Re: Commercial Alarm - help

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 28 Oct 2005 05:00:53 -0700, "Al Colombo"
> <securitymission@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>If you're concerned about false alarms, I believe one of the biggest
>>problems on the consumer side is the mentality of "price shopping."
>>The cheapest alarm system is not necessarily the best, just as the most
>>expensive may not be the best either.
>>
>
> Let's take a look at the false alarm problem from 20,000 feet.  I'm of
> the opinion that almost all residential and the majority of burglar
> alarm systems are a waste of money.  Name another product that has a
> 99%+ failure rate.  It wouldn't be tolerated.

Alarms don't have a 99% failure rate, the end-users do... I believe the
problem is with the people that purchase the systems, they don't take their
alarms serious, it's just another neat gadget to show off to friends and
neighbors... That's why the low-end crap is soooo popular, anyone that's
serious about security is going to spend a lot more than $99, and will
operate their system responsibly... You'll loose all of the ding dongs when
FREE Police response disappears in most major metro areas. We all know how
great free response is, usually takes 30 minutes to three hours for someone
to show up and leave a False Alarm notice on the customer's door...
>
> If the average consumer knew the astronomical false alarm percentages,
> the ridicuously low police apprehension rate, and the general
> perception of law enforcement about electronic burglar alarms, nobody
> would be buying this stuff.  This entire industry is based on a false
> sense of security.
>
> It doesn't have to be this way, but until false alarm ordanances and
> no response policies force change, there will be none.
>
> For those who have real security needs, the intelligent video products
> are starting to show real promise.  Even for basic systems, video
> verficiation may fix half of the problem.