One of the most frequent questions I would be asked when serving as a crime prevention police officer would be “Which alarm system should I choose?“. And the answer? Well really it all depends on your personal circumstances. Whilst I could not necessarily recommend specific alarm companies I could give some detailed recommendations.
Now that we are dealing with wireless alarms I have a certain criteria that I believe is important. This criteria is laid down in the document “Which Wireless Alarm Should I Choose?” which I would recommend you read first. Just click the button below then come back to this page to continue to find the which wireless alarm will be suitable for your needs.
Which Wireless Alarm Should I Choose?
Having read the above article you will now want to know which wireless alarm is going to be most suitable for your needs and to assist you we have broken them down into four main areas. Just click on any of the buttons below to compare and review the products available.
Unmonitored (Small) – “Bells Only” type alarms i.e. on activation the alarm rings and the strobe will flash but somebody at the location needs to identify that an incident has occurred and take appropriate action. Because of their size they are ideally suited to flats, terraced houses and small semis. No mains power required and therefore also suitable for boats, caravans etc
Compare Unmonitored Alarms (Small)
Unmonitored (Large) – As with the Small type above these too are “Bells Only” type alarms i.e. on activation the alarm rings and the strobe will flash but somebody at the location needs to identify that an incident has occurred and take appropriate action. These alarms are suitable for semis and detached houses and mains power is required but only for the control panel.
Compare Unmonitored Alarms (Large)
Monitored Alarms (Land line) - Suitable for all types of property and uses your land-line telephone point to automatically dial out to a key holder in the event of an activation.
Compare Monitored Alarms (Landline Activation)
Monitored Alarms (GSM) – Exactly the same function as the monitored alarm mentioned above except this one uses your GSM (mobile phone) facility to dial out.
Compare Monitored Alarms GSM (Mobile Phone Activation)
We hope this has helped you in deciding which wireless alarm is most suitable for your needs. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about the subject of “which wireless alarm to choose” please do not hesitate to contact us or if find out more about the author here.



