Re: Off contract soon with Apex, I'm looking for cheaper monitoring

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All of them.

Husband just pulls out of the driveway, burglar kicks in front door,
alarm instantly triggers...they are all lame, and depict women as
helpless victims.

Jim Rojas


Mark Leuck wrote:
> Which deceptive ads?
>
> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:INzMj.8774$Q53.5182@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> You are confusing Monitronics with Brinks. Monitronics would never
>> stoop that low. Brinks has been a major eyesore in the alarm industry
>> for many years now. Their deceptive ads on TV speak for themselves.
>>
>> Jim Rojas
>>
>>
>>
>> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>>> I have fulfilled their contract (in
>>>> another month), so I'll do some research that everyone posted leads,
>>>> and run it by APX if they are playing hardball on the rates when I
>>>> call.
>>>
>>> There are three issues that I don't believe have been discussed.  The
>>> first question is whether you own the equipment.  Considering the rates
>>> you are paying, you may not.  Your alarm company might not want the
>>> three
>>> year old control panel back, but they might want that nice new GSM radio
>>> back.  You'd have to read your contract to know for sure.  This will
>>> obviously affect your changeover cost.  Fulfilling your contract does
>>> not
>>> automatically mean you've bought the equipment.  This could be more
>>> like a
>>> car lease than a time purchase agreement, meaning you don't own the car
>>> when the lease is up.
>>>
>>> The second question is whether you, or some other alarm company, can
>>> reprogram your current system.  This is partially a matter of whether
>>> the
>>> equipment has been electronically locked, and partly whether the
>>> equipment
>>> itself is some proprietary system that only the original installing
>>> company
>>> can reprogram.  No way to answer this question without more information.
>>>
>>> The third issue is whether your contract automatically renews itself.
>>> Many
>>> alarm contracts do so unless you give written notice a certain number of
>>> days prior to the expiration date.  You say you only have a month to go;
>>> better read your contract and see whether you have been/or are about
>>> to be
>>> stuck with them for another year.
>>>
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