Advanced alarm monitoring services
Alarms usually use the phone line to report activity to the monitoring station. The problem is that alarms don't work reliably with modern digital (VoIP) phone lines used with Naked DSL, wireless internet, or Orcon+ Network connections. They also don't work so well is you don't have any phone line at all! Of course, Monitoring Plus supports the traditional dial-up monitoring on old fashioned analogue PSTN phone lines, but we also we keep pace with technology and are experts at internet based monitoring. So, there's no problem if you've upgraded to a digital phone line, we can still proved a secure and reliable monitoring solution. Order today!
Both existing and new alarm systems can be easily adapted to work with internet based monitoring. This involves getting a qualified installer to add a converter box to your alarm ($99 incl. GST + instillation fees), and connecting it to your modem/router. Note that, in some situations your modem or router may need to be upgraded if it does not support multiple network devices.
It's important to consider that internet connections are not as reliable as the good old analogue phone network. If you have only one internet connection, and that connection goes down, or you have a power cut, then you are vulnerable because your alarm cannot communicate with our monitoring station.
To ensure the best possible reliability, it's a good idea to have a back-up internet connection for your alarm monitoring in case you main internet goes down. Monitoring Plus can offer an internet reporting adaptor that includes a back-up mobile broadband connection. This adaptor is more expensive ($549 incl. GST + installation fees) but worth it because it gives you continued monitoring protection when your internet is down, and also when you have a power cut. There's also a mobile back-up surcharge in addition to your monthly monthly costs of $8 (incl. GST) for residential (class 2) monitoring or $12 (incl. GST) for commercial (class 4). Note that all mobile data is included in this cost, so you don't need to worry about subscribing to a mobile internet services.