Happy with AlarmForce

I love AlarmForce and i am happy that i was patient to read and understand the terms much before i was ready to sign 3 years contract. I am into 2nd year of my contract now and once having accidentally set off the alarm and forgotten the password i had to face the embarrassment of having the police at my door. Nevertheless despite myself i was happy. I would also recommend AlarmCare. I got if for my aged mother who lives independently. She wears a nifty little pendant around her neck and at a press of a button the emergency response system gets activated. I would gladly recommend AlarmForce burglar alarm and home security system.

- Nathan

AlarmForce Panic Button

I worked at a store with Alarmforce. My co-worker was attacked by thugs with a baseball bat. He kept pressing the emergency button but nothing happened.

Later on the Alarmforce technician came by and confirmed that the panic button had never been connected to the system by their company.

Astounding! I still cannot understand why they didn't sue Alarmforce; something about the store still being owned by the prior owners at the time or something. Me, I would have sued til the cows came home.

- Anonymous

AlarmForce Features

From my friend Martin i heard about Alarmforce's home alarm and security system. Hearing it's advanced features i won't hesitate to install it in my home. Now i am very complacent as there is no worry about security threats or intrusion. No other home alarm products have the features as with AlarmForce and i am strongly recommending it to people who are concerned about their home security.

- Unknown

AlarmFarce

I have worked for an security alarm company for a little over 5 year 3.5 as tech 1.5+ as an inspector. Alarmforce should be called Alarmfarce. The sytem they use is antiquated by design. What i mean is the technoligy is at least 20 years old. Also most of their customers use the phone to arm/disarm system (can you say redail!!!!!) also they do NOT have phone line siezure which means that if the phone is off hook it can NOT call out or if the Bulglar calls in it can NOT call out. Placement of the panel is another story. The kichen counter or behind a couch is good enough?? Next most devices are 2-way taped on?? Also for the first 30 to 90 seconds the "operator" you hear is a recording until a live operator can get to your alarm. Next and most important Joel Matlin advertises his 2-way as a good way to confirm alarms only thing is if the bulglar is queit the it goes the same way as any other alarm unverified. Next if it is a robbery in progress and the operator comes on after you press your panic button i really hope you are wearing a bullet proof jacket>>>>

- Unknown

ADT not Greatest

ADT Isn't the Greatest Solution either. They are just as bad when it comes to scamming the consumer... They just do it on a larger scale.

As far as Dialer tests go, they are useless unless they are done daily. With how overleaded the receiver lines at ADT are, they generally ignore 1 fail to test, sometimes even 2. In this scenario, you will not find out about a buggered panel for up to 3 months. Yes, some panels will indicate a failure to communicate trouble, however ADT disables that on most of their panels because they do not want extra service calls.
In addition, ADT has a 30 to 45 second Abort Delay STANDARD. What this means is if a crackhead breaks into your home, they have the initial 30 seconds to do whatever. Once the alarm starts to ring, they have up to an additional 40 seconds to find your panel and destroy it. This is not difficult as most ADT Systems are wireless and the whole alarm is on the keypad, or the panel is right next to the siren.... Not hard to find that with the siren ringing and the panel doing squat for 40 seconds.

That is over 1 minute of useless alarm people. Think about it.

- Unknown

AlarmForce Crap

Whether or not the Alarmforce "panel" was at fault, fact of the matter is, Alarmforce is crap. The Alarmforce system consists of a shoebox sized plastic box with a tiny transistor radio sized speaker mounted right next to the microphone. This box is usually placed on the kitchen counter and plugged into the phone line and power there.

As for the "$100" battery, this is a tiny $5 battery (at most). Alarmforce is NOT a service company. Their whole purpose is to obtain as many monitoring contracts as possible. With that much emphasis on sales and "alarm systems" which require little or no installation skill it is no wonder Alarmforce customers have problems getting service.

- HomeSecurityAlarmInfo

Phone System

I do not have an alarm service yet and was doing some research to see if there were any issues/complaints about the company. I want to add, that I worked for a security company for 14 years as a service technician. The way an alarm system works is a sensor connected to the main control panel triggers an alarm event when armed. This in turn, activates the dialer inside the control panel. The dialer does a couple of things then. 1 - The dailer relay which is a dry contact NO VOLTAGE what so ever, changes position/toggles to check for dial tone. When the control panel senses the dial tone, it then dials - hence the name - a preprogrammed number, just like a redial on your phone. The monitoring center is then called, again just like your phone at your house. Data is normally exchanged between the Control Panel and the Monitoring Center and then the Control Panel hangs up. The more likely cause is that the phone line probably took a surge that back fed the Control Panel, fused the relay shut and continued to the next device, the modem. This guy probably doesn't realize this but the alarm probably took the brunt of the surge and slowed it down. He is lucky that all his phones in the house were not damaged. You see in order for the alarm to have priority over other phones in your house, it is usually the first in line if installed properly. In 14 years, I have seen my share of cooked phone lines and equipment. NEVER was it the cause of the alarm system. IT IS A LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEM! It operates in most cases at 12 volts DC and pulls realitively no noticeable current unless the siren is sounding during an alarm. The a/c transformer is usually 12-18VAC. The same as a cordless phone. Come on you Thomas Edison want to be - Don't talk about things you don't understand.

- Unknown