Smart Home

How To Protect Your Smartzone Account From Intruders

Top Tips on Managing, Protecting & When To Share Your Account Password. Smart home “hacks” are frightening. You may have seen the viral news stories. A family’s security camera was hijacked to play fake warnings about a nuclear attack. A stalker harassed his ex-partner by changing her lock codes and turning her lights on and …

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Smartzone Top Tips for Better Home Security & Life Safety.

GIVE YOUR HOME A SECURITY & LIFE SAFETY ASSESSMENT It’s good to find things that keep you and your family busy during this Covid lock down. Spending unprecedented amounts of time at home can lead to cabin fever. Getting things done is a great antidote to stress and worries. However, starting the wrong project can …

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10 Great Reasons To Add Smart Plugs To Your Home.

SMARTZONE SMART PLUGS – SAFER, SMARTER, SIMPLER, SAVINGS  Working from home. Kid’s driving you mad, too much to get done, and not enough time to do them? Have you ever wished that your home could do them for you? That your house would just run itself? Or even that you could save energy without having …

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Smartzone Flowsafe Smart Water Valve Targets Water Leaks To Save Billions

Water leaks are the #1 cause of property damage in the home. Escape of water in the home is the number one cause of damage to property worldwide. You are 10 times more likely to have a leak in your home rather than a fire. Water damage from burst pipes, drips and leaky appliances costs …

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Parents, It’s Time For You To Worry Less This School Year

  School is back and with the new year comes a lot of excitement and a lot of stress – especially for parents.  Through the new year you’ll help your children engage with new responsibilities and watch them as they reach new milestones. However, as a parent it is natural to develop some worries during …

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Not All Alarms Are The Same: Why a Smart Alarm is the Best Alarm System For Your Home

    Home security is something that is not to be taken lightly. Most alarms cost a few hundred euros, and when spending that much you need to know that you are getting the best alarm system for your money.  Even just trying to decide on which alarm is better going to protect your home …

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Giving Your Kids After-School Independence With Smart Home Security

  Kids grow up fast, and before you know it they’re old enough to stay at home on their own after school.  It’s one of the first steps towards your child earning independence, and you don’t have to worry about leaving work early or paying a babysitter to look after your children when they come …

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Why Use Smart Video Monitoring at Home?

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5 Fire Prevention Tips To Protect Your Family

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How Do You Manage Your Energy Use?

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Here’s How You Can Save Money During Ireland’s Carbon Tax Hikes

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5 Things You Should Do If Your Home Has Been Burgled

An average of two homes in Ireland are burgled each hour in Ireland. Burglaries can leave homeowners feeling unpleasant, frightened and emotionally vulnerable. Having valuables taken from you can leave you distraught and scared to be in your own home. If your home has been burgled, it’s important to take the correct steps to ensure …

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3 Smart Home Products That Give You Extra Security

[av_textblock] The beauty of the Smart Home Security is that it doesn’t just stop with motion sensors and keypads.  Transforming  your house to a Smart Home opens up a world of choice when it comes to award winning products and top class services. With Smartzone, our customers can choose from a range of Smart Home …

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Comfort, Security and Convenience – How Smart Home Technology Is Transforming The Way We Live

Ireland has long sought to catch up with technologies widely available in the land across the ocean. Like American Football and Diners, Smart Home Security and Automation has spread its influence to Europe. With Ireland quickly following in the footsteps of our US counterparts. The US market for Smart Home is growing at such an …

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Protect Your Home Like Never Before With Video Analytics

Smart Home Security is already proved an essential when giving your home the best protection. With instant alerts, remote arming features and professional monitoring, Smartzone customers are getting the best experience and value for money with their home alarm system… not to mention we are cheaper than most of our competitors. And while Smart Home …

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Burglar Charged After Leaving DNA Evidence At The Scene Of Crime

  A burglar has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after leaving behind substantial evidence at the scene of the crime.   The burglary, which took place in Knapp’s Square in Cork, resulted in the robbery of the homeowners camera, camera lens and his BMW car key.   The thief had …

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What Is Geo Fencing And Why Do Smartzone Customers Love It So Much?

