Re: Monitoring to the Max $225/Month

["Okitoki" <okyaysenturk@xxxxxxxxx>]

As a monitoring automation developing company, I can say just one
thing: Greatly done!

As you all know we are now in the 21st century. The more we try to go
out and "sell" our systems the more competition we will be confronting.
But if we try to sell our "services" this is what is going to put us
one step ahead. So the more customer orientated services we give the
bigger projects we will be able to collect thus leading to higher
monitoring charges.

For example: We setup a monitoring station in South Africa. A bank
wanted to have two partitions, 1 for the banking division and 1 for the
safes downstairs. They wanted to open and close the safe ever 45
minutes of each hour (Safe opens at 09:00 and closes at 09:45, opens at
10:00 and closes at 10:45, etc. upto 17:45). This way they can be sure
that the safe is regulated by the security guard throughout the day.
The bank system is also backed up by private security guards that
charge onsite within 3 minutes of an alarm. Just this one branch is
paying around 800-900$US per month for this service. But it really is a
great way to make money!

Generally the monitoring companies decline such requests meaning a loss
of greater money due to there system being insufficient.

So to conclude, I think they are getting extra service which is great
for both the customer and the CMS.

Take care


SecurityNovice wrote:
> Spoke with a company last week who is paying $225.39 in MONTHLY monitoring
> fees to one of the big boys.  I almost fell off my rocker.  I asked three
> times if it was for a quarter or a half year.. Nope, per MONTH!