Re: Hey, J. Sloud

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

>   I spent the morning at a site we're taking over from the local
> Sonitrol franchise.  Three systems, all Napco, with various fire alarm
> devices placed here and there with no regard to fire code.  None of
> the systems are listed for commercial fire use and they all only have
> one phone line and no secondary.  One building had a riser with an
> unconnected waterflow switch.  The other had a waterflow connected
> using zip wire right to the switch, wrapped around the riser pipe.  In
> fact, all of the wiring was 22/4 ba and not listed for fire either.
> Some doors were contacted and others were not.  Some wire was tied to
> high voltage conduit while most wire was loosely draped over whatever
> was close.  The best part was the poor guy was paying: $249 a month.
> Scumbag local puke company.
>
> My afternoon was spent meeting with a defense contractor about some
> smartcard/ RFID integration that, according to them, we were the third
> company they had talked to and the only one to have a clue how to do
> what they needed.  Dumbass trunkslamming local dealers.
>
> Monday I'll be at a T/S government facility working on a very large
> project having to do with homeland security and keeping your ass safe
> from being blown up.
>
> Your welcome.
>
> I know you take pride in your trade and I have great respect for what
> you do.  You know my feelings about ADT's high volume and dealer
> programs.  If it was up to me, I'd have combined the government,
> commercial, and national account divisions of ADT with Simplex and
> spun the residential side off two years ago.  They're nothing but
> trouble for me.  Believe me, every chance I get, I let someone on that
> side of the house know how the industry perceives them and how their
> short-sighted decisions effect the rest of the company.  It's actually
> getting better.  In the US, corporate ADT no longer leases residential
> systems.  The average sale is over $800 now.  There is less pressure
> on units and more emphasis on revenue.  The reps are being better
> trained, because ADT is focusing on revenue per user instead of
> pushing RMR accounts.  It's a slow process, but the days of two doors
> and a motion for $99 is gone.  With any luck, the dealer side will
> follow suit soon.

OK, you get my point.
Yeah, the schlock isn't limited to the nationals, and ADT does the big stuff
better than small dealers. I just need to blow off steam when I see some of
the crap that passes for security.
I haven't seen any improvement, but as you say it's a slow process.
js