TowerSentry® vs In House Monitoring
A Cost Comparison for 1000 Towers
TowerSentry® provides the safest and most economical alternative to "watch-it-yourself" monitoring systems. Even if your company owns a large number of tower sites, TowerSentry® saves you money!
Average Monthly Fees In House Monitor TowerSentry® Long distance phone charges per site $15.00 x 1000 $15,000.00/mo. N/C 10 phone lines for monitoring in office $40.00 x 10 $400.00/mo. N/C 24/7 Monitoring personnel $7500.00/mo. N/C Supervisor/Technician to program units $3000.00/mo. N/C Maintenance, office space, supplies and utilities additional N/C MONTHLY MONITORING COST $25,900.00+ $20,000.00**
Average One-time Costs In House Monitor TowerSentry® System software $5000.00 N/C System Hardware $10,000.00 N/C Site Hardware $1000.00/site $400.00/site* TOTAL SITE COSTS $1,015,000.00 $400,000.00 *strobe system installation
**Based on total site count of 1000 towers @ $20.00 per site.
TowerSentry® provides a discount for monitoring multiple tower light sites:
prices subject to change