What are the Advantages of the IP Alarms GPRS Solution ?

Our solution is fair and simple. IP Alarms do not tie you to any particular GPRS network provider or plan and you are free to use the SIM card of your choice. We have no special deals with any of the GPRS network providers and as it is your security at stake, we feel it's best to leave the choice of provider in your hands.

Whether you choose 60 second polling, 24 hour polling or no polling at all - you'll be pleased to know we do not charge for supervision. That policy applies to both our IP & GPRS Alarm Monitoring Solutions. The amount of data you use costs us nothing in the way of data or bandwidth, so in order to keep things as simple as possible for all concerned, polling and supervision is just an inclusive part of our service.

How our GPRS Solution works

Once commissioned, the CellAlarm-GPRS device maintains a permanent wireless connection to the Internet. If supervision (heartbeats/polling) is enabled, your Monitoring Centre will be alerted should the connection be lost for any reason. When an alarm event occurs, a signal is quickly sent to your Monitoring Centre.

As a provider of Alarm Monitoring Solutions to Central Stations, we strive very hard to make it as easy as possible for your Monitoring Company to receive signals into your facility. We provide Central Stations with alarm receiving software and will take whatever steps are necessary to facilitate fast, secure integration.

Important Notice: GPRS may be gone in 5-7 years

GPRS Alarm Monitoring solutions operate using 2G technology on GSM networks and may, or may not not represent a good return on your investment in security monitoring equipment. Either way, we feel it is something that should be made clear up front so that you are able to make an educated decision. Some of our customers feel that 5-7 years is a reasonable lifetime for a wireless technology and as a result we continue to sell our GPRS Alarm Monitoring solutions in North America.