Re: Alarm systems w/o phone line

["R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Surely if the company wants to cancel with you for some reason, don't they
call you to disconnect - otherwise, you could continue to bill them ?  At
that point, with the sign on the unit, surely no other company is going to
actually outright steal the device.....???

Early in the game, before I learned the ropes, I used to lease systems to
people and especially to small businesses. The boards were locked
legitimately (because I owned the equipment), and the sign on them was
virtually unremoveable, so only an outright thief or a complete dummy would
ever think otherwise. I only ever lost one system. A second time, I had to
call the police to remove my equipment. But I don't do that anymore...

RHC

"Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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At one point in time I had over 200 of them in service but I sold some of
those accounts, now I only have maybe 15-20.

Recovery is easy if I have contact with the new homeowner, either they want
it or they dont..in which case I just unhook it an put it in my pocket. I
have small labels on them that state: Property Of xxxxx - its the only alarm
device I don't actually sell.

The only ones I lose is if the new owners go with another company...but then
again they CANT reuse the Uplink until its been dead for 3 months...so it's
not like they can just switch it over...it's dead meat. If I keep paying for
it it will never be able to be registered by another company too.

And since they are all mine anyway...no guilt :-)


"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sounds like I'm not alone in using them that way. So far, I only have two
> in
> service; one I sold to the gentleman for continuous backup to his phone
> line
> (personal family problems necessitated it on an urgent basis). The second
> I
> purchased and lent to the client while Bell sits on its hands. I'm buying
> a
> third one for another client without phone service but with a new alarm
> system my son is busy installing as we talk.....
>
> Have you had any problems recovering the devices when the home has been
> sold
> ?
>
> RHC
>
> "Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I love the easy setup & admin. I use the 1500's too. They're a little
> cheaper here, but probably not much (dunno the exchange rate off hand). I
> maintain ownership of the radio itself, I just charge to install it and
> maintain it. So...I end up getting them back when people move and the new
> owners dont want it. I always have 4 or 5 laying around that way. And I
> only
> charge 10 bucks more a month for the monitoring, so it works out well, but
> not a big money maker. If the client's are on fixed income budget I just
> charge them what Uplink charges me.
>
> The new ones are mucho better than the legacy ones though.
>
>
>
> "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Yes, I've found Uplink to be an excellent and very cost effective
> > solution
> > for the odd time I use it. It seems to work well even in areas where
> > cellphone use is not very reliable. The Uplink 1500 device can send
> > three
> > or
> > four defined signals...ie: generic burglary, generic fire, telephone
> > line
> > monitor and one other. The dealer can access it via the internet and
> > even
> > cancel or activate service on the device from there.
> >
> > We currently have a telephone company strike going on here and I'm
> > starting
> > to install systems where there is no phone line installed yet. So for
> > the
> > month or two the client has to wait for Bell service, I temporarily hook
> > up
> > an Uplink device to provide monitoring service to the Central Station,
> > which
> > gives the client this vital part of his alarm system, and from my point
> > of
> > view, allows me to start billing for RMR.
> >
> > Only downside is the units cost about $350 Canadian each which I can't
> > pass
> > on to the client. However, I own a few now, and simply deactivate the
> > unit
> > and put it back in stock for the next client needing it, once the phone
> > line
> > is installed. And Uplink only charge for those months where the device
> > is
> > actually on line at any time during that month.
> >
> > Uplink folk are very flexible and nice to deal with. It's not often I'm
> > impressed with any company in this bottom line driven industry, but my
> > limited exposure to them has been all positive
> >
> > R.H.Campbell
> > Home Security Metal Products
> > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> > www.homemetal.com
> >
> >
> > "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:z4WdneQUusg_kBPfRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Uplink...but it's not a DIYer thing.
> > >> You have to have a dealer account...
> > >
> > > Anyone, including a DIYer can hook one up as long as the seller has a
> > > dealer account.
> > >
> > >> And you can't talk on it.
> > >
> > > Correct.  It's only intended for alarm communications; not voice
> > > telephone
> > > calls.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Robert L Bass
> > >
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