Home burglar alarm system FAQ help

[syf350]

I need to build an FAQ page for a new website for our burglar alarm systems.

The plan is the customers can order the system on line for a DIY installation. The devices are all wireless with the control panel plugging into a standard 110V outlet.

Obviously the target market is consumers that feel comfortable enough with a DIY installation, even though my grandmother could do it as it is pretty much plug and play. (well, not really my grandmother as she has passed, but you know what i mean)

So i ask the barners, what kind of questions would the target consumer want to see on a FAQ page?

Thanks fr your help. I'll fax everyone a beer that helps:cheers:

[kingpin]

What happens if the power is down?
Can I hard wire the system?
Can I unplug the control panel and move it with no issues?

Waiting for my beer! :toetap:

[ConstantChange]

The devices are all wireless with the control panel plugging into a standard 110V outlet.

Do the sensors plugin or are they battery operated? If battery operated, how long do the batteries last? Does the system tell me when a battery is getting low?

How far away can a sensor be from the control panel and still work?

What types of sensors are available? (Door, window, glass break, motion, etc...)

Can I have this system monitored?

Why should I get a wireless system instead of the normal hardwired system I normally see in houses?

[Yerf Dog]

Cost for a typical home installation?

Internet notification/monitoring?

[syf350]

thanks. some of these will definitely be used...keep em coming
:cheers:

[burtonbl103]

are these the GE Simon sysyems :)

[CP]

Who can I call for help?

What is the charge for someone fixing my attempted self install?

Will someone be monitoring the cameras at all times? Even when I'm asleep? Or in the shower? Or having sex? Can I get a copy of those videos?

Only in VBOT. :rofl:

[DAB]

How many sensors will the control panel monitor?

[xXBUDXx]

How many sensors will the control panel monitor?

Can multiple panels be linked together if needed?

Will the system need a land line or is it cellular compatible?

[DAB]

I don't care for beer. Send mine to Bart.

If my neighbor has one or later gets one, will they interfere with each other?

[Stangkiller]

Keyless fob available?
Ease of upgrading later?
Susceptibility to hacking?
How long is battery back up?
Will this lower my home owners or renters insurance?
Easy to move to a new house? (Renter type scenario)

[DAB]

Will chicks dig it and think that I'm cooler than I really am?

[Stangkiller]

If there's motion detects, will my pets set them off?

[kingpin]

Will this alarm system get me laid?
Will the chicks think I'm hot because of this alarm system?

[DAB]

Will chicks dig it and think that I'm cooler than I really am?

Will this alarm system get me laid?
Will the chicks think I'm hot because of this alarm system?

:slap:

Echo in here.

[kingpin]

:slap:

Echo in here.

Cool is different than hot old man.

Cool=fun, interesting guy
hot=sex sex sex

:slap:

[BuckyThreadkiller]

I just wrote a series of videos for a security systems manufacturer.

It paid.

[syf350]

are these the GE Simon sysyems :)

Yes

[syf350]

I just wrote a series of videos for a security systems manufacturer.

It paid.

Did you by any chance have any home burglary statistics you could share?

[syf350]

Thanks everyone. Some good ones that will be a great help.:cheers:

[DAB]

psst, google some competitors and see what their FAQs are.

[Black94lt1]

What happens if the power is down?
Can I hard wire the system?


Do the sensors plugin or are they battery operated? If battery operated, how long do the batteries last? Does the system tell me when a battery is getting low?

How far away can a sensor be from the control panel and still work?

What types of sensors are available? (Door, window, glass break, motion, etc...)



Cost for a typical home installation?

Internet notification/monitoring?


Will the system need a land line or is it cellular compatible?

I just did my own install a couple of weeks ago and these were some of the items I reserached first.

Believe it or not, I will add "what do the sensors look like?'' I wanted small unobtrusive sensors and some sites don't even show good pictures of their sensors let alone dimensions.

[syf350]

psst, google some competitors and see what their FAQs are.

I have. Just don't really want to rely on that.

[syf350]

psst, google some competitors and see what their FAQs are.

and even though a lot of the questions may be the same, I at least have this and some original questions to avoid a plagiarism lawsuit!