  Whether you have Heating Controls or the full Smart Home Security Starter Pack installed you already know about the wonderful and helpful features of Geo Fencing. Geo Fencing is so easy and convenient to use, and just another reason why Irish homeowners are choosing Smartzone for their Smart Home solutions. But what is Geo …

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6 Reasons Why You Should Choose Smart Home as a Service

  Taking the first step towards making your house a smart home can be confusing and a little scary. As smart home technology is relatively new there are so many questions to ask to ensure you’re making the best decisions.  Every homeowner is different. Some may look for a smarter way to secure their home, …

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Smartzone’s Success At Ideal Home Show

As many of you know, Smartzone were present at this year’s spring Ideal Home Show. Ideal Home show gave us the perfect opportunity to meet those from all over the country and explain who we are and how we can benefit you. Over the course of three days, our team spoke to hundreds of people …

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Protect What Really Matters With Ireland’s Eco-Friendly Security System

  Protecting What Matters is important, not just for today but also for the future. Smartzone’s Smart Home Solution helps you secure and protect your loved ones in a variety of ways. Here are some ways how Smartzone can do so.   Home Security Protect What Matters such as your family, pets and valuables with …

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Operation Thor May Be Successful But Home Security Is Still Essential

    Despite the name, Operation Thor has nothing to do with one of our favourite Avengers. In fact, Operation Thor is a Gardai run initiative aimed at cracking down on robberies based in Cork.   Operation Thor began back in 2005 and has since proved successful. Since its inception Gardai have arrested over 9,000 …

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FAQ: Does My Home Qualify For An SEAI ‘Better Energy Homes Grant’?

Grants are available to fund energy efficiency upgrades such as boiler replacements, heating controls and insulation for all homes built prior to 2006. In order to receive the grant, the work must be completed by a SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) registered installer. All Smartzone installers are trained and SEAI approved. Approval must be …

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FAQ: What are the benefits of the Smartzone Smart Home solution?

  Believe it or not but there is an array of benefits to our Smart Home Solutions including: A complete Smart solution all managed from One app. 24/7 monitoring of your Security System Real-time notifications if your security alarm is triggered so you always know what’s happening in your home, with the ability to remotely …

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FAQ: How Are Smartzone’s Systems Monitored?

Typical traditional Security systems only alert you when they go off. Unlike these, Smartzone’s security system monitors the activity across your home’s sensors 24/7, whether your system is armed or not. This means your system can be useful in emergency and non-emergency events. Smartzone’s security products send signal from the alarm over a dedicated secure …

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Ireland is failing to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets, but here’s how you can help save energy.

Ireland will not meet its 2020 renewable energy targets. In fact Ireland has come out as one of the worst performing countries in the EU for target progression by placing 26th out of 28th. You may think it may not be that significant. It is.  The consequence of failure to reach our targets include a …

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Smartzone Home Experience Centre

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Okay Google: Ask Alarm.com To Secure My Home!

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Smartzone Scenes: A Smarter Way to Get Things Done

Smartzone Scenes: A Smarter Way to Get Things Done To make the most of life’s important moments, we need to get the other stuff done. It’s as true for small events as it is for the grandest, most carefully-planned family vacation. Take the humble movie night, for example: an everyday occasion that nonetheless requires a …

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There’s No Substitute for Professional Security Monitoring

When an emergency strikes, everyone needs help. It doesn’t matter how brave or capable or dedicated you are. Take Alarm.com user Benjamin. He’s all of the above. When his security system alerted him to a fire in his house, he ran inside without hesitation to rescue his two dogs, trapped in an upstairs room. What …

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You’ll Relax Better This Summer with Professional Monitoring

The warm weather has arrived. Summer plans are starting to come together. Between your kids’ activities, days out with all the family and summer holiday plans, you’re going to be away from home more. For peace of mind, maybe you’re considering installing a smart device so you’ll know about suspicious activity at home when you’re not …

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