Alarm upgrade ideas: add more security to your AMCO alarm
It's relatively easy to add security options to an existing AMCO alarm, depending on your needs. Start with what you want to achieve, and we'll point you to the right upgrade.
I want to see what's happening
Add eyes to your alarm's ears, so you and our monitoring team can verify what's going on.
AI CCTV system & monitoring
A professionally installed CCTV system with AI-assisted detection and 24/7 monitoring, so incidents are picked up rather than just recorded.
CCTV upgrade optionsI want to run my alarm from my phone
Arm, disarm and check your alarm from wherever you are.
Smart alarm functionality
Add smart control through the Texecom Connect app, so your alarm fits around your day-to-day life instead of the other way round.
Smart home securityI want to protect people, not just property
Fire and personal-attack protection that reaches our monitoring team the same way an intruder alert does.
Monitored smoke alarms
Smoke detection that signals to our monitoring team, so a fire gets a response even when the property is empty.
Monitored smoke alarm guidePanic buttons
Wireless, fixed or wristband panic buttons give anyone in the property a discreet way to raise an emergency alert.
Panic button guideI want to be sure it keeps signalling
Phone lines are going digital, and an alarm that can't signal isn't much use.
GSM back-up communicator
A cellular back-up path that keeps your alarm signalling if the phone line or broadband goes down. It matters more now that BT Redcare has closed (15 December 2025) and the PSTN switches off nationally by 31 January 2027.
PSTN switch-off guideI want to put burglars off in the first place
Visible deterrence stops many break-ins before they start.
Dummy bell-boxes & window stickers
Extra dummy bell-boxes and window stickers make it obvious the property is protected, without any additional equipment to run.
Ask about optionsIf your alarm still signals over a phone line, act sooner rather than later: BT Redcare closed on 15 December 2025 and the PSTN is switched off by 31 January 2027. Read the analogue-to-IP switch-over guide.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what you want your alarm to do and we'll suggest what's worth adding - no pushy upsell.
Want the full add-on catalogue?
This page is about ideas. For the complete list of optional equipment that can be added to an existing AMCO alarm, see our add-on catalogue.
Additional monitored alarm equipment →Free, no-obligation
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Tell us what you have and what you'd like to achieve, and we'll talk you through the options.
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