Re: ARE YOU REALLY BEING MONITORED? READ THIS

["Sonicduck" <jones1019@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To:  JSloud

You said,"...First of all, ADT does not have humans dialing into alarm
control
panels to check their status.  The systems perform a timer test by
dialing the central station.  If the central station does not receive
this timer test, a service ticket is automatically created to resolve
the issue.  No humans involved.  Fire code requires commercial fire
systems send a timer test once per 24 hour period.  So, everyone of
ADT's thousands of fire alarm systems sends a test signal every day to
ensure the system is being monitored.  Other systems can be prgrammed
to do the same, or the timer test can be done more infrequently, like
once a month.  All other reputable companies operate the same way.

Other systems use a constantly supervised line to ensure communication
with the central station is not interrupted.  This is commonly done
three different ways: leased lines, supervised long range radio, and
internet-based monitoring.

My response:  First of all, I never said a human "dials into a system".
 The human is the one sending a notification of failure, or making the
phone call.

2nd:  You only mentioned commercial fire alarms, and the requirement to
conduct a timer test.  What about the residential alarms?  Why did you
purposely omit that little tidbit of information.

3rd:  A Brinks salesman once told a prospect that I was visiting that
they did not need a cell backup.  The customer asked him why.  His
response was, "because we willknow the moment your lines are cut or
your system is offline.  I asked him if we could conduct a little test.
 I took him to the panel, disconnected the phone line from the panel,
and went back to my presentation.  Ten minutes passed, and no call.  20
minutes passed and no call.  The 30 minues and finally before wrapping
up the sale (and I did sell it), I told the customer that what I had
done was disconnect the phone line, which was the same as a burgular
cutting the lines.  I told the customer that if the Brinks salesman was
correct, then they should have gotten a phone call within a minute of
the line being disconnected.  I also told the customer that in that
half hour, The whole house could have been ransacked, and they could
have been hurt.  They saw the light, and the lie.  But, I don;t know
anything, huh?  right?  You are trying to discredit me before I even
get established here.  Good luck.  I have enough dealer and small
crappy dealer information to go around many times over.  I can also
pick on the Nationals.  It's your choice.  If you keep running your
mouth, I will keep running mine directed at jerk offs like you who
think they are so damn smart.