Re: Avoid Brinks Home Security

["Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you got fined, the system must have worked.  You have to take
responsibility yourself for permits.  I am certain that the new ordinance
received a lot of media exposure before it went into effect....  I'll also
venture to bet that Brinks had a comment for months on your statement that
you ignored.

It sounds like you need a keeper.

Regards,
Allan


"Anonymous" <cripto@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20080329041337.BB2CD1A7862@xxxxxxxx
> Please do yourself a favor and avoid Brinks.  Brinks has been making
> plenty of money from suckers like me who didn't read the fine print
> "evergreen clause" in the contract, stating that it auto renews every year
> unless you remember to cancel it in writing at least 60 days before the
> renewal date.  So, I'm stuck for another 10 months with their subpar
> service.  What a ripoff.
>
> I just recently realized that our alarm hasn't actually been working
> properly. It looks like it's working, but we recently discovered it's not.
> Do you think Brinks ever bothered to call us with a "Is everything OK? We
> noticed you haven't set your alarm in 6 months?"  No, they just continue
> to send the bill. When a new city ordinance required homes with alarms to
> get a permit, did Brink notify me? Yes, 1 month AFTER the ordinance was in
> effect, and 3 weeks AFTER I got fined by the city for a false alarm.
>
> Bad timing, yes, but that, along with very poor phone support add up to a
> company I will never recommend, and I hope others spread the word.
>
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