Re: Never had an alarm before but...

T. Lee wrote:
Wal-mart may well start selling security systems and already sells some inexpensive (meaning i wouldn't bother installing one) wireless cameras. however they will never replace those of us who know how to properly install and maintain quality alarm systems.

Same goes for cameras. We've quoted plenty of homeowners and mom-and-pop stores who are aghast at the idea of $300-$500 per camera, $600 for a time-lapse VCR, and $3000 and up for a DVR, when they can go down to their local Costco and pick up a setup with four B&W cameras, a 9" monitor and built-in VCR, for about $200.

The justice is when they call back later wondering how they can set up those cameras to see anything at night without the aid of a pair of 500W floodlights, or why the guy standing right in front of the camera in broad daylight is unrecognizable on playback.

The answer, of course, is that's the difference between the $200 system and the $4000 system...

Of course, if they wanna do the cool stuff like zooming in on Will Smith's shopping bag from a satellite, like you see in the movies... well we can do that too... if you wanna tack a couple more zeros on the price. You're not gonna get that with your $200 "package" system.

"Alarm Guy" <Alarm@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:43C7458B.9A72124E@xxxxxxxxxx

Bob La Londe wrote:


These ingrates get free advice and have the gall to bitch
about it... amazing indeed.


That doesn't surprise me so much as that a lot of guys seem
to think we owe it to them.   I don't mind giving a little
free advice from time to time, but I sure as heck don't "owe"
it to somebody who's clear intent is to use it so they
don't have to buy anything from me or anybody like me.


The whole point of usenet was to share information about different
topics.  If you're not going to do that, you might as well be reading
and posting to "alt.shoot.the.***" or go to some private, invite-only
web forum where DIY'ers are not allowed.

Truth is, you alarm guys are dinosaurs.  The alarm hardware companies
and monitoring companies are merging and being bought up by big
players.  They are building more and more wireless and smart
sensors.   The big players want to cut labor costs, so they will (and
are) designing hardware that can be installed by a teenager.  They
will be (or already are) giving the hardware away for free just to get
the monthly revenue.

It used to be that only a Bell tech could wire up a telephone
extension in your house.  It used to be that you could only RENT a
phone from Bell.  Won't be long until you guys will be talking about
the good-old-days, where you had the corner on the alarm hardware and
installation market.

Wait till WalMart starts selling the panels and sensors. 





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