When a person is contemplating home security there are many options available: alarms, emergency call buttons, preventative measures such as intercoms and electronic surveillance. However, discovering which piece of technology is right for you and in which combination is a task that requires serious thought and research.
There is one option that has remained a tried and true form of preventative home security for many years and will continue to provide ample protection from unwanted intrusions for many years to come: the wired intercom system. While wireless has become commonplace in many forms of technology, it is not necessarily always a reliable option and when the task at hand concerns the safety and security of a home, there is no room for failure. Wired technology is incredibly dependable and none more so than a CAT5 wired intercom system.
CAT5 is a durable stretch of cable that has many telecommunication uses from intercoms to internet, CAT5 is fast, affordable and most importantly – dependable. An intercom system running on CAT5 cable will virtually never fail, as the process that the cable handles is extremely basic and will only malfunction should some kind of external trauma compromise the integrity of the cable itself. However, even that is somewhat unlikely as the cable is extremely robust and if correctly tacked and skirted between point A and point B of your home, it will provide many, many years of high quality service that requires very little to no maintenance.
The call quality using wired CAT5 is also of superior quality – it is true that the quality of an intercom conversation will largely depend on the microphone and receiver built into the intercom unit itself, but the CAT5 cable offers dependability of that quality 24/7, 365 days a year. Wireless options may sound crystal clear at times, but as soon as the battery runs low or poor weather conditions hit, you may find that the quality, and in turn, your ability to understand the recipient, becomes compromised. A CAT5 wired intercom system takes slightly longer to install than a wireless system, but it is not a task reserved for the home DIY specialist, it is a task that virtually anybody can do with some basic tools and an hour or two of spare time.
The long term gains and benefits from having a dependable security system are potentially invaluable. As with any form of intercom technology, it is important to research which element is right for the consumers’ needs and general requirements.