Re: central station monitoring in US/Canada?

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Toxx wrote:
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> I've a question about central station monitoring.
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> Here in Germany a central station monitoring also means that guards of
> the alarm company drive to your premise to verify your alarm and then
> call the police if there was obviously a burglar.
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> How is it handled in US/Canada?
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> Does the central station monitoring only call up the premise to check
> for false alarm an the send the police?
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> Greetz
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> Toxx


Central Station Monitoring in Canada also has a guard response component
as an option.  Unfortunately (in the Lower Mainland/Vancouver area)
we're spread pretty wide which makes using a more local
responder/independent guard company a better option.  It makes more
sense to employ a local independent who has a contracted patrol
component to their service and that may actually have a car "in the
general area".