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I work for a large alarm monitoring service. For years, I've been sending management notifications of new entries and updates in the 'personal monitoring' spac
by bungie4 9y ago
I work for a large alarm monitoring service. For years, I've been sending management notifications of new entries and updates in the 'personal monitoring' space.
Its actually humorous to see these old school guys who have enjoyed having a low churn subscription service cash cow for decades, be slowly disrupted.
Total denial at every turn LOL.
Why would anybody want to spend less than a 1/3rd the hardware cost, no installation cost, can be moved when you moved, and no monthly monitoring fee. They just don't get it.
I sent them links to Nests product announcements today. It'll be interesting to see their response.
- rhizome 9y agoOne of my oldest friends now runs his dad's small alarm manufacturer and he is 100% not interested in any new sensors or applications, at least when I bring them up. Their main goal appears to be stability and maintaining distribution to -- and the happiness of -- their installer customers. It's one of the most 1970s "independent auto parts store" mentalities I've come across in any business.
- moonka 9y agoBiggest reason I went with a Simplisafe system a few years ago. They have a subscription, but it's got no contract, and can be installed in about 30 minutes without leaving any permanent traces. The ideas of permanent installs and a contract were a big turnoff, especially since I had spent time removing the old defunct system that was installed but couldn't be reactivated by any of the companies I contacted.