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Why your Family needs a Smart Home Security System

Imagine that when your alarm rings in the morning and you press snooze, it triggers your smart lights to turn on gradually, your floor tiles leading to the bathroom to warm up, and your coffee pot to start brewing. When you leave for work, you press a button that closes the garage door, drops the thermostat if no one is home, locks your doors, and arms your smart home security system.

When you are out of the house, you get instant activity alerts on your smartphone when a sensor is triggered. Whether it’s a broken window or unlocked door, you will know immediately so you can take necessary action. When someone rings your doorbell, you get a notification on your phone, and you use your doorbell camera to see who it is.
…And all of this is thanks to the power of your smart home security system.

Your family’s safety and quality of life is always at the forefront of your mind, and it’s essential to do everything in your power to protect them and make them feel safe. One way to do that is by investing in a smart home security system. Let’s take a deep dive into the devices a smart home security system that works to protect and assist you and your family.

24/7 Watch Around your Home

Whether it’s an indoor camera, outdoor camera, or even doorbell camera, having high-quality cameras at home is one of the most crucial aspects of home security. You’re going to want a camera that will auto-record when motion is detected so that you can watch the footage back whether you’re at home or away. Installing high quality HD cameras in your home that can see far away and in the dark is also very important. Lastly, having the option of storing footage on your cameras will give you peace of mind by knowing you will always have footage saved for a later time if you need it.

Detecting Hazards Instantly

Hazard detection devices in your home (smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, glass break sensor, and flood sensor) all play vital roles your family’s livelihood. Each of these devices have taken big technological leaps in the past few years, rendering your old devices very much out of date. By converting all your home’s hazard detection devices to their smart home counterparts, allows for full access to them through notifications on your smartphone. Getting updated immediately when a device is triggered is a huge upgrade from your old safety devices.

Sensing Motion and More

Spend less time worrying if you left a door or window open by easily checking your smart home security app. Get real time alerts from your motion sensor and have peace of mind knowing you’ll be alerted in the case of an intrusion at your home. Gone are the days of constantly worrying and trying to remember if you locked the door before you left.

Smart System, Smarter Home

Having home automation features allows you to remotely control your home from your smartphone, which can be helpful in a pinch. Start dinner on your way home by turning on your slow cooker with a smart plug. Are you always running late? Turn down your lights, turn off your appliances and close your garage door with a single tap on your mobile app. Even control your home’s temperature with a smart thermostat, and lighting with smart bulbs so you can come home to the perfect atmosphere after a long day.

All the Control, One Control Panel

Set you and your family up with a control panel in your house that lets you adjust all your smart home devices, view live footage of your home, and connect multiple smartphones so that everyone can have access. When at home, simply check your doorbell camera on the control panel to see who’s at the door without even needing to access your smartphone.

TELUS SmartHome Security

All these amazing safety, quality of life features and more can make your home that much smarter with TELUS SmartHome Security. Build the perfect smart home security plan that fits your family the best, and even discover installation options to give you that extra peace of mind.