Re: is wireless mature yet

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"cdn_bcn" <jonathan_h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks all for the info.
>
> > Jackcsg
>
> > My God! Imagine being new to this group, and doing a Google "search"
about
> wireless...
>
> Yes, as you can imagine, this did provide *a lot* of entertaining reading.
>
> A couple of follow ups ...
>
> I wish to avoid the big players because -- ADT huge fees that I would
> actually call 'insane', a friend had problems with them; Alarm Force you
> don't own the system plus you still pay huge fees and I also don't believe
> anything is free.  Chubb interested me because they didn't push the low
cost
> install lease-to-own type thing when I said that basic install wasn't
going
> to cut it in my place.  That's when they mentioned Simon3.  When I said
I'd
> prefer to buy the system, their monitoring rate came down to much more
> reasonable but their contract went up to 5 years.  That's when I became
> 'less interested in Chubb'.  Weird, actually, wouldn't you think they'd be
> excited that I'm willing to buy the system outright and offer a *shorter*
> contract?
>
> With these experiences, I thought I'd look local, but in speaking with two
> local's, they are really not excited about wireless to put it mildly.  One
> did say they would do the downstairs wireless (Paradox or DSC), but then I
> began to wonder a) does this mean they feel it's an acceptable risk
putting
> in half the house wireless when they'd rather not, and b) if not and
they're
> not worried about putting wireless downstairs, then why not the whole
house?
> Hmmm.
>
> Regards.
>
Wireless is very reliable...but, keep in mind it's always going to require
maintenance. A smart (non-lazy type) dealer will tell you they'd rather wire
a door contact, than put a wireless transmitter on it. There's more profit
in wire, initially, with less headaches, long-term. Three to seven dollars
for a door contact vs. twenty/thirty/forty dollars for a wireless
transmitter. Dealers who install wireless solely, are pretty much only
interested in you signing a contract. Nothing is free! Find a small local
guy, and you'll probably find out what a professional installation looks
like.

Jack