Re: Brinks, Slomins Shield, or ADT?

ADT has the best overall customer service, and doesn't mind if you decide to use your system as a non monitored system only after your commitment with them is satisfied. Their Safewatch Pro 3000EN is an Ademco Vista20Pv2 that cannot be downloaded via standard compass. You can however hand program it, or swap the board, and all wireless devices if any, are fully compatible.

Brinks is the complete opposite of ADT. They have a real borg mentality, and will shutdown your system in a heartbeat, and refuse to service your system unless you sign up for another long term contract. To use your system as a local, you have to pay them $500 more, and thats if you catch them on a good day. Nevermind that you have had your service with them for several years. Nevermind that the installing dealer already paid them for that equipment. It's all a numbers game to them.

Slomins is a company that offers home security as a sideline...do you really want to use a company that primarily sells home heating oil to install a security system in your home? Most of their installations are the basic 3 door, 1 motion, lick it and stick systems. That is not security or peace of mind. I have seen companies like Slomins sell off alarm divisions once they find a sucker (ADT for the most part), or decide that their attrition rate is getting out of control, and try to pawn it off to Wayne Hizinga...yeah Wayne, I still remember you! :)

Jim Rojas




Jim wrote:
On Jun 29, 7:55?pm, Jim Rojas <jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ADT would be the best choice of all three. Slomins uses off the shelf
Napco P800, P816, P1632 panels.

Jim Rojas


What's wrong with off the shelf products?

Better than proprietary ...... wouldn't you say?

Also, if Slomins is being considered, that means the OP is in
the NY tristate area in which Napco is very popular. It would seem
that a popular panel would be one more likely to be able to be
taken over, rather than changed, should the OP decide to change
alarm companys.

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