I have no idea who you are but thanks for your most amusing posting - pity the topic is not as amusing.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Gill Gimberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Auction anyone? > > Here we have R250! R297 from the madwoman in the corner. R246 (+R133) over > there. Going ... Ah R369 from the gentleman in the suit. R388 - ah, you're > matching that one, madam. R437. Come on everybody - I'm sure this is worth > more. R446 on the right. Any more bids? Going, going ... sold to the > gentleman in the front row. Congratulations, you've been conned. > > ... So what this indicates is that ADT do not have a set rate, for a set > area, for a set level of service. How, then, do they determine the monthly > fee? As I said before: Ridiculous policy / lack of policy. > > As I'm in the <R300 a month category maybe I shouldn't be complaining. But, > how do I know what kind of increase to expect next year? > > Iain, I'm not unhappy with the service and, until now, I wasn't unhappy > with the monthly fee. Maybe, in the light of all these different rates (and > some more bids may come in), ADT should be coming up with a more structured > policy. > > Gill > > > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:46 PM, catherine <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hmmm, I was looking to change from Obs Armed to ADT and they quoted >> 250.... >> >> Sent from my mobile device >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Rosemary Robins <[email protected]> >> *Sender: *[email protected] >> *Date: *Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:37:23 +0200 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: *[email protected] >> *Subject: *Re: [obsnw] ADT- FYI >> >> 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] <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. >> > > > > -- > 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. 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