Re: Brinks, Slomins Shield, or ADT?

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, that's him.

Jim Rojas





Crash Gordon wrote:
> OH...it's THAT Slomins...I thought the name sounded familiar...oil
> trucks!...been a long time since I lived back east.
>
> Wayne was he the Blockbuster guy?
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> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4685beca$0$30616$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | ADT has the best overall customer service, and doesn't mind if you
> | decide to use your system as a non monitored system only after your
> | commitment with them is satisfied. Their Safewatch Pro 3000EN is an
> | Ademco Vista20Pv2 that cannot be downloaded via standard compass. You
> | can however hand program it, or swap the board, and all wireless devices
> | if any, are fully compatible.
> |
> | Brinks is the complete opposite of ADT. They have a real borg mentality,
> | and will shutdown your system in a heartbeat, and refuse to service your
> | system unless you sign up for another long term contract. To use your
> | system as a local, you have to pay them $500 more, and thats if you
> | catch them on a good day. Nevermind that you have had your service with
> | them for several years. Nevermind that the installing dealer already
> | paid them for that equipment. It's all a numbers game to them.
> |
> | Slomins is a company that offers home security as a sideline...do you
> | really want to use a company that primarily sells home heating oil to
> | install a security system in your home? Most of their installations are
> | the basic 3 door, 1 motion, lick it and stick systems. That is not
> | security or peace of mind. I have seen companies like Slomins sell off
> | alarm divisions once they find a sucker (ADT for the most part), or
> | decide that their attrition rate is getting out of control, and try to
> | pawn it off to Wayne Hizinga...yeah Wayne, I still remember you! :)
> |
> | Jim Rojas
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | Jim wrote:
> | > On Jun 29, 7:55?pm, Jim Rojas <jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> | >> ADT would be the best choice of all three. Slomins uses off the shelf
> | >> Napco P800, P816, P1632 panels.
> | >>
> | >> Jim Rojas
> | >>
> | >>
> | > What's wrong with off the shelf products?
> | >
> | > Better than proprietary ...... wouldn't you say?
> | >
> | > Also, if Slomins is being considered, that means the OP is in
> | > the NY tristate area in which Napco is very popular. It would seem
> | > that a popular panel would be one more likely to be able to be
> | > taken over, rather than changed,  should the OP decide to change
> | > alarm companys.
> | >
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