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    Month: February 2016

    What You Need To Know About 2G Sunset

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

    If your current alarm system is using 2G cellular technology, there’s a very unfortunate possibility that your security system will no longer communicate effectively with a monitoring station. Here’s what all of Titan Alarm’s customers need to know about this extremely important update:

    This is out of our control. An extremely large number of home and commercial wireless security systems use AT&T’s 2G cellular network to communicate with the co-inciding monitoring stations. Unfortunately AT&T has announced that by the end of 2016, they will be shutting down their 2G network and change all of their cell towers over to 4G cellular. AT&T is calling this transition the 2G Sunset and that is why your system is going to need to be updated. To put it in basic layman’s terms, 2G and 4G do not communicate the same language.

    Update NOW. AT&T is starting to shut off many cell towers throughout the different markets and regions throughout 2016, that’s why it is so important to do the update immediately. Titan Alarm wants to keep your security system always on the cutting edge of technology. If AT&T turns off the 2G network in your area before your security system has been updated then your security system will stop communicating with the monitoring company without any notice to you. We want to keep you safe and keep your security system working, so make sure you contact Titan Alarm today to make sure that your security system gets the required update.

    It’s not just Titan Alarm’s customers. Believe it or not, not just Titan Alarm and our customers are being effected by this fade out. Every security provider that uses wireless security systems is facing the same issue. We’re trying to be extremely proactive because nothing is more important to Titan Alarm than our customer’s safety.

    What is 2G, anyway? It’s just a fancy way of saying “second-generation.” So it’s not hard to guess what 3G and 4G stand for. It’s all part of the same technology your smartphone uses.

    Smartphone not affected. If you control your keypad or home automation from your smartphone, that’ll still work once your keypad is updated. You won’t need to do anything to your phone.

     

    If you’re a Titan Alarm customer and you’re unsure if you have a 2G system, please call 602.680.4567 and we can assist you and help you figure out what you need to know about your Titan Alarm Home Security System.

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    Updated by Titan Alarm on November 5, 2018.

    Commercial Fire Alarm Maintenance

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

    Maintaining Your Commercial Fire Alarm.

     

    Commercial Fire Alarms are designed for the protection of your employees and people in your business. The Commercial Fire Alarms only work if you have them properly maintained and serviced on a routine schedule, that way the routine maintenance really works and keeps all of your fire alarm system running. You will never be able to plan or anticipate a fire in your business, but a precautionary step you can take is to make sure that your commercial fire alarms are functioning properly. Let’s learn more about the things you’re going to need to know about Commercial Fire Alarms.

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    How Old is Your Fire Alarm?

    Just like your car that needs it’s oil changed and needing to be serviced, your fire alarm system needs routine maintenance depending on it’s age. Having the knowledge of the age your commercial fire alarm system is will help you be ready for the maintenance that is required and going to be needed. Any fire alarm system that’s between 5 and 10 years need to be routinely maintained because the system could potentially break down at any time, and there are plenty of different components that could be need to be replaced at any time. The older a system gets, the more that pieces could break down and need to be replaced to work properly.

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    Annual Testing and Inspection.

    One of the most vital sides of your Commercial Fire Alarm Maintenance, is testing, inspection and calibration. In order for these tests to be performed you need to know about the sensors of the system, what the failure modes are, and the re-installation requirements that need to be in place before you test the fire alarm system and monitoring. It’s very possible for you to learn all about your fire alarm system, many business owners and professionals, want to leave this up to their local fire alarm specialists like the Titan Alarm Fire Alarm System Specialists. Titan Alarm offers an annual testing and inspection plan, and with that your business will be protected at all times, knowing that your alarm system will be functional and updated. Let Titan Alarm and our specialists allow you to rest with ease and piece of mind knowing that your fire alarm system is working perfectly for you and your business.

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    Fire Protection with Titan Alarm

    With Titan Alarm, we offer such a wide variety of fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and sprinkler systems to keep your business safe. Titan Alarm offers the best quality fire alarm systems to keep your business safe from fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. We will also help install and maintain the system for your commercial building.

