Comparing alarm systems can be quite difficult as in most cases each burglar alarm supplier is supplying different equipment – especially in Yorkshire where there are so many different alarm suppliers, with different costs. That said there are a few things you could look out for in particular.
Here’s our tips for to making a comparison between a standard alarm from Minster alarms (for example) and a AMCO monitored alarm:
Type of monitoring: consider what type of monitoring your alarm system comes with. All AMCO systems come with our *immediate audio response* monitoring, meaning that whenever the alarm is activated our monitoring team can immediately listen-in and talk into the property. If our monitoring staff can hear a burglary or emergency scenario taking place, they’ll then call the police or the emergency services (e.g. an Ambulance). Our *immediate audio response* monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring, and gives you 24/7 response.
Length of monitoring contract: check how long you’re signing up to your monitoring contract for. Our standard monitoring contract has a 12 month lock-in (i.e. you sign up to pay your monthly monitoring charge for at least 12 months).
Hidden extra costs: often alarm companies hide (or at least don’t openly share) additional costs to clients. These can be hidden telephone charges for each monitoring activation or expensive call out charges.
We hope these three points are useful. For a better idea of how our AMCO monitored alarms compare with other competitors like Minster Alarms, check out our website for more info.
We’re big fans of Minster Alarms as a York burglar alarm company (as a competitor of their’s!), however their monitored house alarms do tend to be on the expensive side, and also don’t necessarily provide as good security as an AMCO monitored alarm. So if you’re looking to buy a Minster house alarm in Yorkshire, as an alternative we’d recommend you check out the AMCO system first – as we’d expect you’ll get better security for less money – which is always a good thing ;-)
To give you a quick run down of why we think the AMCO monitored alarm is a better low-cost alternative to the Minster house alarm for people living across North Yorkshire, here are 3 key points to consider:
Advanced monitoring package: all our systems come with our *immediate audio response* monitoring, meaning that whenever the alarm is activated our monitoring team can immediately listen-in and talk into the property. If our monitoring staff can hear a burglary or emergency scenario taking place, they’ll then call the police or the emergency services (e.g. an Ambulance). Our *immediate audio response* monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring, and gives you 24/7 response.
Low cost monitoring: our standard monitoring charge is £17.95 which is extremely good value.
Low cost installation and call out charges: because we run a low-cost operation, the installation charges for our alarms tend to be low-cost and offer great value for our customers.
To get a better idea of how our systems work, check out this video of one of our customers giving a demonstration of her alarm:
Comparing alarm systems can be quite difficult as in most cases each burglar alarm supplier is supplying different equipment – especially in London where there are so many different alarm suppliers. That said there are a few things you could look out for in particular.
Here’s our tips for to making a comparison between a standard Banham alarm (for example) and a AMCO monitored alarm:
Type of monitoring: consider what type of monitoring your alarm system comes with. All AMCO systems come with our *immediate audio response* monitoring, meaning that whenever the alarm is activated our monitoring team can immediately listen-in and talk into the property. If our monitoring staff can hear a burglary or emergency scenario taking place, they’ll then call the police or the emergency services (e.g. an Ambulance). Our *immediate audio response* monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring, and gives you 24/7 response.
Length of monitoring contract: check how long you’re signing up to your monitoring contract for. Our standard monitoring contract has a 12 month lock-in (i.e. you sign up to pay your monthly monitoring charge for at least 12 months).
Hidden extra costs: often alarm companies hide (or at least don’t openly share) additional costs to clients. These can be hidden telephone charges for each monitoring activation or expensive call out charges.
We hope these three points are useful. For a better idea of how our AMCO monitored alarms compare with other competitors like Banham, check out our website for more info.
Many of our London small business alarm customers, always first consider buying a Banham burglar alarm as Banham have been around for a long time in London, however what we generally find (as they then become one of our customers!) is that they tend to end up buying an AMCO monitored alarm as an alternative because we provide much better value for money and also a more advanced monitored system for small businesses (SMEs)
There are a number of key things to consider when buying a monitored burglar alarm system for your business – which include:
Type of monitoring: consider what type of monitoring your alarm system comes with. All our systems come with our *immediate audio response* monitoring, meaning that whenever the alarm is activated our monitoring team can immediately listen-in and talk into the property. If our monitoring staff can hear a burglary or emergency scenario taking place, they’ll then call the police or the emergency services (e.g. an Ambulance). Our *immediate audio response* monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring, and gives you 24/7 response.
Length of monitoring contract: check how long you’re signing up to your monitoring contract for. Our standard monitoring contract has a 12 month lock-in (i.e. you sign up to pay your monthly monitoring charge for at least 12 months).
Hidden extra costs:often alarm companies hide (or at least don’t openly share) additional costs to clients. These can be hidden telephone charges for each monitoring activation or expensive call out charges.
We’re not saying that Banham as a company practice these things, however as general it’s something to look out for when buying a burglar alarm.
For more information on AMCO business alarms, check out the business section of our website here.
We’re big fans of Banham as a London alarm company (as a competitor of their’s!), however their monitored house alarms do tend to be on the expensive side, and also don’t necessarily provide as good security as an AMCO monitored alarm. So if you’re looking to buy a Banham house alarm in London, as an alternative we’d recommend you check out the AMCO system first – as we’d expect you’ll get better security for less money – which is always a good thing ;-)
To give you a quick run down of why we think the AMCO monitored alarm is a better low-cost alternative to the Banham house alarm for people living across London, here are 3 key points to consider:
Advanced monitoring package: all our systems come with our *immediate audio response* monitoring, meaning that whenever the alarm is activated our monitoring team can immediately listen-in and talk into the property. If our monitoring staff can hear a burglary or emergency scenario taking place, they’ll then call the police or the emergency services (e.g. an Ambulance). Our *immediate audio response* monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring, and gives you 24/7 response.
Low cost monitoring: our standard monitoring charge is £17.95 which is extremely good value.
Low cost installation and call out charges: because we run a low-cost operation, the installation charges for our alarms tend to be low-cost and offer great value for our customers.
To get a better idea of how our systems work, check out this video of one of our London customers giving a demonstration of her alarm:
