Re: Devcon Buys Out Coastal Security, Adelphia, & Guardian

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxx>]

much obliged, paawdner
I can't play now, have to go to work and that damn igloo door is frozen
again

"Where's my WEBTV?" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> mikey wrote:
> > This from a guy who calls his president "bush".
> > I had to read that fucking lease idear paragraph about 6 times,
> > I'm BUSHED.<
>
> 2  things:
> # 1-You couldn't get bush in a fucking greenhouse.
> and
> # 2- I apologize for writing it in English as that language is alien to
> you moose humpers.
> >
> > Hmmmm, it's clever but not competitive at single user level but
> > for bigger systems, I'd look to put together a package
> > for retirement homes. The last leasing outfit I talked to we're bored
> > with my numbers... a referral would be great, give them my
> > contact info if you like, I have a quote to put together now as a matter
> > of fact. They can't afford 5K let alone 20K. You can have them e-mail
> > to anythingATmedi-call.ca, even smokesignals@ and I'll get it.<
>
> It's VERY competitve even for small resi applications, Mikey. I'll
> email you some names of companies who will touch the stove on Monday
> (or whenever I figure out what you email addy is).
> I also have a few new marketing programs you might be interested in.
>
>
>
> >
> > "Where's my WEBTV?" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:1133459949.242714.46550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for the compiment, Jim. I am wide awake but unlike you I am
> > > actually working. Not everyone can post to the newsgroup from their
> > > yacht like you do.
> > > Throw the skipper hat away (why do old men with boats ALWAYS own one
of
> > > those silly ass captain hats?), grab the drill, and get your old ass
up
> > > here to work.
> > > 59 weeks of vacation per year is wayyyyyyyyyy too much for you.
> > >
> > > Mikey is always welcome to drop me a line, but he's Canadian and they
> > > don't have phone service yet up there. Being that smoke signals are
> > > chinese to me that leaves him emailing me letters where he abuses the
> > > letter U.
> > >
> > > Now this is just an assumption based on what I have read from Mikey's
> > > posts, but it appears what would best help Mikey would be a leasing
> > > company.
> > > A leasing company would allow Mikey to move more systems without a
risk
> > > of chargeback, by making the system more affordable to the client via
> > > payments, and would provide him with enough upfront capital to
purchase
> > > equipment in bulk, as well as spend on additional advertising.
> > > Will some clients end up paying more for their system? Yes. But those
> > > would be the very same customers who wouldn't be able to take
advantage
> > > of Mikey's service without time payments.
> > > Rather than charging $200.00 for the install (or whatever it was he
> > > charges) along with a $40.00 per month service fee he could charge
> > > $1200.00 for the install, have the customer finance that system thru
> > > the leasing company, and charge a monthly service fee of around
$15.00.
> > > Between the lease, and the service payments the client would be paying
> > > roughly $45-$50.00 per month total, without having to come up with
that
> > > $200.00 install fee upfront.
> > > The leasing company would in turn pay Mikey the $1200.00 he's charging
> > > for the system (usually within 3 days from date of install), and Mikey
> > > would retain all monthly service payments (smaller yes, but the volume
> > > will adjust the total company RMR to more than what he currently
> > > earns).
> > > The leasing company profits from it's factor, and doesn't take any of
> > > Mikey's cabbage.
> > > It's the identical concept to what our industry does with zero downs,
> > > but our industry doesn't offer much out there where funding is
> > > concerned.
> > > I have quite a few leasing companies that would fund on medical
systems
> > > so if Mikey is interested I'd be willing to give him the info, and
> > > offer him a few marketing ideas.
> > >
> > > Note to Mikey (you stupid fucking canadian anti-war liberal peeing in
> > > the snow tree hugging moose humper):
> > > Everything I posted was an assumption so don't kill me on the dollar
> > > amounts, nor on the assumption that you don't already know everything
I
> > > just said. And don't pay mind to any of these fuckwads who tell you
> > > that zero downs are the devil. Their yapping about full-perimeter, or
> > > mini systems has no place in your field. You sell a receiver and a
> > > transmitter.  Either way, Good luck, and hope this was some help.
> > >
> > > Jim wrote:
> > > > mikey wrote:
> > > > > I think what might be saving your ass is that electronic stuff is
so
> > > > > reliable these days. I've had a similar pleasant surprise in that
> > > > > transmitter batteries (which I replace) are lasting much longer
than
> > I'd
> > > > > budgeted for, trouble is, I don't use the extra free time
> > constructively :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm reluctant to be so forward with my numbers but I think my
model
> > works
> > > > > pretty good, I just think we're worth more :-)
> > > > >
> > > > Hey Mikey, I might suggest that you talk with Tom, about marketing
your
> > > > product, and skills. Tom is just about the best sales person I've
come
> > > > across in a long, long time.
> > > > Why don't you give him an E-mail or a call and see if he can throw
you
> > > > some ideas on how to get  you "over the hump"
> > > >
> > > > I don't know how long you've been doing this, but there are definite
> > > > "hills and valleys" that, if you're not aware of them by previous
> > > > training or experience, you can get really stuck in the valleys.
This
> > > > is pretty common in this industry since most people come into it
from
> > > > the installer level. For the most part, anyone having prior business
> > > > and sales, education, training or experience can usually get around
> > > > these obstacles. I've been questioned constantly through the years
> > > > about how I can run a company with so many accounts with so few
> > > > resources. It's always the installer based people who ask.
> > > >
> > > > Give Tom a shout, I think you'll be surprised at what he's
> > > > accomplished. He's a great guy to know and always willing to help
> > > > people.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To Tom:
> > > >
> > > > HEY SHITHEAD!
> > > >
> > > > WAKE UP!
> > > >
> > > > THE PHONE'S RINGING!
> > >
>