Re: Devcon Buys Out Coastal Security, Adelphia, & Guardian

["Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Stanley....
>
> who does your monitoring for your customers?  I doubt you have your own
> Central Station.


When I had an alarm company proper from 96 to 99, I contracted to
Emergency24 in Chicago for $4.50 per month per account. I charged $14.95 per
month with 30 day written cancellation notice at anytime. I never had a
customer leave who wasn't moving. I got 24X monthly RMR for about 100
accounts when I closed the business because of our customer's complete
satisfaction, and because I went to work as an employee (with a consultant's
fee for 2 yrs for my old accounts) for the local company (10,000+ accts, not
a "dealer" for anyone else) that I sold the accounts to. They signed new 1
yr agreements with them, and most are still there, but have gone up to a
little over $20/mo now. Didn't make enough to retire, but made a nice down
payment on our rental properties, which provide a nice steady nest egg
builder.