Central Alarm
Is This Your Business?Author: Kalicia Bateman
Central Alarm is a security company based in Tucson, Arizona, and has been serving southern Arizona for over sixty years. The systems are non-traditional in the sense that they are customized systems based on the needs of each individual customer. This provides advantages and disadvantages for the customers. There is no pricing or packaging information available on Central Alarm's website, so to find out more, a potential customer has to call in to get a quote. Central Alarm is a smaller security company, and proud of it. Central Alarm is happy to be a local provider to southern Arizona residents.
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The Good
- Existing System is Not a Problem
- Staffed Service Department Available 24/7
- No Phone Lines Required
- Local Company
The Bad
- Third-Party Hosting
- Little Disclosure Regarding Pricing Available on Website
- Monitoring is Not 24/7
The equipment Central Alarm uses is from a separate entity called Videofied. Each of the products that Videofied offers are used to "build" a system for you, dealt by Central Alarm. You will have to pay for the "third party hosting" that Central Alarm does for you and Videofied. The only reference to pricing on Central Alarm's website is a general "starting at $26.00 a month." This does not have any clarification as to what product this price is referring to. In order to know how much a Central Alarm system would be, you have to call in to get a personalized quote. While Central Alarm's service department may be staffed 24/7, their general monitoring is not. Other security systems provide peace of mind with constant monitoring, but Central Alarm does not.
The Bottom Line
Central Alarm is best for residential customers in the southern Arizona area. Customers who are looking for personalized service and a customized system should be happy with Central Alarm's security system. The "mom and pop" feel of Central Alarm is great for customers looking to get away from larger, less centralized companies. And while Videofied appears to provide excellent equipment, customers will have to pay additional third-party hosting, which pricing is undisclosed. Additionally, customers will not receive 24/7 monitoring from Central Alarm, and may want to investigate home security companies where this service comes standard.
