Re: New House Alarm - Am I locked out?

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of read the contract, I don't know that this practice is legal in
all states and I bet it doesn't stay that way where it is currently legally
tolerated. If this is what a company uses to get and retain business, things
might not be going so well for them in a few years once the law catches up.

"Picklesheimer" <nosp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5kF_h.26967$qB4.13879@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> jasonextras@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>
>> You didn't miss anything.  I don't know where he got that idea.  They
>> DO sell parts and they DO sell service.  If you call them they say
>> "you own the system."
>
> read the contract einstein.  you don't own the part that contains the
> proprietary info. ie the board.
>
>
>
>>I don't want their "SERVICE", I wanted to use
>> the parts that I now own.  I don't know if the phrase "came across an
>> abandoned system" is really applicable either, since they told me they
>> just shut it down about a month ago when the owner moved out.
>
> that's because they own it and can do as they like with their property.
>
>>It
>> sounds like he selectively read a few sentences and went off on a
>> tangent.
>
> it looks like you failed to read the contract and went off ass if you had.
>
>>
>> To answer some of the other posters, though, you're right.  It isn't
>> worth it.  I stopped talking to Guardian altogether a week or so ago
>> since they wouldn't cooperate.  A number of people have suggested
>> seeking counsel, but it's really just not worth the time over a $30ish
>> board.  If it was a top-of-the-line system it might be worth making a
>> stink at this point, but it's not.  I'm talking to a couple posters in
>> this thread, and have plans to contact a few more that offered their
>> help, about replacement options but I'm still surrounded by boxes at
>> this point and that has priority.  I'll get something done in the next
>> few weeks.
>
> now you sound like you know whats going on. if you're going to be your own
> alarm
> contractor then you'll have to do as an alarm contractor would do if they
> came across
> this system.  1. either learn to hack the board or 2. buy a new board. or
> 3.  put in new system.  welcome to the bigs, kid.
>