Hmmm, we are sure that this is not an Obsid - Vetus Schola initiated thread?
ONLY JOKING !!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bev Sent: 14 October 2010 7:57 PM To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch Subject: [obsnw] Re: ADT- FYI Looks as though it's time for loyal ADT "patrons" to get together and talk things through with Vetus Schola.... ? Disturbing stuff emerging here.... On Oct 14, 5:50 pm, Rosemary Robins <[email protected]> wrote: > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegrou > >>>> obsnw+ps.com> > >>>> . > >>>> 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroup > >>> obsnw+s.com> > >>> . > >>> 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroup > >>> obsnw+s.com> > >>> . > >>> 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+<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+<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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