Re: Off contract soon with the Fake Apex...

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Nick Lawrence"  wrote in message

> Group: Does anyone charge TAX on alarm services, or is Dan being ripped
> off here, too, by the Fake Apex?
>
> Nick

In Florida we are taxed, so we collect. Several counties have different
sales tax rates. Keeps you on your toes.
>
>
> DK1000 wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I signed up with Monitronics/Apex in May of 2005 during one of their
> > door to door campaigns. They wired my house with their goodies "for
> > free" as long as I kept a 3 year contract. It seemed I got decent
> > service (I have nothing to compare it to), but the only alarms were
> > maybe 5 or 6 falses I accidentally set off, and Apex called me within
> > a minute every time. They did come out in January and changed out the
> > analog cellular transmitter to a digital GSM one for free, due to
> > analog cellular services being phased out.
> >
> > I read online that when your contract is up, that often you can have
> > your monitoring taken over by someone else for a far cheaper rate than
> > was in the contract. As I don't have a landline, my system uses the
> > cellular backup only, and I get charged about $43 a month plus a few
> > bucks tax.
> >
> > Any idea which firms will monitor systems set up by Monitronics/Apex
> > which I think is just Apex now, for less?
> >
> > Anyone ever re-negotiate with Apex after the initial contract for a
> > much better price? That almost $50 a month has gotten a bit steep for
> > me, thanks much,
> >
> > Dan
> >