Protect America Review
One of the things that keeps many people from having a monitored home security system is the cost. The fact of the matter is that home security can be expensive. One security company, however, seems to have the consumer’s interests at heard, and is able to do so while still offering world-class protection. That company is Protect America.
Quality wireless security equipment
At the heart of Protect America’s wireless home security system is GE Wireless Security equipment. This equipment has become the industry standard for home security. Most of the major wireless home security companies use this same equipment.
Getting started for free
The copper package from Protect America gets you started on the road to home security with no upfront costs, and some of the most competitive monthly fees around. In this package, you get:
- A standard control panel
- Three window or door sensors to protect your external doors
- An infrared motion detector to be used inside
- Security window stickers
- A security yard sign
Monthly monitoring options start at under $30 for a landline option, all the way up to $42 per month for a cellular monitoring option.
Not just budget security
Protect America also offers a full range of sensors and detectors. You can add door sensors, window sensors, glass break detectors, smoke detectors, and more to your system, as well.
The monitoring service provided by Protect America covers you all day, every day. If a sensor goes off, you have enough time to get to your control panel and enter your code in order to deactivate it.
If the code isn’t received by Protect America, they will contact you and ask for the password in order to determine whether it’s a real emergency. If they don’t get the password, they will contact your local emergency services agency or central dispatch.
What you need to know
One of the basic assumptions you need to make when choosing Protect America is that you’re going to be with the company for about the next three years. Because they offer such deep discounts (with essentially free systems in many cases) they do require a lengthy contract.
The other thing that may turn some people away from Protect America is the lack of “crash-and-smash” protection. That means that, if a burglar were to break in and reach the control panel to disable it in time, emergency services will not be notified. A burglar would have about one minute to do so before the system’s alerts kicked in.
A solid choice
Still, as long as you can live with those details, the Protect America system is a solid choice. It lacks some of the bells and whistles of a more advanced security system, but it does give you basic security protection at a price you can afford.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by: HomeSecuritySystems.net, December 2011
