Her uncle Al is glad to see her and glad to
explain the system he bought. He has a wireless
activator on his keychain which enables him to
arm or disarm the system from anywhere in his
home. When armed, the system automatically
sets off an alarm and calls the security company
if someone tries to break into his home. The
company then calls the local authorities and has
them sent to his address. He paid for installation
and pays a monthly monitoring
fee for this service. “The peace of
mind and feeling of security I
get from this system makes it
well worth the money,” he tells
Barbara.
When she returns home,
she goes online and Googles
“Home Security System.” She
finds an article on how to choose
a company for a continually monitored
home security system, and finds a variety
of other useful information and
companies that offer this service. She decides
to purchase from ADT Security Services
since it advertises that it is “America’s