Re: Do YOU ACTUALLY Own Your Equipment??

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>They can lien your house...
>
>
> On a renewal clause for alarm monitoring?  I don't know about other
> states but in Connecticut where I worked for over 20 years they can't
> do that and in Florida where you and I both work they cannot do so
> either.
>
>
>> It amazes me when people who call say they aren't under a contract. 99% of the
>
> time they are under a contract.
>
> It works both ways.  Very often when people call certain alarm
> companies to tell them they don't want monitoring they are told that
> the equipment is leased (even when it is not) and that they are under a
> multi-year contract (even when they are not).  The game is to
> intimidate the customer into staying with the monitoring even if they
> don't want or need the service.
>
> Not all or even most alarm companies do this sort of thing but enough
> of them do that customers should insist on seeing the contract when
> told they can't quit the service.  This is especially true if you've
> just bought / rented a new home or apartment.  If the alarm company
> tells you that you are obligated to pay a monthly fee but you didn't
> sign a contract with them, they're most likely lying.



Robert, you and "SonicDuck" obviously swim in the same pond...  :-)