Re: Use ADT system with no monitoring company?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Maybe. But it seems to me the only thing that costs more than rolling
trucks, is trucks and technicians sitting idle."

Common misconception...that we have techs just sitting around waiting to
work on a dead end service call on a local system. Not many alarmco's will
even work on a local. We do, because we usually recognize a conversion
sale...but we charge more for service on a local system and we fit them in
when we are in the area and have time. IOW locals are not a priority, our
monitored clients are priorty.

My guys are never sitting idle.




"Tony Sivori" <TonySivori@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.04.28.05.25.30.892008@xxxxxxxxxxxx
| "Fat Tony" D'Amico  wrote:
|
| > Tony Sivori wrote:
| >>
| >>I was wondering about that. On one hand they'd obviously be costing
| >>themselves a potential monthly income. On the other hand, they'd be
| >>getting paid for a service call, which would be better than nothing.
| >
| > Not when you add it up- they might make a buck or so, but rolling trucks
| > costs macho-dinner <funny spell check of mucho-dinero>.
|
| Maybe. But it seems to me the only thing that costs more than rolling
| trucks, is trucks and technicians sitting idle.
|
| >
| > It's not worth their effort.
| >
| >
| >>> BTW - The panel does not support calling cell phones.
| >>
| >>Pardon my ignorance, but I don't understand how a cell phone number
| >>could be different than a monitoring service number. I wouldn't be
| >>expecting any information from the call, other than the fact that the
| >>alarm was triggered. (I live alone, so when I'm at work or out I would
| >>not be expecting any calls from my home number.)
| >
| >
| > It won't work man.  For several reasons.
|
| Alright, I'll take your word for it.
|
| >
| > Please do some research before posting something that has been addressed
| > many-many-many-many-many times here before.
|
| I did. All I found was a few threads regarding reusing ADT equipment with
| another alarm company.
|
| --
| Tony Sivori
|