One in five residences in the U.S. will at some time be burglarized. As proven over and over, one of the best defenses against a break-in is a home security system. Just ask the “experts” – burglars. Nine out of ten of those convicted of the crime agree that they would have avoided a home [...]
Choosing a home security system provider can be very confusing when the choices are overwhelming. In todays day and age whether you are looking for a plumber , an electrician or simply shopping for a toy for your child, the one place everyone goes to find what they need is Google. And that is no different when it comes to finding a home security provider. There was a time when everyone would either ask a friend for a referral or look in the yellow pages for any kind of service they needed, but not today. Today the world wide web is overwhelmingly the number one choice for finding what you are looking for. The only problem that arises out of this type of marketing however is that you really don’t know who you are dealing with. If you are searching for an automotive part for your automobile and find a company that has it at the price you want it how do you know that the company you found is a legitimate company. On the internet anyone can put up a picture of an enormous building with company trucks and employees and it could all be made up. Anyone can find images of these things and portray themselves as being a large organization when in fact they might just be working literally out of the back of their car. Even when you are searching for a home security provider it is very hard to know who is a legitimate licensed contractor and who is just a fly by night.
During the past 20 years home burglaries have more than tripled and home invasions have gone up more than 500 %. Residents used to be able to say that in their neighborhood it was safe to leave doors unlocked and a sense of safety was the norm, however today the opposite of that is true. Residents all around the country today have lost that sense of security and are more aware of possible intruders and burglaries than ever before. It used to be that certain neighborhoods were considered safe and other neighborhoods were considered unsafe, but today there is no such thing as a neighborhood in America where residents feel that there is no need to take security measures against possible intruders. With that in mind, this article is intended to cover the most popular and recommended ways of protecting your home from an attempted burglary.
In recent news we were made aware of the buyout of Broadview Security, formerly known as Brinks Home Security, by Tyco International who is the parent company of ADT Security. The purchase of Broadview Security was for a total of almost two billion dollars, which makes it the largest acquisition of any security system company in history. In light of this history making transaction it is easy to see that ADT security is by far the largest and most respected name in home security. Here in South Florida it does not take much investigation to confirm this, all you would have to do is drive down any road in any neighborhood and you would get a firsthand view of the immense impact that ADTs Authorized Dealer Program has had by noticing how every other house has in front of it an ADT yard sign. The only way that ADT has been able to saturate the home security market all over the United States is with the help of their ADT Authorized dealers.
When choosing what car to buy or what home to buy we are faced with hundreds of possibilities, yet through all it all we all have a certain knowledge of what the right fit for us personally is.
There is no doubt or disputing that ADT corporate has a remarkable reputation for being the longest standing security system provider in history. They are without a doubt the most qualified and knowledgeable residential, commercial and industrial security system provider in the market. From the early 1900,s they became the front runners in the security system industry and have led the way to the advances we see today within this ever increasing market. Today the ADT name has become a household name, and both security system owners as well as non-owners worldwide recognize ADT as the company to trust for their security needs. With this ever-increasing demand for the ADT brand of security system has come the need to expand the ability to provide for the security needs of America through what is referred to as the ADT Authorized Dealer Program. But that leads someone inquiring about installing an ADT security system whether and ADT Authorized Dealer has the same ability and knowledge to properly design and install a system to fit their particular needs. So in the next few paragraphs we will attempt to answer this question by providing you with the detailed mandates set forth by ADT Corporation to insure the proper design and installation of every security system installed by any ADT Authorized Dealer.
