Which is the Best Home Security System for you?
July, 2012
by John Allen
by John Allen
EQUIPMENT
GE Simon Models
GE SIMON
VERY OLD
SIMON XT
OLD
OLD
SIMON XT
NEWER OFFERS 2-WAY VOICE
NEWER OFFERS 2-WAY VOICE
- Add up to 40 Sensors
- Large backlit LCD display
- Simple menu-driven settings for timers, latchkey, and pass code options
- Offers land line or GSM with Alarm.com
- Simple easy to use perfect for the elderly or disable, direct buttons for FIRE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY, or BURGLARY. Easy-to-understand arm, disarm, and status buttons
- Loud siren
- 24 Hour Battery Backup
- Z-Wave compatible
- Two-way voice communication
- Speaker for voice audio status messages and prompts
- Configurable "voice chimes"
- One-touch silence and sensor bypass buttons
- 100-event buffer with time and date stamp
- Simple operation with single button clicks on key fob, which can act as a panic button
- Burglary - Use wireless door/window sensors, motion detectors, and glass break sensors to cover all rooms, doors & windows.
- Fire - Use wireless smoke & heat detection sensors to alert you and the authorities of a fire.
- Medical Alert Pendant optional
GE Concord Keypad
SOLID VERY RELIABLE
SOLID VERY RELIABLE
The
Concord 4 panel is complete with eight hardwire zone inputs, and has a
2-wire smoke detector loop capable of handling up to 20 different smoke
detectors. The device is fully compatible with all of GE’s Security
Learn Mode sensors and comes with a built-in RF receiver with 96-zone
capacity. Two programmable outputs activate external devices if the
alarm or any detector is activated.
Concord is also customizable and adjustable thanks to the SuperBus 2000 8z Input Modules that provide eight additional zones per module, or the SuperBus2000 4-Relay Output Modules which bring in four extra output points. RF can also be supplemented with the addition of up to four SuperBus 2000 RF receivers or SuperBus 2000 RF transceivers. Each one of these receivers is able to support all 96 zones. Concord 4 can be expanded further with a Phone Interface/Voice Module that provides system control with touch-tone phones.
Concord is also customizable and adjustable thanks to the SuperBus 2000 8z Input Modules that provide eight additional zones per module, or the SuperBus2000 4-Relay Output Modules which bring in four extra output points. RF can also be supplemented with the addition of up to four SuperBus 2000 RF receivers or SuperBus 2000 RF transceivers. Each one of these receivers is able to support all 96 zones. Concord 4 can be expanded further with a Phone Interface/Voice Module that provides system control with touch-tone phones.
HONEYWELL MODELS
Honeywell Vista
OLDER
Honeywell Lynx Plus
OLD
OLD
Honeywell Lynx 5100
NEWEST OFFERS 2-WAY VOICE NEWS WEATHER UPDATES
NEWEST OFFERS 2-WAY VOICE NEWS WEATHER UPDATES
- 4G GSM radio – protocol supports 2G, 3G and 4G on AT&T network
- Two-way voice communication over telephone line or GSM with GSMVLP5-4G
- Wi-Fi support - Alarm communication and lifestyle messaging via the user's router/IP connection - Enables the mobile entertainment device
- Integrated Z-Wave® providing control and integration of - Thermostats - Door locks - Lighting - Scenes, schedules and rules - Local, automatic and remote control via Total Connect
- 48 zones plus 16 keyfob zones
- Family message center (for user recorded messages)
- Push/Pull content through AlarmNet®/Total Connect - Weather (one day and five day forecasts) - Traffic - News - Dealer/Central station messages (pay your bill, sales opportunities, community news) - End-user requests for sales or service
MONITORING
The key
to maximizing your system’s operational integrity is the quality, speed
and accuracy of the last link of your security chain, your central
station monitoring facility.
No matter what the quality of the components which make up your home system, in an emergency, seconds can spell the difference between the complete success and failure of your entire security system.
That’s why Vector Security’s services are rooted, first and foremost, in the quality of our central station services through our 5 Star monitoring quality program!
What is 5 Star Monitoring? It’s Vector Security’s adherence to a strict set of performance standards which focus on the quality, speed and accuracy of Vector’s central station services.
According to Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM) Magazine’s 2009 Industry Top 100, Vector Security ranks 7th in overall billings, 3rd in commercial services and 6th in residential services.
Industry Awards and Certifications Received by Vector Security, Inc.
- Received the Association of Police Communications Officials’ (APCO) highest honor, The President’s Award, in 2009 for our outstanding contributions to the improvement of alarm dispatching communications methods in 911 centers.
- SDM Magazine/Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Central Station Operator of the Year in 2009
- SDM Magazine/Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Central Station Manager of the Year in 2008
- Became the industry’s first U.S.-based central station facility to earn Underwriter Laboratories of Canada (ULC) certification in 2008
- Chosen as Frost & Sullivan’s 2008 North American Commercial Alarm Monitoring Company of the Year
- Captured the first Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award in 2006
- Honored as the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) Associate of the Year in 2006
- Named as the SDM Magazine/Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Central Station of the Year in 2006
- Named SDM Magazine Dealer of the Year in 2003
- When considered together, these achievements reflect Vector Security’s quest to provide customers with the best life safety and asset protection services.
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Northern and Central Virginia
Richmond (804) 723-1315
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