Re: Ademco Panels?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Jim Rojas wrote:
> Every manufacturer has it's pros & cons. Ademco just leads the way when it
> comes to providing innovative products 10 years after everyone else has done
> so. I have been watching Ademco for over 20 years. It hasn't been pretty.
> The ITI patent scandal was just a small part of what I have seen them do.
> Even their original 100 series panels were "borrowed" from someone else's
> hard work & sweat...again nothing new there.
>
> Ademco wireless is excellent, they offer a wide range of sensors, and they
> have a pretty solid panel line. Their unfair pricing & restricted
> distribution channels are another story. It pisses me off when a
> manufacturer distributes their own products, which then creates unfair trade
> & selling practices. But then again, that's Ademco for you. Ademco is more
> than willing to sell direct to your customers, even though they have no
> "required" alarm license on file. Ademco is famous for shooting themselves
> in the foot with backdoor sales to local & government agencies, which they
> forgot originally came from their dealers.
>
> About 5 years ago, I received an order from a government agency for 1000
> panic buttons. I made the mistake of placing the name of the buyer on the
> PO. One week later, my order gets cancelled. Then I find out from the person
> I know from the government agency that Ademco sold the panic buttons direct
> to them for 30 percent less than my cost...real nice eh?
>
> Ademco has even hired a couple of surplus distributors with truckloads of
> parts to sell off on eBay, instead of offering a good discount to their
> dealers. Of course they will never admit to it, but a few regulars here in
> ASA have seen this for themselves. I scatch my head and try to figure out
> why Ademco allows its surplus distributors to sell 5816 transmitters on ebay
> for $15-18 each, when they turn around and sell it to their remaining
> faithful dealers for $24+ each...
>
> I stopped buying all products from ADI because of their BS pricing
> structures. I now enjoy 50-75 percent discounts everyday, with no minimum
> purchase orders, because I buy all my alarm products online.
>
> Jim Rojas
>
>
I've been in this industry for 36 years and I'd have to say that Jim
has hit it right on the money with his opinion of Ademco. It's business
philosophy hasn't changed one bit since Morrice Colman started it, as
Progress Electric prior to being purchased by Pittway, back in the
60's.  Ruthless, merciless and considering it's size and resources,
always behind in technology and innovation, with only a couple of
exceptions . Also, ADI is the biggest ruse in the alarm industry.