Re: ADT Essential Wireless Package

[J. <jsloud2001<removeme>@netscape.net>]

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:00:15 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio
<nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>J. said:
>
>>ADT's current US corporate residential plan
>>provides the equipment as an outright purchase.  The customer owns the
>>equipment once they pay the installation invoice.
>
>It's worth noting that ADT's contract also warns customers that the
>equipment they purchase may not be usable by other companies.  So, changing
>companies may mean buying some new equipment.

Very true.  They may have to buy a control panel for $100 or so.  Of
course, many other companies use off the shelf controls and lock them
out for no other reason than they don't want to make it easy for a
customer to switch.  ADT uses a different version of programming
software.

>
>And, the monthly monitoring fee is generally significantly higher than that
>charged by other reputable local companies.  Even before those inflation
>adjustments.

In a free market economy, supply and demand dictate pricing.  From the
research we've done, ADT's pricing is on par with reputable local
company pricing using UL Listed centrals and operating a repair
service department.  There's always someone out there who will do it
cheaper.  Somebody will monitor you for 3 bucks a month, but what do
you really get at that price?