    To get going with Titan Alarm today, or for more information on Fire Alarm Systems call us at 602-680-4567, or text us 623-523-4849.

    Learn More About Commercial Fire Alarm Systems

    Updated by Titan Alarm on November 2, 2018.

    Fire Extinguisher Service and Inspection

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

    When you are trying to protect yourself from a fire, the first step is to make sure that all of your fire extinguishers are ready to be used and in working condition. As part of the first line of defense, the fire extinguishers are a very valuable resource to use when there is a fire emergency. The importance of having your fire extinguishers inspected is beyond words, which is why Titan Alarm takes your fire extinguisher’s service so seriously.

     

    How the Titan Alarm Fire Extinguisher Servicing Works

    • Visual Inspection Of Extinguisher: Visual inspection of gauges, dates, cylinder, etc.

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    • Physical Inspection Of Extinguisher: Physical inspection of weight, hose, seals, etc.

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    • Verify and Tag Unit: Location and date

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    Consistent Fire Extinguisher Servicing From Titan Alarm

    • Stay Compliant. Many times, routine servicing is required by the NFPA and your local Fire Authority.
    • Keep Your Equipment Ready. Most extinguishers need testing periodically and regular, consistent inspections to continue working properly.
    • Meet Insurance requirements. There are quite a few insurance companies that require proper documentation that state that periodic checks and routine maintenance have been performed on your fire extinguishers.
    • Promotes safety. Having your extinguishers serviced properly and routinely can help you save lives and property during a fire.

     

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    Trust Titan Alarm with your fire needs:

    • Monthly Inspections. The NFPA sometimes requires inspection of your extinguisher every month. While we are at your location, we will do a check on each unit, which includes visually inspecting the unit, cleaning each unit. checking the pull pin as well as filling out a card that will be on each unit, providing details of the inspection.
    • Annual Maintenance. An inspection of each fire extinguisher is often required by NFPA or the local fire authority. Depending on your area and jurisdiction, the type of unit the inspection may need to be performed by a professional.

    The Best Choose Titan

    For more information on getting your fire extinguishers tested and inspected contact Titan Alarm today! We can take care of all your needs in the fire industry. Call us: 602-680-4567 or Text us: 623-523-4849

    Learn More About Service & Maintenance

    Updated by Titan Alarm on November 5, 2018.

    Smart Home Interaction

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

    Four Ways to Interact With your Titan Alarm Smart Home

    If you’re always on the lookout for the newest and most innovative ways to increase your technology in your home, then here are four amazing ways to get it even more integrated into your life, by connecting the following devices to your Titan Alarm Smart Home.
    Smartphone and Tablet: 
    The application for Alarm.com on iOS and Android can turn your mobile phone or tablet into a central command station for your home, using portability and convenience to make the application extremely useful.

    With everything from instant security notifications and one touch commands, to setting custom rules and commands that can access multiple smart home devices at the same time, the Alarm.com smartphone and tablet applications give you a complete solution to smart home control whether you’re at home, or away at work.

    Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV 

    If you’re watching TV when the door bell rings you can use your remote for either device to navigate quickly to the native Alarm.com application and see who’s at the door and check your other cameras around the house as well.
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    Both of these applications have been designed by Alarm.com to make viewing all your live feeds from your house painless. That way you have a larger screen to view more detail from the cameras rather than using a smaller smart phone screen to see everything. The tv applications allow up to four live feeds simultaneously to stream to your tv.
    Smartwatch Apps

    With the Alarm.com application for the Apple Watch, it allows awareness, control and visibility all at a quick glance of your wrist, which makes it an amazing part to integrate into your smart home system. With the taptic feedback responses programmed into the watch, it can let you know when something is happening with your smart home automation system.

    Amazon Echo

    The future is officially here, with the Amazon Echo, your smart home automation system is controlled by voice control! Starting later this year you’ll be able to control everything with simple commands like “Alexa, turn off the kitchen lights.” and your kitchen lighting will turn off without you having to move a muscle. So sit back and enjoy your movie night when you forget lights on.
    Want to learn more about how to control your home with amazing applications on devices like the ones mentioned above? Contact Titan Alarm today 602-680-4567 or text us 623-523-4849.

