Re: Need Advice For Packaged Home Alarm Purchase

["Mike" <wxyz09@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is turning into a frustrating experience.  I'm learning a lot about
what I need to buy and what to avoid.
However, besides the A, B  and S companies I don't know who to call.  This
evening I was talking to a friend
who bought the Slomon Shield system.  After reviewing the contract she
states she bought the equipment (hard wired windows, doors, panic pad in the
bedroom, etc) out front and signed a contract for twelve months monitoring
at $60.00 per quarter. The guy who installed it sold out to Security
Associates, Hunt Vally, MD.  Any recomendations for security companies in
the central Maryland area?

Mike

"holger" <holger@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:w%fBf.27$CT.9@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Try calling three 'local' alarm companies that make their everyday living
> on
> security. You may find that you can get better service and maybe someone
> who
> knows what they are really doing.
>
> I got feedback recently from a new customer that called the "B" company
> and
> the "S" company. One didn't even look around, and the other was nasty! I
> hope they keep it up. I get more work with this type of competition.
>
> <H>
>
> "Mike" <wxyz09@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:fWfBf.5504$zh2.521@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Much thanks for your useful information.  I wouldn't have considered many
> of
>> the items you mentiuoned in your post.
>> I'm starting to feel like an informed consumer.   I attempted to contact
>> a
>> local installer who installed a wired system,
>> Solmon's Shield(sp?) for a neighbor, but he sold out to one of the large
>> security companies.    I then Called Brink's Security
>> who told me I should buy their motion sensor system with door alarms for
>> $300.00 + and a $28.xx monthly fee.
>> My house is a end of group rowhouse with a walk out basement.  I don't
>> believe the motion sensor is going to cut it.
>> I believe I need alarms in the basement and on the second floor.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:qR6Bf.29$H_2.2099@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Initial term of the contract should be something reasonable..2-3 years
> is
>> > common...anything  more as an initial term is kinda ridiculous. Most
>> > contracts auto-renew yearly on the anniversary date of the signing,
>> > this
>> > usually tied to your procedure on canceling monitoring should you
>> > decide
>> > to
>> > cancel after the initial term...read what the notification time
>> > is...usually
>> > 30 days prior. Some states have restricitons on auto-renewal clauses.
>> >
>> > What is their policy if you move before the initial term is expired?
>> >
>> > Read the fine print. Do you own all of the equipment once you have paid
>> > them
>> > for the installation - not completion of the initial term of the
> contract?
>> > Make sure what you are buying is not actually a hidden leased system.
>> >
>> > Is the equipment proprietary? < Stay away from this, because if you're
> not
>> > happy and you cancel and the equipment is proprietary like one big
>> > alarmco's
>> > is...you endup throwing it away.
>> >
>> > However, all that being said..you are really buying a relationship. Do
> you
>> > like the guy? Did you get good recommendations from other people? Do
> they
>> > seem like a company you can deal with?
>> >
>> > BTW, contacts don't have to be inforced. I let people slide all the
>> > time...sometimes you have to, sometimes it just the right thing to do
> (not
>> > enforce a clause) to keep a client happy. I DO enforce contracts when
>> > someone hasn't paid me for a zillion months - thats fair I should think
>> > :-)
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mike" <wxyz09@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:kN3Bf.30561$RK3.11160@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | Is there anything I should look out for in a contract?
>> > |
>> > | Mike
>> > |
>> > | "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > | news:LRYAf.84$Xi2.16083@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | > You as the buyer will most likely not be specifying anything in a
>> > | > contract.
>> > | >
>> > | >
>> > | >
>> > | >
>> > | > "Mike" <wxyz09@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > | > news:9NXAf.13300$jd5.8174@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | > | I'm looking for advice for a packaged home alarm system.  Would
> like
>> > | > advice
>> > | > | for vendors, what I need to buy and what to avoid and advice on
> how
>> > to
>> > | > deak
>> > | > | with vendors, eg what I nned to ask them and specify in a
> contract.
>> > | > |
>> > | > | Thanks
>> > | > |
>> > | > | Mike
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