Re: Central Station Cancel Signal

["moe" <moe@xxxxxxx>]

why would you want your companies name to be on someone's insurance as
providing a service that would decrease their liability and rates if you are
not providing that service? Why take the chance that their lawyers might
start looking for you if something untoward happened?  Sure you were not
providing the service but why even give the blood sucking lawyers any itty
bitty infintesimal reason to even think about you?
As Barney Fife so eloquently said "nip it, nip it in the bud"

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Df02f.69$v.9816@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've almost done that too, but seemed a tad vindictive to notify they're
> insurance. However, when next year comes around and they want a
> certificate,
> I just tell them they dont monitor anymore and sometimes they renew based
> upon ins. discount.
>
>
>
>
> "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5dmdnbunJK0CVtreRVn-tA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Yes, I thought about doing that as well; however, I decided against it.
> I
> | spoke to my lawyer on this point, and as long as I've advised the client
> via
> | registered mail, I'm totally off the hook liability wise. But your
> approach
> | is much better actually...might get a few back who otherwise might
> continue
> | to mickey mouse things. However, it has happened so seldomly, that I
> choose
> | not to do it.
> |
> | When I first started in the electronic side of my business, I installed
> | about 50 or 60 "local only" systems. Interesting enough, when the
> original
> | owners sell the home, I get a good percentage of the new owners coming
> to
> me
> | for monitoring services. Or they call me up to ask a question or
> whatever
> | and I hook 'em up from there.
> |
> | People don't believe me when I tell them that I turn away more business
> than
> | I take on; I ONLY do automatic billing; I don't do commercial (unless
> it's
> | small, and I have the owners home system); I don't work in Quebec; I
> only
> do
> | takeovers on DSC or Paradox equipment; I try not to takeover systems of
> | small guys in the business without calling them first to save the sale
> (the
> | same applies to Protectron with whom I have a gentleman's agreement to
> | advise them first); I don't do any of the "free system" nonsense; I
> refuse
> | to install the "all in one" mickey mouse squawk box alarms; I don't do
> DIY
> | anymore, and I pick and choose the clients I do want to take on (most by
> gut
> | feel...).
> |
> | Frankly, I'm still more interested in doing the physical security on
> their
> | homes since I consider it FAR more important in the overall security of
> | their home, and the alarm is a secondary issue (ironically, however, it
> ends
> | up being the majority of the business revenue coming in since I've grown
> a
> | lot larger than I had originally planned)
> |
> | Sometimes it's a strange business world out there. Clearly what works
> for
> | me, likely wouldn't work for a conventional alarm company (but then,
> mine
> is
> | not an alarm company.....)
> |
> | RHC
> |
> | "moe" <moe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:OnP1f.1760$Lp.359@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >I fax the insurance company a cancel letter to let them know I am no
> longer
> | >in the picture in terms of monitoring the system.  If the customer
> doesn't
> | >pay I sure won't trust them to inform their insurance company.
> | > "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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