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Smart Phones and Appliance Management

Lighting, alarm monitoring, air conditioning and heating control, cameras and so much more.

It’s what smart phones are for, right?

We have application via smart phone to set our heating or cooling, to turn off and on lighting, to monitor appliances, to secure the home or office  or to view the site while we are away.

Before you begin downloading apps and purchasing hardware, take a moment to inventory the items you want to control via your phone.  Chances are you will over look items to control if you jump on-line and order quickly.   There are lot choices and you should take the time to map your needs by way of hardware (lighting brand) or by software .  That is to at least group items so all your lighting hardware is compatible with a particular app.  Choose the hardware that will work with in common with a single app.

A common advertising point is to sell the consumer on stand alone systems.  In other words a security system that does not have to interface with a company at all levels avoiding paying a middleman.  If you choose this type of system, make sure the support team is there for you when set up the system, have trouble with the system or when you have a general question.

Overall technology has given us a way to stay in touch around the globe or while we are down the street.   These services have proven to be reliable, comprehensive and simple to operate.