Re: GTA - Alarm Force Feedback?

["tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, good to hear from you....yes, I remember meeting you at SSI when
we were both in there on a spend. Lots of good riding since 15th Jan
all around northern Florida and southern Alabama I've met lots of nice
people and some fine biking types who are from the military and a lot
of whom have just returned from Iraq. Lots of charity runs for their
widows too.

It's great to be out of the snow and getting in a couple of "free"
months of extra riding (yeah...free like the free alarm
systems.....costing big bucks when you count up the real costs, but
worth every penny, unlike the free alarm systems. As I remember, you
are on the east cost and I am on the west coast, so not likely we will
meet on the road, but keep the rubber down my friend.

Best wishes

RHC


On Feb 20, 7:45 pm, "Pogo" <No_spam_m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Tourman, you still basking in the Sun?
> We met a few months back, talked about biking and such.. plan on heading
> south myself next few days...
> Nice to see you out here.. I'm new to this news group, but what a wonder
> that the same re-curring topics appear... Why it it people think that the
> likes of ADT and AlarmForce, AlarmBridge are actual security companies!
> "They are Finance Companies" nothing more..ha ha
>  Be safe, keep the Vulcan two wheels down
>
> Pogo
>
> "tourman" <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:1172017229.939292.149670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > 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.