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Many customers are curious about the free security systems they see in advertising, read about or hear about in some way. It is important for you, the homeowner, to understand what you are getting with these “free” services that some companies claim to provide.
FREE SECURITY FACTS and FICTIONS
Fiction: A packaged basic home security system will offer the protection that is required for the average sized home.
Fact: Most of the provided free systems include a basic package, such as two door sensors, a keypad and a motion detector. In reality, a large percentage of break-ins occur through areas other than the front and back door. Unless you have a small home without many windows, this package is largely inadequate to provide any sort of valid protection. Additionally, monitoring will never be provided with these free packages and a lot of equipment is virtually useless without being able to communicate to someone else that you are in trouble. Lastly, these packages do not include protection from fire, carbon monoxide or many other dangers that can be far more devastating than a thief. Security Force seeks to provide unparalleled protection with our security services, for the best price we can offer.
Fiction: No upfront fees for equipment means that the equipment is free.
Fact: Security Companies often lose money on the provided free equipment, and as with any company, they are in business to make money. You will often have to sign a large contract (3-5 years) with inflated monthly monitoring charges in order to get your free system. When shopping for security systems, it is important to compare contracts and to consider your overall monitoring costs. Many people will end up paying hundreds of dollars more in their monitoring fees to make-up for the initial free system. Security Force has upfront, fixed costs that are much lower than our competition.
Fiction: Free Security equipment is yours to keep.
Fact: In most cases, the customer does not own the equipment that they have paid services on for years; rather, they will be required to return it at the end of their contract. Many National Security Companies use proprietary equipment that cannot be reprogrammed to fit future needs and cannot be used for you and be monitored by another company. When you are given a “free system” it is almost certain that you will be locked-out of it. Security Force charges installation fees and monitoring fees at a competitive cost. Our monitoring contracts can be canceled any time with 30 days’ notice, and upon the cancellation of your contract, the equipment is yours to keep.
Fiction: The Company that installs the equipment is the company that will service the account.
Fact: Many security companies are dealers for large national companies. These companies sign you up for a contract and then sells your contract to a larger company that may be difficult for you to get a hold of. You would then be at the mercy of the national company for any of your future needs. Security Force is a local company and does not sell out any of our contracts, if we install your system, we will be the ones servicing the account.
The bottom Line is that while you will have to pay upfront costs for our systems, you will be provided with something that is ultimately more reliable, less vulnerable, lasts longer, is installed by a better technician and gives you the opportunity to shop around for the best rate for the services provided.
