You want to protect your car. Who doesn’t want to protect property that someone had worked so hard to get? You spent countless of hours working overtime, and you finally got your own car; of course, now you worry about keeping it.

A standard car alarm is a device that is installed in an unseen location somewhere in your car. The primary purpose of it is to warn the thief to back off. It’s primarily psychological in theory, hoping to thwart the criminal in his own fears and anxiety of trying to break in with loud sounds and painfully annoying sirens. Another purpose for it is to attract attention. The idea is to make people look or pay attention to what is the source or cause of the noise.

Unfortunately, car alarms are so common nowadays, most people could even sleep through them at night; or worse, you could even mimic the tunes that those annoying alarms make. Especially true in bigger cities, people do not consider alarms as real indication of criminal activity. This mindset is further enforced by hyper-sensitive false alarms that sets off when the dump truck passes by, when somebody drives by with loud music, or when someone accidentally touches the car at a parking lot. People are so used to them, in fact, that most automakers today install factory immobilizers instead of car alarms. These are devices that silently deactivate and literally kill the car when unauthorized ignition occurs such as hotwiring or using fake keys.

The answer is 2-way car alarms. Unlike standard car alarms, 2-way car alarms allow users to monitor the status of their car from a distance. They could range up to about 1500 feet (a little over ¼ of a mile) which would allow you to walk around the mall or go park your car to go eat while knowing exactly what’s going on with your car. Without a 2-way car alarm, you would not be able to know if your car is gone by the time you get back! A 2-way car alarm could notify you of glass breakage, proximity breach, and other disturbances such as movement or forced door entry.

To sweeten the deal, a lot of car alarms also include a remote car starter feature built-in to the system. In addition, there is also another solution if you are in need of more security. Consider vehicle tracking systems that you could install in your car. These will allow you to always monitor your vehicle, knowing exactly where it has traveled. This is especially useful for those who would like to keep an eye on their teenage driver or employees with company vehicles.

The bottom-line is you could no longer rely on just any standard car alarms. You need more security and a system that will tell you the status of your car.

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