Re: Brinks & Broadview Takeovers

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 3, 1:54=A0am, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 2, 9:34=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Oct 2, 9:23=A0pm, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
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> > > "tourman" wrote:
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> > > > ... However, it does leave the homeowner who moves into a new house=
 highly
> > > > exposed if he wants to "self monitor" or simply use the panel in "l=
ocal"
> > > > mode. No one will assist him in any fashion because there is no mon=
ey in it
> > > > for them...
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> > > Not quite. =A0I do it all the time. =A0We regularly get calls from pe=
ople in just
> > > that situation. =A0If it's one of the bigger Napco noards we suppl a =
replacement
> > > chip. =A0Otherwise, a new board is relatively inexpensive and I even =
walk them
> > > through the software to program the board. =A0Those sales are usually=
 quite
> > > small but we get a lot of referral business from it.
>
> > > > I got a call some years ago from a Detective in the Denver, Colorad=
o police
> > > > department. At the time he was looking into the fraudulent aspects =
of
> > > > companies locking boards that didn't belong to them...
>
> > > That would likely be the infamous Denver Burglar Alarm.
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> > > --
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> > > Regards,
> > > Robert L Bass
>
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> > > Bass Home Electronics
> > > DIY Alarm and Home Automation Storehttp://www.bassburglaralarms.com
> > > Sales & Service 941-870-2310
> > > Fax 941-870-3252
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> > RHC: I routinely get calls from homeowners asking me questions about
> > problems with their alarm systems. I got another one from a homeowner
> > the other day from somewhere in Colorado. It was a simple reset of the
> > clock on a DSC 832...I walked him through it at the keypad. It seems
> > he couldn't find a single company locally that would assist him in
> > doing this without a charge to come out, or a request to sign up for
> > monitoring services.
>
> > What the hell is it about our industry where a guy has got to call a
> > company 3000 friggin miles away to get help.....!!!!!! =A0 I sure as
> > hell hope this is not the norm......
>
> Get a dozen daily calls from people wanting free tech support and see
> how you feel then

RHC: I'm too small to ever get a dozen calls a day, but I do get quite
a few. My decision to help them if I can.....