Home Alarm Systems?

My husband and I have cell phones and really don't want to get a home phone. Do you have to have a home phone line to have a security alarm for my house? If you don't have to have one, do you know an alarm company that will operate with just having our cell phones?

Public Comments

1. You can have a security system in your house without a phone line, but if you want the system to notify a security company when there is an intruder etc... then I believe you do need a phone line or possibly at least an internet connection. I'm not aware of any that work with cell phones and if you are out with your cell phone anyway, the system would never be able to use the phone to make the call.
2. Security systems can be non-monitored (in my biased opinion this is abit risky), however if you do want to have the system notify the authorities some method of communication is required. These can include IP, Cellular, or long range radio. Most alarm companies have this available to them, ask around. Ip can be a bit more on the risky side as you are reliant on power for the router and modem. Of course you could always have that on battery back-up. VOIP is far from reliable as signals sometimes get cropped. For cellular back-up I like Uplink, however DSC and Ademco have their own versions. I have written a number of articles on security related topics which can be found on my website at http://www.keepsafesystems.ca. If you are looking at purchasing a security system, the information may be of help. I hope this helped Heinz