Have Seen 2 good ones this week in Pittsburgh. Was at a pastors home hooking up his computers to his new cable modem and he got the cable companys phone service and the cable salesman told him that most panels did not work on the cable companys telephone network. Of course the security company that they own does. Went out to the truck brought in a lynx fired it up on sevral different formats and they all worked on test acct at central station. Salesman of course had nothing but excuses for lying about what he said . Needless to say all the pastors niehbors on the streeet that bought the horse shit line of this saleman are going to be firing the alarm company the cable company owns when there contracts come up on renewal by certified letter. since they were lied to.
2nd case construction contractor i sub contract fire alarm work to had his fire panel damaged by a surge. Techs came in from company that did original install said panel was hit by lightning and pointed at some wires. sales man for company came by to estimate fire panel replacement and told the construction company owner he would have to totally upgrade system as this is what the twp and new state codes required. Realy I called twp and state and since system was not required in first place and was voluntary all they had to do was replace panel or if they chose eliminate system all together.Unless there insurance carrier wanted it in place. needless to say they changed panel at a cost of $1250.00 and saved $15,000.00 they were quoted by original alarm company and original company will no longer be given any further buisness .There is more than enough work for every one in the Pittsburgh area that wants it and why companys continue to indoctrinate there techs and sales people to lie is beyond me all they are doing is hurting there own bottom line by spewing out lies and un truths.