Monitored Essential
Details verified August 28, 2026
- Dual monitoring path — cellular carries the signal if broadband is cut, which is the failure mode that matters
- 24-hour battery backup keeps the system armed and reporting through a power cut
- Equipment is owned, not rented, so nothing is returned if you cancel
- Covers a typical 2-3 bedroom home with two exterior doors
- Pet-immune motion detection to 40 lb
- Professional install includes sensor placement walkthrough and a live test signal to the monitoring centre
- Monitoring
- Professionally monitored
- Signal path
- Cellular primary, broadband secondary
- Devices included
- 8 units
- Sensors
- 4 sensors
- Battery backup
- 24 hours at the panel
- Term
- 36 months monitoring
- Early termination
- 36-month monitoring term. Early termination is a percentage of the remaining monitoring months, and it falls each month you stay. Equipment is owned outright from day one and is not returned on cancellation.
- Install type
- Professional install
- Install lead time
- 5-12 business days
- Smart home
- Voice assistant arm/disarm, Smart lock integration, Smart thermostat scenes
What happens on an alarm
An alarm signals the monitoring centre within seconds. An operator calls the primary contact first, then the secondary contact. If neither answers, or the duress code is given, the operator dispatches local police or fire. Verbal verification over the panel's two-way speaker is attempted before dispatch where the panel supports it.

