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12% of all reported crime is burglary and around a third of that is in the home, according to the Home Office’s British Crime Survey. Households where there were no security measures (on the home or the vehicles) were more likely to be the victims of burglary and vehicle theft. While an visible alarm bell will make a good deterrent when it’s on, it just isn’t enough; an alarm bell ringing doesn’t get much attention and if a neighbour does ring the police on your behalf they will most likely be told that without visible evidence of a break-in the police will only respond when and if they can. |
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Which is why if you’re serious about protecting your property, a monitored alarm is the best solution. By monitoring your alarm via your telephone line, if it’s activated a signal is sent to an accredited alarm receiving centre where the operator will call the police on your behalf – guaranteeing you the fastest possible police response available at that time.
BT Redcare is the best possible kind of alarm monitoring as it monitors your alarm 24/7 via something called the ‘low-tone’ (a permanent continuous tone) on the BT line. This means that your alarm will communicate continuously with the alarm receiving centre, even to let it know if your phone line has been cut.
Buying a monitored alarm can be confusing as there a number of different types, so BT BT Redcare has produced the guide to alarm monitoring designed to help you pick the best alarm for you. Also, a monitored alarm will need to be installed by a qualified, accredited alarm installer that has been checked by either the NSI (National Security Inspectorate) or SSAIB (Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board).
To find one in your area click here for BT Redcare’s alarm installer directory.
For a summary guide of BT Redcare's alarm systems click here.
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How to Buy |
| Business or high value property owner | Flexible cost-effective protection | BT Redcare Agile - BT Redcare Agile doubly protects because it uses two signalling paths. If either is tampered with by an intruder, or develops a fault, the alarm receiving centre will be alerted and the relevant emergency services or your authorised keyholder, can be called without delay. | Leaflet (1 MB) |
From an accredited alarm installer. For an installer in your area, click here |
| Tech Doc (180 KB) |
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| Protection against intrusion for your business premises or high-value home | BT Redcare Classic - BT Redcare monitors your alarm over a BT phone line - reporting any alarm activations (including when the line has been cut) to your alarm receiving centre via the secure BT Redcare network. | Leaflet (144 KB) |
From an accredited alarm installer. For an installer in your area, click here | |
| Protection against accidental fire or arson | BT Redcare Fire - Protection against accidental fire or arson. | Leaflet (92 KB) |
Electrical engineer or alarm installer - www.allfiredupnow.com | |
| Give your business maximum protection against intrusion and be able to view your business premises when you're not there | BT Redcare Assure - Remote CCTV access combined with double protection against intruders alarm signalling. | Datasheet (154 KB) |
From an accredited alarm installer. For an installer in your area, click here | |
| Business - small to medium size | Give your business maximum protection against intrusion and be able to view your business premises when you're not thereand protect your business from intrusion and fire. | BT Business Monitor CCTV - Wireless broadband internet video cameras and web-viewer | No PDF | www.bt.com |