Re: GTA - Alarm Force Feedback?

["tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Frank, I don't know if I ever told you this, but one day while
visiting a lock shop in a town near mine, I struck up a conversation
as I always do with the owner, if for no other reason other than to
compare notes as peers in the same business. Well, it turned out that
he was a past service manager for Alarmforce some years back. When I
told him it takes us one day minimum to properly install a system, he
told me that when he was installing their "lick and stick" garbage, he
used to do as many as 10 to 15 systems a day.....

Kinda tells you something doesn't it.....:))

RHC

On Feb 20, 5:39 am, Frank Olson
<Use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tash wrote:
> >>AlarmFarce is just that.  A Farce.  Find a local dealer and spend some
> >>money on a *real* system.
>
> > Ok I don't know much about alarm systems.... what the difference
> > between a farce system and real system?
>
> > FYI, Our house was built in 1918 - its all plaster walls which I
> > understand makes hardwiring an alarm system much more difficult and
> > very expensive... is that true?
>
> > We took over the ADT contract from the previous owners - its wireless
> > as a result of the plaster (so we were told).
>
> > Tash
>
> Alarm"Farce" is all hype and marketing.  Nothing they offer can't be
> provided by a Dealer local to your area, and since the individual Dealer
> isn't tied to their marketing stratagems he's not limited to providing
> their equipment, service, etc.  Your home sounds like a lot of high end
> heritage homes and sites we've provided service to.  Wiring a home like
> this presents challenges not all Dealers are willing (or able) to meet.
>   A wireless solution is an alternative but even that has to be "done
> right" or it will wind up looking like a "farce" job.  I would recommend
> you investigate solutions local to you.  Find someone familiar with
> local codes and the specific construction techniques utilized in your
> home.  Ask for references and emphasize that you don't want "any old
> slap and stick" job.