[81.]

yeah...do i need a landline? what if i don't have a landline or home internet?

[syf350]

yeah...do i need a landline? what if i don't have a landline or home internet?

the website will make this pretty clear up front, so no need to have it on the FAQ.

But since it has come up a few times here, the answer is no land line or internet required. works on cellular.:cheers:

[kingpin]

Can I hook up my assault weapon to the system?

:leaving:

[syf350]

Can I hook up my assault weapon to the system?

:leaving:

Short answer, yes. Long answer, we may need to discuss this a bit to figure it out.

Dad always told me give me a half dozen diodes and a six pack of beer and I can build anything. :cheers:

[VatorMan]

I just looked at the system-pretty trick. Especially the pet motion sensors. You are protected unless a midget breaks in. :lol:

[syf350]

I just looked at the system-pretty trick. Especially the pet motion sensors. You are protected unless a midget breaks in. :lol:

midget would have to weigh less than 40 pounds:cheers:

so you want one?

[VatorMan]

midget would have to weigh less than 40 pounds:cheers:

so you want one?

I have a wired system from Brinks/ADT. If I was in the market, I'd definitely put this at the top of a short list.

[Cybercowboy]

What happens if somebody breaks in and quickly smashes the control unit? Can the control unit be hidden somewhere relatively inaccessible, even to the homeowner? And yes, what is the battery life. I'd be interested in such a system actually.

[Cybercowboy]

Oh, here's a FAQ for you.

Where the hell is this website anyway?

[syf350]

What happens if somebody breaks in and quickly smashes the control unit? Can the control unit be hidden somewhere relatively inaccessible, even to the homeowner? And yes, what is the battery life. I'd be interested in such a system actually.
Good question that I havent touched on the website that I probably should. The answer is in whats called smash and grab protection. The alarm system is constantly in communication with the monitoring station since it is cellular. it's not only sending alarms when the system alarm goes off and it has to dial. any change in events is automatically sent.

so when the monitoring station sees a door open, or a motion detector etc, and it does not receive the disarm signal after that because the control panel has been destroyed, then they run through the procedure as if it had sent an actual alarm.


Oh, here's a FAQ for you.

Where the hell is this website anyway?

Still being developed and parked on the servers of the company building it for me. Has cost me a ton of money, hoping to be done with it and going live very soon.

[syf350]

I have a wired system from Brinks/ADT. If I was in the market, I'd definitely put this at the top of a short list.

still in contract or has it expired? we can take over wired systems with special modules. you have remote access and can control the system with your phone and internet etc?

[Cybercowboy]

www.scoobydoosecuritysystems.com

Rut roh Raggy! Hee hee hee hee hee!

[Cybercowboy]

What's a monitoring station contract cost on average?

[VatorMan]

still in contract or has it expired? we can take over wired systems with special modules. you have remote access and can control the system with your phone and internet etc?

Still active and it's cellular as well.

[syf350]

small basic systems with remote access and all the bells and whistles of monitoring will run about 45 a month.

systems is free.

[syf350]

Still active and it's cellular as well.

:cheers:

[Gozar]

Can I use motion detectors if I have pets?

Should I secure doors and windows in the upper levels of a multi-story dwelling?

How do I find out the laws and regulations about external alarm sounding devices? i.e. Horns/Bells

How do I prevent false alarms?

How long should I set the entry/exit delay?

Where should I install the keypads?

Why are customers so stupid?

[syf350]

Can I use motion detectors if I have pets?

Should I secure doors and windows in the upper levels of a multi-story dwelling?

How do I find out the laws and regulations about external alarm sounding devices? i.e. Horns/Bells

How do I prevent false alarms?

How long should I set the entry/exit delay?

Where should I install the keypads?

Why are customers so stupid?

Yes
Couldn't hurt
Who cares? (I actually like them inside the house)
Don't do stupid shit
How long do you need?
Where do you want them?
Find that answer, and you have solved the world's problems.:cheers:

[SnikPlosskin]

If there's motion detects, will my penis set them off?

fixed.

Also

Where the **** is the damn remote?