If we look at the history of burglar alarm systems , we will find a gradual progress from a simplistic one circuit system to systems which are multizone, intergrated and packed with features. It may be possible that your system is not as antiquated as the systems that were first introduced into our society, yet far from the ones that we find today.
In the information age in which we live in today, we have at our fingertips instant information about every and any topic our minds desire to explore. However, when it comes to understanding or gaining information about how the mind of a burglar works, I’m sorry to say that we often either come up with our own conclusions based on what we consider to be common sense or we see a movie where a burglar uses a credit card or a paperclip to break into a door and we assume it is that easy. The truth is that if we would just use a little common sense, re think and change some of the ways we do things, educate ourselves and families and consider home security enhancements, we can and will make our homes safer.
There is no debating that in today’s age there is a much greater awareness and demand for burglar alarm systems than ever before. Just thirty or so years ago, less than 10 percent of home owners owned or had any interest in owning a security system. And, for many of those who owned a security system, having it monitored by a central station was not desirable because in those days you could actually connect a pre-recorded tape dialer, which would call the police department directly in the case of an actual alarm activation, and notify the police department of the intrusion. Most homeowners would invest in better locks for their doors as well as better lighting on the exterior of their homes rather than spend their money on a security system. Although most homeowners in those days would have liked to own a burglar alarm, the price of an average burglar alarm system ranged from $1500 to $2500.
