Preparedness means more than just being ready for natural calamities; it means being ready to counteract security breaches, data theft, and uninvited intrusions.

Why Advanced Security Systems Matter:
In an increasingly interconnected world, cyber threats are evolving and physical security challenges are growing more sophisticated. Access control isn’t just about having a lock and key; it’s about biometric scans, smart surveillance, and real-time alerts. Fire safety isn’t just about alarms; it’s about integrated systems that communicate instantly with alarm dispatchers.

Our Commitment to Local Businesses:
We’ve seen firsthand the challenges our community faces. We understand the nuances and unique needs of businesses in the region. Our solutions now range from cutting-edge surveillance systems to advanced access controls and integrated fire systems.

How We’re Elevating Preparedness:
Tailored Solutions: Every business is unique, and so are its security requirements. Our team consults, designs, and implements security solutions that are tailored to your business’s specific needs.
Continuous Training: Our staff undergoes regular training to stay updated on the latest in security technology, ensuring you get the most modern protection.
Community Integration: Our deep roots in the community mean we understand the local landscape better than anyone else. We’re not just your security providers; we’re your neighbors.

This National Preparedness Month, take a moment to evaluate if your business is truly prepared. And if you feel there’s room for improvement, remember: We’re here to ensure that when it comes to security, you’re always a step ahead.

WE ARE

• An essential business. We are here 24/7 to monitor your security system and provide customer support and services as usual.
• Allowing some office workers to work remotely (however, rest assured that our dispatch team is working from our secure monitoring center)
• Providing hand sanitizer, latex gloves, and disinfectant wipes to employees so they can keep themselves and their workspaces clean
• Limiting non-essential visitors
• Using conference calls in place of live meetings

RESPECT FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING

Our technicians and consultants will adhere to the standards required by your site, whether hospital or home. We will limit interactions with people, pets, and surfaces that do not pertain to the job at hand.

NO CONTACT CONSULTATIONS

If you would like a consultation for a new security system or for monitoring to be activated on an existing system and you prefer a no contact consultation, just provide access to the site and we will arrive, survey your site and system, and leave without requiring face-to-face contact. Your needs can be discussed by phone or email and documents can be signed digitally.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

We have employees on hand to help you with any technical issues, questions, or concerns that may arise. We are available by email and email. Call our office at 918-251-0644 or email service [at] advancealarms.net

BACKUP BATTERIES OR OTHER SUPPLIES

Instead of stopping by our office, we ask that you call us if you are in need of backup batteries or other supplies. We will take payment over the phone and arrange delivery, be it pickup (at our front door), delivery, or shipping.

It’s vitally important to us to provide you with the most secure link between your alarm system and our alarm monitoring center.

To send and receive signals to and from your system, we typically use a dedicated cellular communicator that is connected to your alarm panel.

We use them because they have proven to be reliable and fast. Reliable because they can’t be taken out by burglars or disabled due to temporary power loss, and fast because they use the same cellular networks that your smartphones use; typically AT&T or Verizon.

The downside to using their networks is that we are at their mercy when they decide to retire older technologies. In what’s come to be known as cellular sunsetting, these providers phase out certain networks in order to better serve newer and more efficient devices.

AT&T & Verizon are beginning to phase out their 3G networks starting in July. They will be discontinuing these services, tower by tower, until each network is completely shutdown by December 2022.

If you have an older system with cellular communicator, it may be affected by this sunset.  The good news is that it’s easy to upgrade. The upgrade just requires a short service call from one of our technicians.

We recommend that customers upgrade their system as soon as possible to avoid any lapses in service. The sunset is a gradual process, and there’s no way to know when your area in particular will be affected.

If you’ve received a call from our monitoring center about testing your alarm, your system may already be affected.

You may be wondering what happens if you don’t upgrade your cellular communicator…

In short, your system won’t be able to send signals to our monitoring center and will work as a local alarm only. This means our alarm dispatchers will not be able to receive and handle signals from your system, and won’t know to dispatch authorities or react to your system’s events.

As always, we are here to help. Contact us today to setup an appointment for your upgrade, or if you have any other questions about the sunset.