Portland, ME counts on ADT for monitored home security

Maybe you moved to Portland because of the accolades piled on it in recent years. In 2009, Forbes magazine named it America’s most livable city. It’s gotten thumbs up for being green, family friendly and even dog-friendly.

With urban lofts, dozens of parks, a bay front tourist attraction and the shore, Portland keeps attracting new families to its varied neighborhoods.  No matter what kind of neighborhood you choose, you know that safety is a priority, and ADT, as the nation’s leading monitored home security service, helps you put that priority first. Helping to protect your home and family gives you peace of mind, so you can go out and enjoy all the attractions and amenities of Portland.

Trust the home security company with over 100 years of experience

ADT began as a telegraph communications company in the 1870s. It has remained on the frontier of protection communication from its earliest years operating call boxes that connected night watchmen and emergency authorities. Today, a network of nine monitoring centers in the US and Canada keep tabs on thousands of residential, business and government properties daily. ADT offers 24/7 live monitoring to help you protect your home in Portland by providing quick response times from local emergency departments.

Consider the different ways to help protect your home through ADT:

Basic home monitoring

• Communication for homes with landline phones
• A wireless keypad with manual police and fire panic buttons. Easy enough, even your grandchildren can learn how to use it.
• Convenient remote alarm control. It fits on a keychain or in a pocket. If you are returning from the beach loaded down with chairs and coolers, just a click will disarm your system from 50 feet away.
• Monitor doors and windows with three entryway sensors. Even when the alarm is disarmed, the sensors can be programmed to cause the system to chime when a monitored door or window is opened.
• Extra protection inside your home from an infrared sensor. Small pets will not set off the alarm.
• Yard sign and decals for windows to help deter burglars.

Monitoring with two-way voice

• This upgrade turns your control panel into a two-way radio providing an extra level of security for seniors who are concerned about medical conditions or possible falls. If you are incapacitated and can’t get to the phone after the alarm sounds, you can talk to an ADT operator from 75 feet away.

Monitoring with CellGuard®

• A package for homes with or without a landline
• CellGuard® allows your system to communicate with ADT representatives through the surrounding area’s cellular towers.

ADT Pulse

• New technology can be added to any monitoring plan.
• If your alarm sounds, ADT can text or e-mail to your computer, tablet or smartphone.
• You can completely control your system from a distance with any internet-ready device.

Feeling more secure in your own home in Portland is now affordable. For about the cost of a soda a day, you get extra protection from break-ins 24-hours a day. But ADT has ways to give you peace of mind for your summer home as well.  You can’t be there all the time, so consider offering extra protection for your property and your renters or guests with optional upgrades:

Flood Detection: Split hoses, broken pipes, backups or clogs can threaten your home with catastrophic water damage. Outside threats from the weather can flood low-lying areas in your home. Provide advance warning with flood detection. You can place sensors around appliances that often cause water damage – water heaters, dishwashers and washing machines. If a leak is detected, ADT’s alarm will sound.

Carbon Monoxide Detection: Plug-in  or battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors can fail during power outages. ADT’s sensors will work, thanks to the system’s battery backup. Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas that is released by burning any kind of fuel. If dangerous amounts build up in your home, an alarm will sound.

Join the millions who trust ADT to help protect their property

You ADT installer can recommend the best ways to use your system. ADT’s Customer Command Centers work with more than 38,000 police, fire or emergency departments across the country. Nine command centers across the country are interconnected, so that if one center is unable to respond to alarms, another center will automatically take charge and make sure emergency providers are dispatched to your Portland home.

ADT is the security monitoring used by 72 of the nation’s airports and all federal courthouses. It also helps protect 90 percent of the country’s Fortune 500 companies.

With so many affordable security options, backed by a monitored home security company with 131 years of experience, ADT offers you state-of-the-art extra protection for your home and family.

Call today and a representative can help you customize the system you need for your Portland home.