Re: the police was dispatched to ... the wrong house

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>These systems are typically bottom of the barrel DSC.
I am a little unclear about this line in your post. Are you trying to say
that there actually IS such a thing as a top of the DSC barrel where better
DSC models resides? If so, I have never come across any DSC product from the
top of this barrel you mention. On the very rare occasion the DSC rep for
our area comes by, (other than hearing his stories about his hunting and
fishing and such - being an avid outdoors man) he spends most of his time
listening to us complain about all the DSC stuff that has failed over time
or never worked right to begin with. He is a really nice guy and I think he
avoids us like the plague because he knows what to expect when he contacts
us. Therefore he seldom returns calls or visits. He is still young and
athletic enough so that most times he can run out of the back door of the
parts house when ever we try to corner him in there. The best tag line for
DSC may be "DSC where the dealer is always the beta site". If anyone thinks
I had a disturbing story to tell about a certain fictitious central station,
the otherwise imaginary DSC stories are orders of magnitude more terrifying,
as well as the dollar amounts of the phantom hush money paid (note to any
attorney reading this - it was in the pre TYCO days). In contrast, I still
have the misfortune to have a "frugal" customer that refuses to part with
his very early 80's model Radionics 8012 panel. I don't think any DSC panel
would make it that long even if it was just sitting on the shelf in a
cardboard box .

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > just because you did that kind of work and
> > lost your company and license and ability
> > to warranty parts and monitor doesn't have
> > anything to do  with the rest of the industry.
>
> I forgot to mention these guys also lie through their teeth.
>
> > how can they save money when you sell at
> > retail...
>
> Easy.  A typical "professional" crap system
> consists of 1 panel, 1 keypad, 1 motion detector,
> 2 door contacts and 1 very small interior siren.
> For this the average "authorized dealer" charges
> $200 for the system plus $90 for the phone jack
> (which costs him $1.49).  The victim then pays
> the dealer $40 per month for five years. That's
> $2690.
>
> Add 2 more doors ($70 each), another motion
> detector ($130), 2 smoke detectors ($150 each
> + an extra $5 a month for fire) and a second
> keypad ($180) and the bill comes to over $3700
> for a system he will never be able to use without
> paying some rip-off dealer through the nose
> every month.  These systems are typically
> bottom of the barrel DSC.
>
> The smart alarm user opts to DIY, buys a much
> better system such as a Vista-20P or Napco
> P3200 with more advanced keypads and spends
> a fraction of the up-front price.  To make it even
> better the DIYer opts for monitoring through
> 911Alarm at $12 per month.  Furthermore, the
> DIYer is not bound by a long-term contract like
> your victims are.  He can choose to go monitored
> at any central station he likes or stay local and
> pay no monthly charges at all.
>
> Besides the cost savings, my DIY customers get
> something you don't offer.  They have all the codes
> and full access to all function of their systrems.
> They never have to worry about some jerk refusing
> to unlock their panel without first extracting a
> ridiculous fee.
>
> All around the DIYer is better off.
>
> > plus while most alarmcos buy at
> > wholesale and pass the savings on just to get
> > the business.  all the customer pays for is labor.
>
> Yes, and pay for it they do.  There have been
> countless horror stories here from alarm consumers
> who are routinely over charged (gouged is a better
> word) by professional alarm installers who have
> locked the panels so that the consumer can't even
> use the system which he has bought and paid for.
> You really should be ashamed.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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