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INDEPENDENT HOME SECURITY ADVICE AND SERVICE WITH RUSS VANDEVANTER IN SEATTLE,
WA


I’M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO LISTEN TO THE BIG ALARM COMPANIES.

You don’t need to install brand new systems to fix your existing system. You
don’t need to sign multi-year contracts paying over $40 a month for services
that cost a fraction of that to provide.

I’m sharing my 50+ years of experience in the home security industry through a
wealth of articles, videos, and affordable services.



ALARM PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY

Articles to help you with alarms, monitoring, and securing your home.

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ALARM SERVICES

Repair, installation, and monitoring services with Russ VanDevanter.

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BLOCKWATCH ALARM MONITORING

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Alarm system monitoring is BIG business. Many companies, and almost all the
national alarm companies, will not sell, install or service an alarm system
unless it is accompanied by a long term monitoring contract.

When you see that companies are charging $35 – $70 per month to provide a
service that is costing them $5 or less per month to provide, you begin to
understand.

Brinks, Protection One and ADT are owned by hedge funds. Their primary focus is
to increase the number of accounts that they monitor and thus their recurring
revenue.

How much money does ADT, and subsequently each of their customers, spend to be
prominently displayed at every televised sporting event?

How much does Protection One spend to sponsor NASCAR racing? How do these
activities serve to increase your protection? Why do these companies spend
millions of dollars (your monitoring dollars) to promote themselves?

How much does an alarm system cost? (Or more correctly, what is the monetary
value of an alarm system)

It depends on who you talk to and how much protection that you want. The only
way to know for sure is to ask for the price of an installed system (where you
own the equipment) that does not include monitoring. The price is definitely
reduced when you commit to a 3 or 5 year monitoring agreement. The price is
reduced because a portion of that monitoring fee is subsidizing the initial cost
of the system. But does the monitoring price get reduced after the initial 3 or
5 years when you have fully paid for the alarm system?

As more and more police departments charge the customer for police response, is
monitoring really desired? If you do have monitoring, it is best to have it an
open contract that can be canceled when you no longer need or require the
service. More and more alarm users are returning to smaller local companies to
meet their alarm security needs. Lower prices, due to reduced overhead, and
direct contact with company owners leads to an enhanced feeling of security,
quicker and more competent alarm technicians, and greatly reduced prices.

I have included a number of articles and links on this website that will help
you to better understand the alarm industry.


ALARM PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY

 * Alarms
   * Alarm System Design Basics
   * Design Questions
   * Fire Protection
   * Medical Alarms
   * Telephone Line Protection
   * Alarm Installation Pricing
   * Alarm Service and Maintenance
   * Alarm Equipment Upgrades
   * Equipment Manufacturers
   * Do-It-Yourself Alarm Systems
   * Insurance Company Discounts
   * Licensing
   * Permits
   * False Alarms
   * False Alarm Fines and User Fees
   * Glossary of Alarm Equipment
 * Cameras
   * Cameras – Wireless and Hardwired
 * Monitoring
   * Alarm System Monitoring
   * Monitoring Central Stations
   * Alarm Signal Transport
   * Monitoring Contracts
   * Changing Monitoring Companies
   * Canceling an Alarm Monitoring Contract
 * Special Applications
   * 110VAC Smoke Detector Integration (with timer)
   * Homeguard – ITI – SX-V
 * The Future of Alarm Companies
   * The One Man Alarm Company
   * Wireless Alarm Installation
   * Home Remodeler Alarm System

This website was designed to help educate you about alarm systems. Any feedback
or additional information I have left out would be greatly appreciated.

I live in Seattle, WA, on Queen Anne Hill, and I install, service and give
system evaluations thoughout NW Washington. Please feel free to call, e-mail or
click HERE for a no obligation site survey or system evaluation.

Russ VanDevanter
(206) 393-0677
r.vandevanter@gmail.com


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SEATTLE ALARM SERVICE

The Alarm Professor is a one man alarm company in Seattle that provides
installation, service, and system evaluations on both old and new alarm systems
throughout the NW.

Russ VanDevanter, Seattle, WA
(206) 393-0677
r.vandevanter@gmail.com


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