Re: Low cost alarm

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 31, 8:58=A0am, Nicko <nervous.n...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jul 30, 11:20=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Jul 30, 9:55=A0pm, "Rockytsquirrel" <g...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > so true, =A0I see those folks everyday..
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> > > RTS
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> > > "Nicko" <nervous.n...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > >news:8f6e90ac-66a0-427a-9950-3acd7e651860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=
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> > > > Yes, Virginia, there are actually people who cannot afford "another
> > > > bill" for a monitored alarm system. =A0 As strange as it may seem, =
there
> > > > are people who are living from paycheck to paycheck but who want to
> > > > have some sort of security besides insurance.
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> > > > I'd rather have something I can afford that makes a really loud noi=
se
> > > > and alerts me and my neighbors of an intrusion, than have nothing a=
t
> > > > all.
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> > The problem is still the cost of the equipment. =A0and unfortunately yo=
u
> > get what you pay for.
> > Whats your idea of low cost - total number. are we protecting whole
> > house or part are we doing just perimeter =A0or perimeter and interior.
> > each answer vary s the cost.
> > You could find low cost components online wire it your self etc and
> > still plan on spending $300-500 minimum and your on your own putting
> > it in.
> > You could build your own panel etc. but if it does not shut off
> > properly etc now you have code enforcement issues.
> > In this business there is no =A0cookie cutter system. Those company's
> > who try it are not really doing there customers any favors.
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> Wow.
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> With all due respect, you kinda completely missed the whole fucking
> point. =A0Either that or you are responding to an entirely different
> post.
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> I'm talking about a handful of five-dollar devices (or a cheapass,
> unmonitored x10 system from eBay) that, as I said in the OP, make a
> REALLY FUCKING LOUD NOISE and possibly scare away a wannabe intruder.
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> I'm talking about people living paycheck-to-paycheck, not eccentric
> misers who want to protect an entire estate on the cheap.
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> And you're talking about installing a panel and code enforcement.
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> What's your gig? =A0Selling comprehensive security packages to rich
> people living in gated retirement communities?

RHC. No, with all due respectg, you've missed the point. Regardless of
the quality of the equipment, without monitoring of some sort, it's
nothing more than a cheap or expensive noisemaker ! With professional
monitoring available from $8.95 a month up, there is no excuse for
crippling any system. That price is little more than the rental price
of a couple of movies....

A "system" is defined as a complement of parts comprising a whole.
Noise is one part; response is another. They are both necessary to
have a system that will do what it is designed to do. Deter the
criminal; limit the amount of time he is in the home; and ensure the
home is sealed up properly.

Anything less and they are fooling themselves.....