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In article <1993Jan8.182536.26405@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>,
bruno@allof.enet.dec.com (Greg Bruno) wrote:
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> In article <C0I5JI.Hr6@techbook.com>, 
>    jamesd@techbook.com (James Deibele) writes...
> > 
> >Is there anywhere where homes (or businesses) with alarm systems are 
> >still hooked directly to the local police?
> > 
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>      There are some businesses hooked directly to the police in our town, but
> the number is small, because false alarms have a costly penalty.  After
> a certain number of false alarms, they will disconnect you.  I believe there
> is a steep cost for just setting up the connection.
> 
>      It is more efficient to have a local security company monitor the alarms
> and send out their own people to investigate alarms.
> 
>                                        Greg
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> bruno@cupid.enet.dec.com                  "What sorcery is this?"    
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I purchased a house 5 years ago with an alarm hooked directly to the
police, and I am quite happy with it.  The village charges me $10 per year
for the service, and only requires that I pay for any false alarms over 2
in any 60 day period.  Since I alos have a service contract with the
original installers, if the system goes haywire, they end up paying for
those types of false alarms.  In general, the police are very responsive
and reliable, and the entire system gives my wife a very secure feeling
when I go out of town on business.  I believe the initial hookup fee is
only $15 from the village, but I don't know for sure.

Steven Cohn
Motorola CoveragePLUS Engineering
CPLS13@EMAIL.MOT.COM