    Learn More About Smart Home Technology

    Updated by Titan Alarm on November 5, 2018.

    Press Release – February 2016

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

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    Titan Alarm Inc. closes a $5 Million dollar line of credit.

    Over the last 5 years Titan Alarm Inc. based in Phoenix Arizona has been focused on generating significant recurring monthly revenue (RMR) with commercial and residential services, company COO Taylor Proudfittold Security Systems News.

     

    “We have been able to organically generate nearly $150,000 in RMR, one by one and now it is time to double our growth through acquisitions that fit our business model,” said Taylor Proudfit.  “It is exciting to see the transition and growth we have achieved as a company over the last few years as we have focused heavily on commercial services.  We recently closed on a $5,000,000 dollar line with The PrivateBank which allows for future growth opportunities here in our local Arizona market,” commented CEO Mike Proudfit.  Mike went on to say, “Arizona has a large need for a company that understands and deploys surveillance, access control, fire, and burglar alarm systems all under oneroof.” Titan Alarm Inc. is not only in touch with the needs of the market but is also sensitive to the fact that most small companies can’t afford a $10,000 cameras system as they launch their new business.  Titan Alarm now offers small IP camera packages with DVR professionally installed for little or no money down with a low monthly fee for the camera systems.

     

    Mike went on to comment, “closing on the bank line really just opens the door for Titan to grow at a much faster pace than we have in the past.  We are now one of just a handful of family owned and locally operated alarm companies in the state of Arizona with financial backing to acquire other local companies.”

     

     

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    What Is Crash and Smash Protection?

    Posted on by Mike Proudfit

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    When someone is a professional Burglar, they have developed many different ways to get into a house undetected. Some of them are quiet and stealthy, while others are fast. With a Titan Alarm system, Crash and Smash Protection is a safeguard that is already installed into your home security system.

    Now you may be asking yourself, “What is Crash and Smash?”, if you keep on reading, we’ll explain to you in detail so that you can be prepared for it.

    What is “Crash and Smash”?

    A “Crash and Smash” is when a burglar and intruder targets the house’s home security panel as the first thing to find when they enter a house. The intruder will then “crash” into the house by smashing through the front door, and then the hunt is on for them to “smash” the home security panel as fast as possible.

    When an intruder or burglar uses this technique, they are trying to take advantage of the entry delay that home security systems use to give the homeowner a chance to disarm the system when they arrive home. They normally have 30-60 seconds, which normally would give you plenty of time to open your app and disarm the system. With a normal break in, the panel counts all the way down, and once it’s at zero, will then alert emergency responders. In a “Crash and Smash” burglary, the intruder tries to destroy the home security panel before it can send the signal out to first responders.

    30-60 seconds doesn’t seem like a lot of time, but for an experienced burglar or intruder, it’s plenty of time for them to get in, find the panel and to destroy it with a hammer.

    Luckily with Titan Alarm, we use a patented crash and smash technology, that way your system will still work, even if the intruder can get to and destroy your panel.

     

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    How Does Crash and Smash Protection Work?

    Titan Alarm’s smart home security system is constantly monitoring activity around the home to proactively protect you from events like a burglar attempting a crash and smash burglary. All of this happens constantly and securely in a cloud storage platform, so it’s completely untouchable to a burglar so you and your security system go unharmed.

    Once your smart home security system starts it’s initial countdown, the central system monitoring station takes note, if the security panel abruptly goes off-line before sending a disarm or an emergency signal, then the central station monitoring reports a suspected Crash and Smash situation in your home, and alerts the necessary first responders and emergency personnel.

    Crash and Smash Protection is one of the many innovative ways that Titan Alarm will protect you and your loved ones with.

    If you’re interested in learning more about Crash and Smash Protection or need help with a Home Security System contact Titan Alarm today!

    Call: 602-680-4567

    Text: 623-523-4849

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    Updated by Titan Alarm on October 31, 2018.

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