Browse Forums Safer Living Re: Appreciate advice on security surveillance companies 9May 03, 2008 2:30 pm I agree about ADT. We went with them after the "promise" of 24hr monitoring. It was OK for the first few months, then the kids would forget about the alarm and just run in after the door was unlocked. Like I wrote previously, for the first few months we would get the "are you alright" phonecall. Then it was every second time it happened then not at all. We moved out of the place and I disconnected the alarm and phone when we went. Took ADT three weeks to ring because they had not received the return pulse they send out to check the system is working. I cancelled my contract with them immediately and was threatened with court action. They were told to take me to court as it would cost them a lot of money to prove that they were in fact gining me a 24/7 monitoring service. That was five years ago and nothing heard yet. I would not have any of these so-called security companies monitoring. Get a good dog, keep the front of the house visible from the street, and get to know your neighbours. Best security you can have.
Okay off the soapbox. Col Re: Appreciate advice on security surveillance companies 10May 04, 2008 8:34 pm Lost Dog I agree about ADT. We went with them after the "promise" of 24hr monitoring. It was OK for the first few months, then the kids would forget about the alarm and just run in after the door was unlocked. Like I wrote previously, for the first few months we would get the "are you alright" phonecall. Then it was every second time it happened then not at all. We moved out of the place and I disconnected the alarm and phone when we went. Took ADT three weeks to ring because they had not received the return pulse they send out to check the system is working. I cancelled my contract with them immediately and was threatened with court action. They were told to take me to court as it would cost them a lot of money to prove that they were in fact gining me a 24/7 monitoring service. That was five years ago and nothing heard yet. I would not have any of these so-called security companies monitoring. Get a good dog, keep the front of the house visible from the street, and get to know your neighbours. Best security you can have. Okay off the soapbox. Col Wow! You guys have really made me think about ADT - and I was close to signing up with them for $26/month for 3 years (good price I have to admit). As an alternative I am thinking of Coastcom which looks 'local'ish and not a megacorp like ADT. I would appreciate any advice of anyone else of that size. Thanks again all for the insights - keep it coming. I will post back to the forum who I choose to go with in the end to help future discussions on this topic, Steve Re: Appreciate advice on security surveillance companies 11May 19, 2008 2:43 pm Lost Dog Then it was every second time it happened then not at all. Of course mate, you've been labelled as a falsie. Teach your kids to respect the system. The security companies report back to the coppers and everytime you guys take the back-to-base monitoring for granted I think that's called abusing the system. Re: Appreciate advice on security surveillance companies 13Aug 23, 2008 12:24 pm Coast Com are good!!
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