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FAQs About Home Security Systems in Bloomington

We’ve compiled our common home security FAQs in Bloomington for you. Get your answers to your Vivint Smart Home and home security questions.

One size does NOT fit everyone when it comes to your Bloomington home security system! A Vivint rep will help gauge your household and your family’s safety needs to figure out the very best combination for you. Have peace of mind with constant home alarm monitoring including fire, flood, and carbon monoxide detection. Then, tailor your smart home by installing smart devices like locks, lights, and thermostats.

Want to monitor everything with video surveillance? No problem. Vivint offers HD video with our indoor and outdoor cameras, including our state-of-the-art doorbell cameras. Check in on your cameras using the Vivint App when you’re gone, and even document and save video clips. A Vivint professional can configure the best home security system that fits your needs!

The equipment can be activated in several ways -- door or window sensors, motion sensors, smoke or flood detectors, etc.-- which deliver a beacon to the sensor’s control panel. This notifies the Vivint monitoring team. A Vivint professional will notify you straight away to discover if you need assistance, and inform the appropriate individuals while you get to a safe place. Vivint monitoring individuals are ready day and night to deliver live support when you require them most.

Vivint offers surveillance systems in Bloomington that are exclusively wireless and work through a cellular grid, rather than a “landline.” Alarm hubs can connect monitoring stations by cellular-based technology. This means no annoying wires running throughout your house, and burglars cannot turn off your monitoring system by slicing your lines.

Vivint security systems have a 24-hour backup battery so that your house is still secure, even if your lights go out. The surveillance services as well as the high-frequency siren will still be functioning to provide nonstop protection of your Bloomington house.
Yes, most Vivint components allow for remote access capabilities from your phone in addition to arming, disarming, and sending messages. You can also control automation functions like your house’s lights, garage doors, and even thermostat when you are gone. View your home while you are gone with Vivint’s clear HD video tools on your security cameras. And use the intercom feature on your cameras to speak with front door visitors.

Yes! All Vivint smart home system include a yard sign and decals for your home to show that your location is secured by the best security system with 24/7 monitoring. 90% of intruders confess that they skip houses with a security system. By protecting your house with a Vivint security system and advertising the Vivint stickers and signs, you are already reducing your risk!

Yes. Vivint has 24/7 monitoring in Bloomington, 365 days a year. With Vivint home monitoring, you get peaceful feeling from knowing you have a live person helping to secure the people and assets you love most at home.

Absolutely! Vivint’s wireless devices make it simple for apartment dwellers in Bloomington. Set up security sensors, video cameras, and different home automation devices like smart lighting. A Vivint installer will quickly put up devices so they can be removed with you when you move. Just check with your management company to see what security devices are allowable with your unit.

Of course! Your Vivint Smart Home capabilities are determined by your home’s needs. Most of your home security and home automation smart items can be accessed through the Vivint App. Set schedules for your devices or have them to respond to specific events. Build your tailored home security package with the advanced features you need most for your Bloomington home!

Yes! It’s easy to connect your Vivint devices to an A.I. assistant. This lets you change everything with your voice, from your security equipment, lights, and thermostats, to your garage door and locks. Once your voice integration is connected, you can ask Alexa or Google to “arm” or “disarm” your security system and much more!

In most cases, it’s free of charge! When you choose a Vivint HomeProtect or HomeProtect Pro plan, installation comes included. If you go with a no-contract solution, you’ll be asked to pay a one-time installation charge.

Base-package systems including critical security sensors can be set up in an hour or less. More full-featured smart homes with smart locking systems, indoor and outdoor cameras, a thermostat, and more, may take between 2 and 4 hours to set up.

Equipment prices start at just $199 for the entry-level HomeProtect option. Installation comes included when opting for a monitoring contract, and professional monitoring begins at only $24.99/month.

To help your installation go smoothly, follow these guidelines:

  • Make certain the primary customer is on site when the installation starts. Note, there must be a person over 18 at home for the complete appointment.
  • Have your ID and a form of payment handy.
  • Confirm your high-speed internet is up and running and know your login credentials.
  • Make sure your home has electricity and that techs have easy access to locations where equipment will go.