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

["Mark Leuck" <mleuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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

How exactly is that deceptive?


> 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.
>>>>
>>