Comments on: Does your chimes still work after you cancel your Guardian protective services home alarm? http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-your-chimes-still-work-after-you-cancel-your-guardian-protective-services-home-alarm/160/ Information to burglar alarms, monitored alarms, and surveillance systems for your home. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colleen F http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-your-chimes-still-work-after-you-cancel-your-guardian-protective-services-home-alarm/160/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Colleen F Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-your-chimes-still-work-after-you-cancel-your-guardian-protective-services-home-alarm/160/#comment-244 As far as I know, as long as you disconnect the box before you call the alarm company to cancel, there isn't anything they can do. Once you call them to cancel, they can send code to your alarm to stop it's function. But if it has already been disconnected from the phone system, they can't mess with it. As far as I know, as long as you disconnect the box before you call the alarm company to cancel, there isn’t anything they can do. Once you call them to cancel, they can send code to your alarm to stop it’s function. But if it has already been disconnected from the phone system, they can’t mess with it.

]]> By: TOM W http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-your-chimes-still-work-after-you-cancel-your-guardian-protective-services-home-alarm/160/comment-page-1/#comment-243 TOM W Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:12:14 +0000 http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-your-chimes-still-work-after-you-cancel-your-guardian-protective-services-home-alarm/160/#comment-243 I'm not familiar with Guardian. With the security systems I am familiar with, if you cancel the monitoring service, the system still works: if someone trips the alarm, and you have a horn/siren/strobe/whatever, it still goes off. However, no one is monitoring if for you, and no one is going to call the police or fire department, unless you are home to hear it or a neighbor does. Also, if the system needs service (like replacing a backup battery), you are on your own. It would seem like it would still have a deterrent effect. I'd talk with all your neighbors within earshot: give them cell numbers, etc. You probably need to make sure you maintain any permits you need. I’m not familiar with Guardian. With the security systems I am familiar with, if you cancel the monitoring service, the system still works: if someone trips the alarm, and you have a horn/siren/strobe/whatever, it still goes off.

However, no one is monitoring if for you, and no one is going to call the police or fire department, unless you are home to hear it or a neighbor does. Also, if the system needs service (like replacing a backup battery), you are on your own.

It would seem like it would still have a deterrent effect. I’d talk with all your neighbors within earshot: give them cell numbers, etc. You probably need to make sure you maintain any permits you need.

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