In fact, the truth of the matter is that it was easier then that to disarm many of the earlier alarm systems and some of them could be turned off by simply turning off the power to the residence at the fuse box on the side of the home. The good news is that all that has changed and now the level of technology that goes into home security systems is truly state of the art.

Of course they all come with back-up, batter powered systems that can run the home security system for weeks if the power is turned off. Also, now new wireless technology makes it virtually impossible to disable a system by cutting exposed wires, because there simply arent any.

Each component in a wireless system is powered by its own batteries and they will signal the control panel when they run low every there years, so there is no chance of a dead battery. In a monitored wireless security system, the signal is relayed to the monitoring station over the air also, just like when you place a cell phone call.

Fantastic new breakthroughs in the technology that goes into the sensors that are the components that make up a security system have enabled a modern security system to do so much more than provide burglary protection. Now your home security system can also provide fire as well as carbon monoxide protection. The problem with standard smoke detectors is that they detect smoke and for this reason they can be a problem in kitchens in homes and restaurants, because of their tendency to produce false alarms when cooking is going on.