Hmmm -- seems as though I set a cat amongst the pigeons............. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Helen Swart <[email protected]> wrote:
> The alarm in the wendy house behind the exit at the OCA parking lot is > 246.34 pm we also get charged 133.95 for patrols.. > > Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gill Gimberg <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:10 PM > *Subject:* Re: [obsnw] ADT- FYI > > Good idea Trevor. > > I'm paying R297.26 incl. VAT and have been a subscriber for - I think - 5 > years plus. It is unacceptable that the longer one has been a subscriber, > the more one pays! What about loyalty? Ridiculous policy. > > Gill > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Gill Gimberg <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I have a contract with ADT. I think this kind of thing is unacceptable: >>> either your service is worth the monthly contract fee, or it isn't. I have >>> suspected ADT of doing this kind of wheeler-dealing, but am not sure yet how >>> to address it. Any ideas from anybody else? I realise they need to keep >>> clients, but in the long term the non-complaining clients will end up paying >>> for the reduced-fee clients, not to mention new contracts at special prices, >>> etc. >>> >>> >>> Power could be with the people if the people stood together - a difficult >> thing to organise in OBS. If all ADT subscribers said we want to pay R200 a >> month (About R100 less than I am paying) then it would probably happen. I >> know I am paying substantially more than a a frined who has been with them >> for about 18 months - I have been a subscriber for 10 years or so. >> >> Maybe if each ADT subscriber on the group put forward what they are paying >> we woudl be able to negotiate a better rate - after all its the same area >> and the same service >> >> I;ll start the ball rolling by saying ADT charge me R369-74 at home and >> R388-82 at work (just been increased by 4.4 %) >> >> Lets hear what you are paying >> >> Trev >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <obsnw%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Gill Gimberg > Editor / Writer > 084-683 6230 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <obsnw%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <obsnw%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
