Re: False alarms

["Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx>]

BDEBJ wrote:
> you really think that the companies will pay these fines?<

Not at all. I also don't believe the government has the resources to
deliver the fines to the installing companies, but it does send a
message that their current solution is severely flawed, and that we are
not ignoring the issue.

> they will just pass on the cost to the customers......<

Hey our rates are way too low now :-)

> i would guess that around 90% of the false alarms i go to are caused by
>  animals damaging the wiring  (rats, squirrels, dogs) you really think
> the alarm companies should pay fines because of something the CUSTOMER
> can control??...<

90% of your false alarms are caused by animals? Are these systems
installed at zoos or dude ranches?

> with the company i work for, if it's a problem WE can't
> fix, then WE pay the fines....but the fines don't kick in until the 5th
> false
> alarm...<

And by that time you should either fully repair the system or tell the
customer adios.
It's the Boy Who Cried Wolf, and the cops are tired of it.

> having the alarm companies paying the fines is NOT a good idea!!! <

I disagree, but like I said, they claim they don't have the resources
to fine the company.


> if you fine the customers enough times they will make sure squirrels and
> rats
> don't chew wires, and maybe they will actually read a manual!!!! <

How many people read manuals for anything that they buy? Rather than
try to convert these people into rocket scientists we should make
systems more user friendly.
Think of how far technology has advanced over the last 20 years and see
if alarm systems have advanced half as far.

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> "Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1144702426.272614.144170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Last week I was asked to address the local Chamber of Commerce
> > regarding false alarms.
> > Here's a brief article on the event.
> >
> > http://www.mvinquirer.com/chamber_meeting_of_april_6.htm
> >
> > What I would like to know is if I am alone in believing that if the
> > alarm company were to be fined we would have a greater control over the
> > amount of false alarms?
> > My belief is, as stated in the interview, that we have the ultimate
> > control over those who are not educated on how their alarm functions,
> > as well as those who have faulty systems, or are just chronic abusers.
> > How many fines would we need to get hit with before we say goodbye to
> > those who abuse their systems? Are we really hooked on that RMR so
> > badly that we will let the customer go wild?
> > How many fines would we need to be hit with before we make sure
> > everything is properly installed, and the customer knows exactly how it
> > works?
> > Fining the customer is a ridiculous solution that many cities employ.
> > Our greatest detractors (the police) would become our biggest advocates
> > if we could lower the current false alarm rate of 90+% to less than
> > 50%. At the rate we are going now the police will soon adopt no
> > response policies so we can't really ignore this.
> > In the end we would garner more business, and have less headaches.
> > I'd welcome your opinions.
> >