Yes! – or probably – it depends. One of the factors is down to the quality of a camera. The simple rule of thumb is: the higher the definition, the more bandwidth it will use. How can you measure whether you have a speedy connection or not? You’ll need to monitor your… 1) Download speed.… Continue reading Is my internet speed fast enough for CCTV?
We are accredited by the National Security Inspectorate www.nsi.org.uk They are a UKAS certified organisation who ensure that the work that we undertake in the security industry is compliant with the relevant UK and European standards and any other codes of practice that might apply. Unlike a trade organisation, where you pay your subs and… Continue reading NSI – One more reason to choose GuardHome
It is argued that acquiring new clients costs in the order of five times the rate of retaining existing ones. I would maintain that the ratio might be considerably more than this, especially when you factor in the likelihood of additional business that your existing clients could provide. We recently upgraded the alarm system for… Continue reading Caring For Your Customers Brings Rewards
‘The Part Night Light Program’ has been introduced by Essex council whereby street lights in some areas are turned off. The council insists the program will not lead to greater crime rates, however, the change can understandably leave people feeling vulnerable, particularly the elderly. Over 70% of the 127,000 council-owned streetlights are operating part night… Continue reading Part night lighting
Over the Christmas period, a client of ours went away to America on holiday with their family. This particular client, like many of our newer clients added the optional extra of a ‘GuardHome Powerlink module’ to their alarm system. Referring back to a recent blog, the Powerlink module enables you (and us) to connect to… Continue reading The surprising and unintended benefits of GuardHome equipment
The difference is very important… Digital Zoom is simply the camera enlarging the image at the centre of the frame. Optical Zoom is very different. It is a true zoom in the sense that the lens itself is adjusted. Digital zoom will degrade the quality of the image because the pixel resolution is reduced. Optical… Continue reading The difference between Digital Zoom and Optical Zoom
Take a look at the video GuardHome created in 2011 of a Pan, Tilt, Zoom CCTV camera. At the time the video was posted, this was one of the highest quality cameras available on the market. Now let’s look another GuardHome video, this one was created and uploaded much more recently. The comparison… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Comparison
In the last blog we mentioned how at GuardHome, we can enable you to arm and disarm your alarm remotely. Below is a demonstration of the ‘Visonic Go’ app we can synchronise your system with to make this possible. The first thing you will notice is the warning of a smoke alarm. A notification will… Continue reading Visonic Go
According to a survey commissioned by Direct Line, one in three of us do nothing to help our neighbours if their burglar alarm goes off. What if your alarm goes off and you are unfortunate to enough to have neighbours who ignore it? In most cases, a burglar is likely to flee the scene once… Continue reading What do you honestly do when you hear a neighbour’s house alarm going off?
Previously, we looked at a crime rate comparison between Harlow and Woodford Green. The chart below is a comparison of our St Albans office in Hertfordshire compared it to our main branch in Old Harlow. The chart below illustrates crimes in a one-mile radius in the vicinity of each postcode. The data shows an sharp… Continue reading Crime Statistics St Albans
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