Re: Central Station Cancel Signal

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

No such requirement exists here. No permit is required other than a city tax
grab for registration of your alarm. Alarmco's do not require specific
permits to operate other than normal business licenses. Hell, even
locksmiths don't need a licence ! ...(?????)

Most prefer to keep it that way, although there are downsides to it....

RHC

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:qr42f.39$gK3.1518@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Our local false alarm permits and related ordinances require alarm
> inspections/service yearly to renew their permits...yes even residential.
> Some clients strictly adhere to this, some go a little longer...or lie on
> the permit renewal (i have no control on that).
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> "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%q02f.11316$2F2.1381190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Who does one service call a year per account ? If they do, there's
> something
> | wrong. The rest I'll reply to you personally with....
> |
> | RHC
> |
> | "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:jd02f.68$v.9856@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > That means you're monitoring is 12 bucks a month, since 3 bucks are
> | > allocated to worry free service and warranty.
> | >
> | > 15 CD = 12 USD
> | >
> | > Man...which shipping, taxes, and handling how to you stay afloat...do
> you
> | > pay yourself a salary? Not to mention overhead, and fuel costs for all
> | > those
> | > service calls you don't charge for...man, one service call a year per
> | > account is gonna cost you more than what you collect in gas alone not
> to
> | > mention paying your tech.
> | >
> | > Seems way too low for a brick an mortar business.
> | >
> | >
> | > "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | > news:jL6dnY__8InQINreRVn-hA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > | Good question ! During selling of the alarm, it is pretty easy to
> | > determine
> | > | if the client intends to continue with the monitoring or not. But I
> have
> | > | been wrong three times. In each case, I sent the client a registered
> | > letter
> | > | telling him there is no warranty or any kind, or service on his
> panel
> | > (nor
> | > | will I service it at an additional price), and that he must tell his
> | > | insurance company of the cessation of monitoring. Plus, as part of
> my
> | > | contract, he agrees to remove my decals when monitoring
> stops....they
> | > belong
> | > | to me. And since they are exterior mounted decals, I actually make a
> | > visit
> | > | to remove them.  However, bottom line, he has paid me a fair and
> full
> | > market
> | > | price for the system, so I make my profit up front on the alarm
> itself.
> | > I
> | > | simply dial in and remove all monitoring information, and reset the
> unit
> | > to
> | > | factory installer code, and turn the TLM and the dialers off.
> | > |
> | > | I've found that in selling high end systems to my particular
> clientele
> | > (who
> | > | generally are in the two income, higher echelon income bracket),
> this
> | > just
> | > | doesn't happen. I guess these folks are smart enough to realize
> their
> | > alarm
> | > | is crippled without proper response, and they probably feel $15 a
> month
> | > is
> | > | peanuts to pay for a combined package with an ironclad warranty.
> | > | Interestingly enough, the three people who cancelled within 6
> months,
> | > were
> | > | all from Eastern European countries where they don't have monitoring
> | > | services (or so I'm told).
> | > |
> | > | I lose far more clients from people selling their homes and moving
> than
> | > I
> | > do
> | > | from people simply deciding they don't want monitoring. However,
> | > reasonable
> | > | prices and good service with the first client wins me back about 75%
> of
> | > the
> | > | new purchasers (which I'm told from other dealer friends is a higher
> | > | percentage than normal)
> | > |
> | > | Works for me.....
> | > |
> | > | RHC
> | > |
> | > | "alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | > | news:f2I1f.41555$lq6.6373@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > |
> | > | > Since you don't do locals, and don't require time contracts, what
> | > would
> | > | > you
> | > | > do if someone purchased a system, then stopped monitoring service
> | > after
> | > a
> | > | > couple of months?
> | > | > js
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