Re: How to replace battery

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am different...I do everything to keep monitored clients happy, after all
they are putting food on me table.

BUT...local client pay for any/all service and at a higher hourly than
monitored clients.


"Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|> Not everyone charges a small fortune
| > to change the battery. For monitored
| > clients I only charge 35 bucks plus
| > tax to change the battery...no service
| > call or trip charge...
|
| That sets you apart from most alarm companies though.  Most do charge a
trip fee.  People often call my online store to ask if they
| can replace their own alarm battery.  The most common reason given for
DIYing it is, "My alarm company wants over $100 just to come
| out and change the battery."  Considering the most popular batteries
wholesale for less than $15, that does seem a bit high.
|
| BTW, I used batteries as a great way to make customers happy when there
were blackouts in our area.  After one particularly bad ice
| storm we had numerous of customers with dead batteries.  I went down to
ADI and picked up a few cases of Yuasa NP712's and made the
| rounds, dropping off replacement batteries and check systems for dozens of
customers as soon as power was restored.  I charged only
| for the batteries; no service call fee.
|
| Within weeks after that storm was over we were swamped with new referral
calls of customers' neighbors wanting an alarm system.
| After that, any time there was a prolonged outage I did the same thing.
|
| > If they want a system checkup while
| > I'm there then I'd charge more...but
| > not for just a battery call...
|
| Well, you're being exceptionally nice.  Most alarm companies charge a lot
more.
|
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|
| Regards,
| Robert L Bass
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