Re: avoiding being "locked out"

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an exit strategy in place should I ever decide to completely get out
of business, my attorney holds a packet of information which among other
things contains all the codes I use t access and/or lock alarm and access
controls. If something happens to me the company and the packet passes to
the family if they don't want to continue with the business a  long time
associate who owns another family owned alarmco will buy the accounts - his
co. is much bigger than mine and has been around for over 50 years. My
clients will be well taken care of, they may have to pay a little more, but
they'll be ok.


"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:sdadne2aKLj0bpXeRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The big difference is you use the lockout feature for it's intended
> purpose, and willingly return the panel to factory when the client chooses
> to leave. Unfortunately, there are a minority of companies that don't
> operate as ethically as you do.
>
> There is another danger as well with wholesale locking of all boards,
> especially with very small companies that lock their boards and then just
> disappear. These are the guys that get about 10 accounts, then decide this
> "free system" stuff is not all it's cracked up to be, and simply
> disappear. Their customers are then left with a locked board to contend
> with.
>
> R.H.Campbell
> Home Security Metal Products
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> www.homemetal.com
>
> Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6S%Ne.2$FY6.1560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The main reason for locking the panel is to protect proprietary
>> monitoring information and protect the owner from having programming
>> changed (possibily by a moonlighter that doesn't know enough abt the
>> system), all my panels are locked. If a client wants to change monitoring
>> co's all they have to do is call for it to be unlocked and I remove our
>> proprietary info.
>>
>> Unfortunately, some less than ethical companies may use this feature to
>> hold their clients hostage.
>>
>> hmmm.... I have to admit that it may be useful if the client hasn't paid
>> for monitoring in 9 months.
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>> <powercat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1124629286.071477.270930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Greetings I know a commercial alarm system installer who moonlights on
>>> residential set-ups.  Basically I do the unpleasant part (running the
>>> wiring) and he does the programming and is paid appropriately for that
>>> task.  What he does not do is sell alarm monitoring to avoid a conflict
>>> with his "real" employer.
>>>
>>> This all sounds very fair to me.  He does say "pick an alarm monitoring
>>> company that won't "lock out" your panel and prevent you from switching
>>> later".
>>>
>>> In short how do you know if a company is engaged in that practice
>>> (obviously I can ask).  This sounds very shady to me especially if I
>>> own the equipment.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any comments.
>>>
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