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FAQs About Home Systems in Charlottesville

We’ve put together our most popular home security FAQs in Charlottesville for you. Get your answers to your Vivint Smart Home and home security questions.

One system does NOT fit the masses when it comes to your Charlottesville home security system! A Vivint professional will help weigh your house and your loved ones’ security needs to evaluate the very best option for you. Have peace of mind with continual security alarm monitoring as well as fire, CO, and flood detection. Then, personalize your smart house by installing smart locks, smart lighting, and a smart thermostat.

Want to check in on everything with video monitoring? No problem. Vivint offers HD video with your indoor and outside cameras, including our popular front door cameras. Check in on your cameras using the Vivint App when you’re away from home, and even document and save video clips. A Vivint professional can find the perfect security system that fits your needs!

The alarm can be set off in several ways -- door or window detectors, motion detectors, smoke or carbon monoxide sensors, etc.-- which push a flash to the sensor’s main switch. This notifies the Vivint monitoring team. A Vivint professional will contact you straight away to discover if you need assistance, and inform the appropriate emergency personnel while you concentrate on finding safety. Vivint monitoring individuals are willing and able around the clock to give live support when you require them most.

Vivint provides monitoring systems in Charlottesville that are completely wireless and operate through a cellular system, rather than a “landline.” Alarm hubs can interface with monitoring stations by cell-based technology. This means no irritating wires running in your house, and intruders cannot disable your surveillance system by cutting your lines.

Vivint surveillance systems have a 24-hour failsafe battery so that your house is still secure, even if your electricity goes out. The security services as well as the loud siren will still be working to give reliable protection of your Charlottesville home.
Yes, most Vivint home security components allow remote access tools from your cell phone in addition to arming, disarming, and sending notifications. You can also access home automation functions like your home’s lighting, garage doors, and even thermostat when you are away. Check in on your house while you are out with Vivint’s clear HD video functionality on your home security cameras. You can even use the intercom feature on your cameras to communicate family members from anywhere in the world.

Yes! All Vivint smart home system come with a yard sign and decals for your home to show that your dwelling is secured by a quality security system with professional monitoring. 90% of robbers say that they stay clear of houses with a security system. By protecting your house with a Vivint security system and displaying the Vivint stickers and signs, you are already decreasing your risk!

Yes. Vivint has 24 hours/7 days a week protection in Charlottesville, 365 days a year. With Vivint home monitoring, you get peaceful feeling from knowing you have a live person helping to protect the people and assets you value most at home.

Absolutely! Vivint’s wireless devices make it simple for apartment renters in Charlottesville. Set up security sensors, a doorbell camera, and many home automation items like smart lights. A Vivint installer will quickly put up components so they can be removed with you when you leave. Just check with your landlord to understand what components are allowable with your unit.

Absolutely. Your Vivint Smart Home capabilities are set by your family’s needs. Most of your home security and automation components can be accessed through the Vivint App. Set routines for your equipment or make them to respond to one another. Craft your tailored home security system with the advanced features you want most for your Charlottesville home!

Yes! It’s easy to configure your Vivint system to a smart speaker. This allows you to view everything by voice, from your security equipment, lighting, 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!