Re: cleaner wiring solution needed (resend)

[Crash Gordon® <NONE@xxxxxxxx>]

I said you didn't  have to enforce anything but you could. If client =
doesn't answer repeated certified return reciept demands for payment you =
certainly *could* impede  his use of system.

I had a guy once that skirted every attempt to collect, and infact owed =
me a few bucks on the actual install...he would send me 10 bucks here, a =
couple of bucks there, this went on for over a year, closer to 2 years =
by the time I took him to small claims. Sent him to =
collections...nothing!...I knew he WAS using the system because I had =
programmed opening closings and daily tests and could prove it. Took him =
to small claims court and won...got my money + % + expenses. The judge =
did ask me...why didn't you just turn him off? I shoulda.


"Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> "paid for" being a key phrase here.
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> If you haven't paid your phone bill the phone company has the right to =

> impede your use of your phone (which you own), so does an alarm =
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> you haven't paid your monitoring bill in long time, this can apply to =
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> different business models. Of course you have a right not to *enforce* =
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> terms of a contract you enter into.
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> I disagree with you there, Crash.  I would never impede or restrict a=20
> customer's use of his own alarm equipment.  You're only asking for =
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> service bills I'd simply send him a letter of cancellation/termination =

> notice (as long as *he* owned the equipment).  I then remove the =
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> (communicator) information and default the panel installer code only =
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> the effective date on the termination notice.  If it was leased, I'd =
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> to have the equipment picked up at that time as well.  All leased =
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> is "locked out".  I never use lock-outs on customer owned equipment, =
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> each monitored panel has a unique installer code that is only known to =
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