Re: ADT purchased Reliance/Protectron in Canada

[G. Morgan <sealteam6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob La Londe Wrote:

>"G. Morgan" <sealteam6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Russell Brill Wrote:
>>
>> <major snippage>
>>
>>>No, not really, but I am one of those few dealers who feel I just cannot
>>>arbitrarily change monitoring suppliers without getting the consent of my
>>>customers. This complicates the process somewhat.
>>
>> I'd say so, what would you do - hold a vote?
>>
>>>But we have all sorts of
>>>plans in the works (which I don't wish to discuss in a public forum)
>>
>> Having your panels programmed to your own toll-free number you can
>> forward is all you really need.  Or are you talking about non-technical
>> reasons?
>
>One might be the number provided to the customers for actively clearing a
>false alarm.  Another might be availability of services such as SMS-Text
>notification or customer CS logon for call list updates, system testing, and
>account history.  Another might be a moral decision to use a FM listed CS
>rather than a UL listed CS.  (FM doesn't demand your source code for
>proprietary systems.  They just test thoroughly that it works as described.)
>
>There are lots of reasons one might not want to change central stations on a
>whim.


All good points Bob.



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