Tips for Choosing Locksmiths in Boston
Imagine, you live alone and you are locked out of your home. You have a meeting at work soon and you are in a panic. What do you do? Go to your neighbors; ask for a phone book to find a locksmith. You find a full page ad and call the number in the ad. You tell the dispatcher that you are locked out of your home and that you are in a hurry. The dispatcher tells you that a locksmith will be there in 20-30 minutes. You feel a sigh of relief and you wait patiently for the locksmith to arrive. A car drives up to your home and a man gets out with his tools. You feel a rush of excitement just knowing that he can get you into your home. He picks your lock in a matter of a few seconds and then hands you a bill with an amount more than you expected. You are shocked and somewhat irritated about it. You pay the locksmith the amount he billed you for despite the fact that you feel it was wrong. You get into your home and you rush to your meeting. Later that day, you call the same locksmith company to complain. They tell you that they will assist you when you file a proper dispute. You choose not to file one, but still complain about their services and how much they charged you. What is the problem here?
How Lock Bumping Works
If you watch the news, you have seen stories about how people can easily lock bump your home and offices. This is not to inform people on how to do it, but to let you be aware of it and allow you to take appropriate action. News or not, many people already know how to lock bump – it’s all over the internet. You can find many videos on Youtube and other video sites. Youtube users have also took the time to make educational videos, here is one we would like to share with you.
What Should I do now?
Lock bumping is very serious, there is a huge security risk to you and your family when you do nothing with this information. We suggest that you make it a priority to install high security locks on your doors. These locks can not be lock bumped like in the video that you have watched above.
Medeco locks can be cracked though!
It is true, Medeco locks can be cracked. Although, in order to crack it – someone on the inside that has access to your keys would have to copy it and cut a key shape out of a credit card. Other high security locks however, cannot be cracked this way. High security locks are still the best locks on the market to purchase.
It will always be up to you to do what it takes to remain secure.
Why a Licensed Locksmith is Important
Hiring a licensed Locksmith tells you a few things.
- The locksmith has experience.
- The locksmith has had professional training.
- The locksmith can give you qualified advice.
- The locksmith can give you qualified recommendations.
Hiring a unlicensed Locksmith is not recommended because they generally do not have the experience nor the professional training. You should be able to trust the person you are hiring for your security solutions.
All of our locksmiths are licensed. Also, we are insured and bonded. So if you are in the Boston area and are in need of locksmith services – come to a company that you can trust.
Call this number for our services: 617-671-1961
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Risky Medeco High Security Locks
We found an article about Medeco locks, that we would like to share with our customers and our potential customers. It’s basically about researchers able to crack the new M3 Medeco lock. Use this article as a form of knowledge – once you read it, you will know exactly what else you should be careful about once you get yourself a new Medeco high security lock.
So here’s the link to the article: Researchers Crack Medeco High-Security Lock
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