iNetDown is a subscription service utilizing a plug-in module (easily installed to your internet/TV service provider’s modem designed to monitor internet/TV) designed to monitor internet/TV connectivity as well as the existence of a power supply to the modem. The module continuously communicates with iNetDown’s servers such that an interruption in that communication chain alerts iNetDown to the fact that your power may be out, or you may be experiencing internet connectivity outages for other reasons. Within 5 minutes of a loss of power or connectivity, iNetDown is able to alert you via text message and/or email of power and/or internet outages.

iNetDown is cost effective. You are not required to purchase or lease any equipment from iNetDown, and iNetDown’s monthly subscription fees are extremely low compared to other home monitoring services. in fact, it’s likely that your agreement with your internet enabled cable/dish/other TV programing provider obligates the provider to credit your account for certain service outages, and such credits are also required by the laws of many jurisdictions. To obtain such credits, however, you are usually required to notify the service provider of outages and to request the reimbursements to which you are legally entitled, and you must do so within specified periods of time or lose your rights! iNetDown can notify your service provider immediately when you are experiencing an outage, can monitor the length of the service outage, and can process on your behalf requests for the credits to which you may be entitled. This feature alone could actually result in credits from your service provider that exceed the average monthly cost of your iNetDown subscription. Thus, iNetDown could pay for itself!

iNetDown’s power monitoring feature enables us to notify you of the possibility that critical components of your home such as sump pumps, internet-based alarm systems, gas furnaces, refrigerators, internet monitored home medical devices, and others, are not receiving power. By receiving notice of such an outage within 5 minutes of its of its occurrence, you may immediately start taking remedial measures to help avoid serious problems. For example, your sump pump may have a backup battery giving you a false sense of security that your basement is flood-proof even in the event of a power outage. But the fact is that backup batteries for sump pumps only have approximately a life of 5 to 5.5 hours of continual usage. As a result, a storm could trigger an early morning power outage causing your backup battery to run out of power before you even return home from work, potentially resulting in a flooded basement. Similarly, a power outage will cause a gas furnace to cease functioning, and water pipes can freeze and burst in a matter of just a few hours. Imagine coming home from work to find your power out and water gushing from a pipe that burst from freezing or, worse yet, coming home from a vacation to the damage caused by water that has been gushing for days or weeks! With iNetDown, even while on vacation, you could receive an email and/or text message notifying you of a power outage within moments of its occurrence, so you can stave off a disaster.

iNetDown also gives you the ability to have alerts sent to multiple people. Do you have elderly parents, relatives, or friends living alone who are especially susceptible to the potential dangers of a power outage, such as being exposed to sweltering heat if their air conditioning is disabled? Your iNetDown plan provides the flexibility for you and multiple other family members and/or friends to be immediately alerted the moment your loved ones lose power, so steps can be taken to avoid potentially disastrous consequences.

With respect to a loss of internet connectivity, iNetDown differentiates between internet outages resulting from a loss of power and internet outages resulting from loss of service and/or malfunctioning equipment. iNetDown then alerts you as to which problem is the source of the loss of connectivity. And, in the event of a power outage, iNetDown can even enable you to receive continued internet connectivity designed to last at least the duration of an average power outage. What iNetDown does not do, however, is employ the use of cookies, or otherwise monitor your internet searches, uses or preferences.