Alarm Monitoring & Dual-Path Communication

An unmonitored alarm makes noise. A monitored alarm brings police — and what determines whether anyone responds is how your system communicates and who’s listening.

Monitoring & Communication

The Phone Line Problem

Cutting the phone line was the standard defeat method for decades. That problem has changed shape rather than disappeared — copper POTS lines are being retired nationwide, and cutting the internet feed is the modern equivalent.

If your commercial alarm still reports over a phone line, that’s the single most important thing to fix about your system.

Dual-Path: Cellular + IP

Why Dual-Path

No Single Point of Failure

Cut the internet and the cellular radio reports. Lose cellular coverage and IP carries the signal.

Faster Transmission

Signals arrive in seconds rather than the dial-and-handshake delay of a phone line.

Continuous Supervision

The central station knows within minutes if a communication path fails.

Nothing to Cut From Outside

A cellular radio inside a locked panel isn’t accessible from the alley.

Step by Step

What Happens When Your Alarm Trips

The panel detects the alarm and transmits over its primary path, with the secondary path as backup. Our central station — staffed 24 hours a day — receives the signal. An operator follows your specific call list and dispatch instructions.

Police are dispatched. If your system includes video verification, the operator reviews the clip first and reports a confirmed intrusion. Your key holders are contacted, and the event is logged and available to you.

Higher Priority Response

Video Verification Changes the Response

An unverified alarm is one of thousands a police department receives, the overwhelming majority of which are false. A verified alarm — where an operator has seen a person inside your building — is a crime in progress.

What that gets you: higher dispatch priority in many jurisdictions, dramatically fewer false-alarm fees, and faster actual response.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a phone line?

No, and you’re better off without one. Cellular and IP communicators are faster, more secure, and more reliable than copper, which is being retired anyway.

Can I add cellular to my existing panel?

Almost certainly. Cellular communicators retrofit to most commercial panels, often including panels from other manufacturers.

What if the cellular network goes down?

That’s what the second path is for. Dual-path means a failure on either side still gets your signal through.

Will I know if my system stops communicating?

Yes. Supervised communication means the central station detects a failure within minutes and notifies you.

Can I see activity on my phone?

Yes, with Alarm.com and comparable platforms. Arm and disarm remotely, get notified who disarmed and when, and view integrated video.

We're Here To Help!

Office

8957 W. Windsor Drive
Suite 129
Peoria, AZ 85381

Hours

Normal Hours M-F 8:00-4:30

Emergency service available 24/7

Monitoring station is available 24/7

Call Us

Phone: 602-230-1252
Casa Grande: 520-836-0076
Toll free: 866-833-1252