Re: GTA - Alarm Force Feedback?

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pogo wrote:
> Frank, Now you just tweeked something, where would I find this annual
> report...., talking to a local ADT service guy, not his fault he needs to
> feed his family I guess, he indicated that they were not doing so good! I
> would like to see just how "No so Good there Doing" As I was informed that
> they now charging $148.00 for a 12VDC 4 AmpHr battery swap out.., Of course
> this is north of the 49th Parallel were the dollar is $0.89 US.. ha ha.
> ($131.72US) I keep hearing that they are suffering, this industry has never
> really boated about its good times if there ever was any, but we sure gripe
> when it not so good!
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> "Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9IOCh.1079963$R63.370413@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>tourman wrote:
>>
>>>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:
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>>>>Tash wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>Their "lick and stick" special includes one PIR and one door contact. The
>>customer has to pick which door and the PIR is located where-ever the
>>"tech" thinks best.  Joel Matlin says it's "superior" to what any of us
>>sell.  He's a lot like another poster here whose name I won't mention who
>>seems to think that if he repeats something often enough, people will
>>actually start "believing" him.  Have you seen their latest annual report?
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http://www.alarmforce.com/AlarmForce%20Annual%20Report%202005.pdf