Re: GTA - Alarm Force Feedback?

["Pogo" <No_spam_marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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!




"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9IOCh.1079963$R63.370413@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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:
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> 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?