Re: 34. Is monitoring required?

["Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Never the less you must always consider that
> if a "PRO" is using monitoring services and
> "Amatuers" do not (which is not always the
> case), then there must be something lying
> behind it that makes the "PRO"s better in
> marketing, sales and all other comercial issues.

There are good reasons to select monitoring, whether the installation is
professional or DIY.  In the event a fire is detected while the owners are
out, the fire department will be notified much sooner, possibly saving the
house.  When carbon monoxide is detected and authorities are notified lives
can be saved.  With burglary, the *possibility* that the system is being
monitored may cause the thief to leave sooner.  In reality, very few thieves
are captured due to alarm monitoring because it almost always takes longer
for police to be notified and respond than for the thief to get away.  There
are other situations where monitoring can make a difference.  A homeowner
may need to signal for help and there isn't time to make a phone call.

For the alarm company there is one very good reason to sell monitoring.
Once the company is sells enough accounts monitoring revenue is its largest
profit center.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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