Question from TA
Hi Debra,
Hi Debra, I’m wondering if you have any advice about home security. I’ve wanted to avoid the wireless systems (though we do have wireless internet which I turn off at night, though I’d like an alternative to the wireless during the day as well). There are security cameras that are DIY installations, but those are typically wireless also, I think. And security systems that use the phone lines aren’t recommended, since the phone lines can be cut.
I recently saw a recommendation for this company which provides home security systems that use a cellular signal, and I’m wondering if this would be a reasonably safe option. I think the important questions to ask the company would be whether there is any constant transmission, or whether it transmits only in case of emergency (when the alarm is set off and notifies the security company and police, etc). It seems to me that could be reasonable, since we do have cell phones but I don’t wear it on my body or keep it beside my bed, etc. Here is the company site: http://smiththompson.com/how-it-works/
(It states “wireless” – but my understanding is that this cellular signal is a different type of monitoring than other wireless systems.)
Do you have any thoughts about what they are saying? Any suggestions for questions I should ask about this (or any other) security system? Any other alternatives for home security?
Debra’s Answer
I am not an EMF expert, but am posting this so anyone who does have a good answer can reply.
Thanks.
