At AlarmForce we get asked this question all the time: What should a customer look for in a home alarm? Now more than ever, customers have more choices on who should protect them, and the best way to truly understand who is offering the best security at the best price is to ask the right questions. Here’s a list of some questions to ask when choosing a home alarm company and the reasons behind them:

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Stryke Alarm, a newly founded door to door alarm company based in Colorado, was recently caught trying to fool AlarmForce customers into thinking they were affiliated with our company in an attempt to get them to sign new home security contracts with them.This occurred in Columbus Ohio during the last week of May, 2013.

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ADT customers in California have hired two law firms and are suing ADT Security for raising their prices unilaterally while their customers are under contract.

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You wouldn’t use a door to door doctor or trust a door to door lawyer, so why would you let a door to door alarm sales person secure your home and family. Year after year more and more companies are going door to door to get new alarm customers. This method is generally frowned upon by homeowners and due to the misleading nature of the sales tactic multiple State Attorney General Offices are aggressively attempting to curb this practice. However, more and more potential customers are signing contracts with alarm companies that use this method.

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Most of the home burglar alarm systems send their signals through the telephone lines and a cut phone line can stop the signal from being transmitted. AlarmForce has the answer to this problem and that is ‘Alarmplus’!

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Now you can protect your house than with an AlarmForce VideoRelay in tandem with an AlarmForce home alarm! It can be easily placed on any door and is small, weatherproof and can be changed to match any door.

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Homes are most vulnerable during Christmas season, than any other time of year because most people go away on vacation. The rising crime rates increase the demand for Home security alarms which are an excellent way to keep intruders away from your home not just during the holidays, but all year round. Houses with alarm systems are less likely to be broken into than a house without a home alarm.

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On February 4th 2012 at 11pm Joel Matlin CEO of AlarmForce received an alert on his smartphone showing video of a man in a baseball cap standing at his front door. At the time, Mr. Matlin was in Fort Lauderdale Florida on vacation.

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Marc Saltzman of the Toronto Star interviews Adam Matlin about the VideoRelay and recent attempted break-in at Joel Matlin’s house on February 4th, 2012. Listen below!

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Aaron Rand interviews Joel Matlin on the attempted break-in at Joel Matlin’s house on February 4th, 2012. Listen below!

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