Re: ELK-Guard wireless GSM alarm system

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I can't imagine using these as primary protection for a completed
residence
> (big, ugly and not as secure as a conventional system).  However, for
> constructions sites / trailers, moored boats, etc., they do provide a
means of
> offering monitored protection.  I can see companies installing them and
> prewiring for the main system, then removing the ELK Guard when the job is
> finished.
>
> Another use is for families / businesses that have just suffered a loss.
> We've all had to deal with competitors who offer totally inadequate
protection
> at inflated prices but can sometimes win the sale because they offered
> *immediate* protection.  A salesman could bring one of these, a few door
> contacts and motion detectors with him, sell the client a full-blown,
> professional system and offer to install temporary protection on the spot
as a
> stop-gap until the team can be scheduled for a proper job.

Interesting, in one paragraph you can't imagine using this as primary
protection and the next it appears you can

> Again, it's not an earth shattering product.  But it can be a very useful
> tool.

I doubt you've even seen or played with one