Re: ADT Essential Wireless Package

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Mike" <BE@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ffSyg.5270$j9.925@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> "J. @netscape.net>" <jsloud2001<removeme> wrote in message
> news:hdmnc2p26f97p32e6o9jb5tebbtue6anin@xxxxxxxxxx
> > On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:14:05 -0400, Danny <d@xxxxx> wrote:
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> >>Mike wrote:
> >>> "J. @netscape.net>" <jsloud2001<removeme> wrote in message
> >>> news:5oalc21f1cg5rkaheq9oqs3bmh84g2g9gq@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>> .  To the o.p., call a few other companies and see
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> >>>>what they have to offer.  Remember to ask them who owns the system
> >>>>once its installed, who monitors it, do they have a 24 hour manned
> >>>>help/ service line, is their central station backed up by another, who
> >>>>does their repair service, is their central station UL listed, how
> >>>>long have they been around, how big is their customer base, etc.
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> >>> I did call other companies.  I'm impressed w/ ADT's five monitoring
> >>> centers
> >>> w/ supposenly seamnless back up, katrina np problem for NO customers.
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> > Like many natural disasters, hurricanes effect a very large area with
> > a very wide range of damage.  Relatively little area is totally
> > destroyed.  Many customers will have relativey little damage.  It is
> > these customers that benefit most from a company with vast resources
> > who can bring in service personnel from surrounding states.  Also, if
> > your monitoring center is located away from your immediate area, it
> > could be destroyed while your property is not harmed at all.
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> the sales guy was discussing, in his opinion, that ADT monitoring was
still
> in effect.
> don't know if that's true.

Technically true. But because they were technically monitoring the systems
doesn't mean the systems were there to be monitored. Much like their entire
customer base. They don't who they are actually monitoring and who they
aren't. To use Katrina as an example was BS.
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