I am truly shocked to hear all of the different prices that you guys are being charged and cannot see the point in charging loyal clients more than new customers. I believe everyone should be charged fairly and equally. Especially if you are in the same area...
Oh and ps... Melanie I just happened to stumble upon this discussion and I can assure you this was not initiated by Vetus Schola. Anton Vetus Schola Technical Melanie Hoffman wrote: > 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. > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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