movement in a specified area or beam of coverage. These types of alarms will analyze patterns, sense irregularities in common patterns and report them. They come in various types including light sensors, radar sensors or systems using sound waves.

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Apartments are easy pickings for burglars. Most apartment buildings do not have a monitoring system at the entrance. Some require an access code to get in. It is difficult to prevent non-residents from getting into the building. All day long there is foot traffic; someone might ask to be let in because they couldn’t reach their friend or pretending to be a delivery person. When we do let them in, it is difficult to ensure if it was a genuine visitor or a burglar.

Apartment residents have to consider their safety very carefully. One of the safest and easiest ways is by installing a Burglar Alarm System in the apartment.

If you look at the statistics we have posted on our Blog entitled “How To Prevent Burglaries”, you will notice that crime rate is still pretty high in most countries.

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As with most others the home security industry also has seen advances on the technology front with the passage of time. New tools and products have been released by companies frequently that provide better protection and promise a more secure life. The good thing is that today even the average home-owner has access to complete home security systems that were used previously only by the big companies and wealthy individuals. One of the most exciting advances have been the development of monitored home alarm systems.

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There are many ways to make your home secure, to keep it free from burglaries and break-ins. But if you think it over, all of them aim to achieve the exact same thing. That is to make your residence an uninviting target for the burglar. By employing the various home security methods, whether it’s basic precautions or use of home alarm systems, you are actually trying to state very clearly that burglars are not welcome aboard.

It’s true that an adept burglar can probably intrude into any home but it’s also true that very few of them are around. Most burglars as we have said earlier are opportunists looking for easy targets. Make your home hard to get in and you keep them at bay. Now then, just how would you keep them at bay, how can the home be made unattractive to the burglar. Let’s look.

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AlarmForce wants to help you protect your entire house. We want to put you at ease and figure out ways to best secure your premises.

Most customers have raised the question “How Many Sensors Does AlarmForce Put in My House?”.

AlarmForce offers you the ability to tailor the system to your needs, whether it is to protect your entire house or selected rooms; you can choose the number of sensors to install. We have found that our basic package is more than sufficient for the average house, however if you wish to add extra protection, the system is completely adaptable to individual needs. Smoke detectors, wireless pendants, and a variety of other components are available to meet your needs.

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Browsing through the Internet I came across some statistics for Burglaries in Canada. While the statistics are a bit old, it does give us a grim picture. As per the statistic below, Canada improved its relative grade from a “C” in the 1990s to a “B” in the 2000s.

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