Home Security and Safety

<h1>Home Security and Safety</h1><strong>Author: <a title="ADT" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/adt/200865.htm">ADT</a></strong><br /><p>Your Home Security and Safety is ADT’s Top Priority</p> <p>ADT Security Services Customer Monitoring Centers help protect the people and things you value most, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With ADT, you are protected by five interconnected command centers strategically located throughout the United States. It is important to understand that most security companies only have one monitoring center, and in some cases, it’s not based in America or even managed by an actual security company.</p> <h2>More Than Just Home Protection, We Offer Peace of Mind</h2> <ul> <li>Fast Alarm Response – When an alarm signal is received, ADT will attempt to contact the homeowner via phone. If the person who answers the phone cannot supply the personal identification code, or if no one answers the phone, the representative then can notify local authorities. Local authorities can be notified to dispatch to the home to determine the cause of the disturbance and to respond to emergency situations.</li> <li>Easy-to-Use Home Security Systems - The keychain remote lets you arm and disarm your ADT monitored home security system with a touch of a button.</li> <li>Low Monthly Monitoring Fees - ADT monitored protection is affordable, and may save you up to 20% on your homeowner's insurance.</li> <li>24-Hour Monitoring by ADT Trained Professionals - Knowledgeable home security professionals monitor your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from five interconnected command centers.</li> </ul> <h2>Why Choose ADT for Your Home Security System Monitoring?</h2> <ul> <li>131 Years of Experience - ADT Security Services is the largest single provider of electronic security services to more than six million commercial, government and residential customers throughout North America, and has been helping to protect homes for the past 131 years.</li> <li>24-Hour Monitoring - ADT maintains five interconnected customer monitoring centers throughout the country, to help protect your home and family. ADT can notify both you and the police department, so that your home can be protected whether you're there or not. ADT’s Customer Monitoring Centers respond to more than 29 million alarm signals each year.</li> <li>Service and Installation – ADT installs more than 80 security systems each hour, or more than one per minute. ADT has more than 6,000 installers and service technicians nationwide.<br />Ease of Use – ADT offers you Wireless Keychain remote access which enables you to arm/disarm your ADT monitored home security system from anywhere in the home.</li> <li>Multi-layer Protection - ADT provides 24-hour alarm monitoring for burglary, as well as the option to moni tor your home for fire detection, video surveillance, access control, critical condition monitoring, health and elder care monitoring, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification and integrated systems.</li> </ul> <p><img src="http://newsecurityservice.com/images/mid-img1.jpg" /></p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br /><p>1. If out of the house for an extended period of time, create the illusion that someone may still be home. Leave a TV or stereo on in the room where a burglar would most likely break in. Use exterior lighting and motion detectors to minimize burglar concealment.
2. Make sure all exterior doors have good proper locks. Install 1-inch deadbolt locks on all exterior doors.
3. If you get an unexpected knock at the door, check to see who it is before opening it.
4. Do not leave extra keys under doormats, potted plants or any other obvious outdoor location. Thieves will generally find them. Find an inconspicuous place to hide the keys, or give a set to a neighbor you can trust.
5. Burglar-proof your glass patio doors by setting a pipe or metal bar in the middle bottom track of the door slide. The pipe should be the same length as the track.
6. Keep garage doors shut.
7. Keep drapes and blinds shut – especially in rooms where there is expensive equipment. Don't advertise the items in your home.
8. Store cash, jewelry and other valuables in a safe or safety deposit box instead of leaving them lying around the home.
9. Don't leave notes on the door for service people or family members. These alert the burglar that you are not home.
</p><p>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/home-security-and-safety-1085084.html" title="Home Security and Safety">Home Security and Safety</a></p>

Your Home Security and Safety is ADT’s Top Priority

ADT Security Services Customer Monitoring Centers help protect the people and things you value most, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With ADT, you are protected by five interconnected command centers strategically located throughout the United States. It is important to understand that most security companies only have one monitoring center, and in some cases, it’s not based in America or even managed by an actual security company.

More Than Just Home Protection, We Offer Peace of Mind

Fast Alarm Response – When an alarm signal is received, ADT will attempt to contact the homeowner via phone. If the person who answers the phone cannot supply the personal identification code, or if no one answers the phone, the representative then can notify local authorities. Local authorities can be notified to dispatch to the home to determine the cause of the disturbance and to respond to emergency situations.
Easy-to-Use Home Security Systems - The keychain remote lets you arm and disarm your ADT monitored home security system with a touch of a button.
Low Monthly Monitoring Fees - ADT monitored protection is affordable, and may save you up to 20% on your homeowner's insurance.
24-Hour Monitoring by ADT Trained Professionals - Knowledgeable home security professionals monitor your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from five interconnected command centers.

Why Choose ADT for Your Home Security System Monitoring?

131 Years of Experience - ADT Security Services is the largest single provider of electronic security services to more than six million commercial, government and residential customers throughout North America, and has been helping to protect homes for the past 131 years.
24-Hour Monitoring - ADT maintains five interconnected customer monitoring centers throughout the country, to help protect your home and family. ADT can notify both you and the police department, so that your home can be protected whether you're there or not. ADT’s Customer Monitoring Centers respond to more than 29 million alarm signals each year.
Service and Installation – ADT installs more than 80 security systems each hour, or more than one per minute. ADT has more than 6,000 installers and service technicians nationwide.
Ease of Use – ADT offers you Wireless Keychain remote access which enables you to arm/disarm your ADT monitored home security system from anywhere in the home.
Multi-layer Protection - ADT provides 24-hour alarm monitoring for burglary, as well as the option to moni tor your home for fire detection, video surveillance, access control, critical condition monitoring, health and elder care monitoring, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification and integrated systems.

1. If out of the house for an extended period of time, create the illusion that someone may still be home. Leave a TV or stereo on in the room where a burglar would most likely break in. Use exterior lighting and motion detectors to minimize burglar concealment. 2. Make sure all exterior doors have good proper locks. Install 1-inch deadbolt locks on all exterior doors. 3. If you get an unexpected knock at the door, check to see who it is before opening it. 4. Do not leave extra keys under doormats, potted plants or any other obvious outdoor location. Thieves will generally find them. Find an inconspicuous place to hide the keys, or give a set to a neighbor you can trust. 5. Burglar-proof your glass patio doors by setting a pipe or metal bar in the middle bottom track of the door slide. The pipe should be the same length as the track. 6. Keep garage doors shut. 7. Keep drapes and blinds shut – especially in rooms where there is expensive equipment. Don't advertise the items in your home. 8. Store cash, jewelry and other valuables in a safe or safety deposit box instead of leaving them lying around the home. 9. Don't leave notes on the door for service people or family members. These alert the burglar that you are not home.

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