The Burns & McBride Smart Safe Home System uses Alarm.com to “power” its unique home management system
What is alarm.com?
Basically they are the clearing house that everything goes through. Your Burns & McBride Go!Control is in constant communication with the alarm.com website.
When we install your Burns & McBride Smart, Safe Home system, you will be given a personal web page with your own log-in and password. This web page lets you control your home:
Remotely adjust your thermostat
Remotely lock or unlock doors
Remotely turn lights on or off
Receive text messages for various events such as the system being armed or disarmed
For more information on this exciting product call us at 302-656-5110 or visit our website at http://www.burnsandmcbride. Finally you might want to follow our blog at http://www.burnsandmcbrideblog.com. Just as Smartphones are adding applications and changing every day so to with the technology behind our Smart, Safe home system. Our blog explains some of the constantly changing things that are happening in the industry and we hope that you find it informative.
The Burns & McBride Go! Control panel from 2Gig Technology offers all in one affordable security and home management solution. With an LCD touchscreen and remote control ability, it is the base that we will build your home management system on
You’ve probably never heard of a company called 2GIG Technologies or the Go!Control, but they are really starting to make a name for themselves in the interactive home security system arena. 2GIG has developed what we consider to be the iPhone of home security systems and it is the heart of the Burns & McBride Smart Safe Home system. They have grown to be the second largest manufacturer of home security systems in the past three years and the unit was just awarded a Consumer’s Digest Best Buy award.
The Go!Control panel is one of the most intuitive, feature-packed, well designed home security systems that we have ever dealt with.
The first thing that catches your eye is its’ clean looks. There is no numeric keypad instead it has a bright LCD touchscreen instead.
The Go!Control system features:
Wireless sensors (no running cables)
Alarm service via cell service (bad guys can’t cut your cell connection)
Home automation control of thermostats, light switches, and door locks (if you choose these options and pay the associated fees to the alarm service provider)
Arming, disarming, and sensor notification via your smart phone or a Secure Web Site
Arming and disarming via wireless keyfob (similar to how you unlock a car with a remote)
Smoke / Fire / Flood alarm relay capability (with purchase of optional sensors)
Built-in speakerphone for talking with the alarm service provider (optional service)
Weather Display
“Smart” Thermostat technology to reduce your energy bills
Our basic Smart Safe Home kit comes with 3 wireless door / window contact sensors, a motion sensor, a keyfob for arming and disarming the system, a Honeywell “Smart” thermostat, yard sign, the main control panel itself, a power adapter and battery, and a cellular card that installs into the control panel.
The unit is backed by a one year parts and labor warranty plus Burns & McBride backs the unit with aits own 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are unhappy with the performance of the unit, and we are unable to satisfy you, we will remove it at no charge within one year of installation and refund your money. That’s how strongly we believe you’ll like the unit.
The device does not need a standard telephone line since it comes with a built in cell phone. Your alarm cell service cost is built into your monthly alarm service fee.
The system will be installed by a trained, licensed Burns & McBride technician.
The touchscreen experience is much more intuitive than the old school keypads offered by other security system providers. In addition to the touchscreen, the system also features a large fire/emergency buttons in the event that you are too panicked to fiddle with the touch screen. It also features a home button that takes you back to the main menu similar to the home button on an iPhone.
The system features voice responses for just about every event, such as opening a door. You can build your own custom voice responses by stringing together words found in the built-in word bank.
The system is highly expandable. You can easily add other sensors such as smoke/fire and glass break sensors at any time.
For more information on this exciting product call us at 302-656-5110 or visit our website at http://www.burnsandmcbride. Finally you might want to follow our blog at http://www.burnsandmcbrideblog.com. Just as Smartphones are adding applications and changing every day so to with the technology behind our Smart, Safe home system. Our blog explains some of the constantly changing things that are happening in the industry and we hope that you find it informative.
Over 90% of existing home security systems depend on the phone line. Traditionally alarm systems used the phone line to connect to a staffed central station that monitors whether the system has recorded an “incident,” such as a possible break-in. After receipt of an alarm signal, the station attempts to call the property owner to determine if an emergency has occurred, and then contacts law enforcement if it can’t verify that the alarm is false.
Alarmingly, if the phone line is cut, it is unlikely that a signal could be transmitted to the monitoring center.
How Can a Traditional Alarm System be Defeated?
There are other ways to disable most alarm systems: an intruder can smash the alarm device if they can locate it, especially when it’s readily visible near the entrance or easily accessible from first floor windows. And that’s where most intruders gain entry. One home security survey in Pennsylvania concluded that more than 80 percent of residential intrusions occurred through the first floor, most of those through the front door or through a first-floor window.
Most alarm systems have an “entry” delay of approximately 30 seconds between recognizing that a door or window has been opened and when the siren sounds – and then an additional 30 seconds before sending the signal on to the central station. The delays are built-in to provide time for the homeowner to turn off the alarm after they’ve entered the house, and even after the siren sounds. But that same delay also allows an intruder time to find and destroy the alarm system’s control panel before it can notify the central station.
Cellular Alarm Systems Are Safer
With the Burns & McBride Go! Control, there is no traditional phone line connection, so the system can’t be disabled by cutting an outdoor phone wire. We use a built in cell phone. Our wireless home security system sends an alert signal to the central station immediately after a door or window has been opened so it is almost immediately aware of the potential for a security incident. Motion detectors can also be placed inside and outside the home, so visits to the home can be monitored and recorded online even before someone might attempt to disable an alarm and break in. Plus, if the burglar should try to knock the Go!Control box off the wall or break it in any way – our exclusive “Smash and Crash” protection immediately sends an alarm.
The wireless option is relatively new, but gaining in popularity. In fact more and more homes don’t even have a traditional telephone line as we all switch to cell phones.
And you’re not the only one who has seen the many movie plots when the alarm wires get snipped.
The burglar has seen them, too.
For more information on this exciting product call us at 302-656-5110 or visit our website at http://www.burnsandmcbride. Finally you might want to follow our blog at http://www.burnsandmcbrideblog.com. Just as Smartphones are adding applications and changing every day so to with the technology behind our Smart, Safe home system. Our blog explains some of the constantly changing things that are happening in the industry and we hope that you find it informative.
A Burns & McBride Smart, Safe Home System will do more than just notify the police or fire department of life safety emergencies.
It can keep youin touch with anything happening at home. In addition to alerting you of an unwanted intrusion, your system should also alert you when the kids got home from school, when a liquor or gun cabinet was opened or even if the heat is off. Here are some more: did someone disarm the system? Who was it – and when? All this information (and more!) can be sent to you almost instantly, and to anyone else you want to receive your alert signals.
How do notifications work?
Every time a sensor in your home is activated, it sends a signal to your alarm control panel – and the control panel forwards that signal to you over the cellular link You can get alerts each time a door opens or a motion sensor is activated. And you can even put a micro sensor on “sensitive” locations like a medicine cabinet, liquor closet, or gun safe. Additionally, “No-Show” alerts can notify you by text or email if your alarm system is NOT disarmed in a specified window of time. This is a great solution to ensure that kids are getting home on time after school.
For more information on this exciting product call us at 302-656-5110 or visit our website at http://www.burnsandmcbride. Finally you might want to follow our blog at http://www.burnsandmcbrideblog.com. Just as Smartphones are adding applications and changing every day so to with the technology behind our Smart, Safe home system. Our blog explains some of the constantly changing things that are happening in the industry and we hope that you find it informative.
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