Monthly Archives: April 2012

How to Validate an Alarm Sales rep

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No matter what state you are in (I happen to work in Texas), it’s not a bad idea to check out your sales rep and the company they represent before signing up with an alarm contract. I certainly don’t mind it one bit.

I’m not saying tell the rep to come back tomorrow to give you time to research, (although 90% of customers do that), this can easily be done in a matter of 5 or 10 minutes.

I actually had a customer research me on the spot in Marble Falls, Texas. I told here how to do it, she did, I was validated, and a slam dunk sale transpired. The customer became confident that I was not a scam artist. When engaging in a sales transaction, personal information is often times required such as banking info and social security number (for credit check purposes).

Although this can delay the length of time dealing with a sale, if a customer feels better about it, more power to them. It validates the sales rep and brings in the trust factor early on. A few fly-by-night sales reps can be unlicensed by the state’s Private Security Bureau. Read my article on being cautious with sneaky door to door reps.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has policed random parts of the state of Texas in undercover vehicles spot checking alarm sales persons for their valid license.
If you are not sure if someone is licensed or not, feel free to look them up online on the state’s website.
Here is the URL. TX DPS Private Security Bureau Individual Search.
Click here to verify a Texas based alarm company. Remember, even if a rep claims to be from out of state they still must obtain a license from the state of Texas if they are conducting business here.

Other states may have similar requirements.

You may also ask for the alarm company’s license and type that in. Or do a generic Google search with the license number.
For example ” TXB08420 ” is the company I work for.

The PSB page will reveal the alarm company for that particular individual’s license as well as the expiration date. If you find your rep in there you’re good to go. But still be wary about the terms and conditions of the product and service they are pitching you.

If you need new ADT security service in Texas, I can help you get connected with them. Visit my web site here.

Thanks for reading. All feedback welcome.

This BLOG is written by Jimmy Maddox, employed by America’s Ultimate Security. The opinions and advise are strictly his and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the company, AUS Inc., ADT Security or any other company that may have been implied.

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Kids Won’t smoke Anymore in their Rooms !

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One customer got a little creative with their security system. They wanted us to add a smoke communicator for reasons that became a first for us. Most of the time Fire Protection serves the obvious purpose, but this single father of two apparently had some issues with his teen sons smoking (who knows what) in their bedrooms. ADT Fire protectionHe thought by installing the smoke communicator in the hallway outside their bedroom doors would create a fixed deterrent against smoking in the house.

Why so extreme you ask?

Well, a simple inexpensive smoke alarm bought at a hardware store could have done the trick, but, they realize that if the security systems smoke detector goes off, there would be a phone call from ADT’s monitoring station and the possibility that the fire department might be enroute. An event like that would cause a lot of havoc and chaos that a simple stand alone smoke alarm would not do.

Let’s just say, the smoke “deterrent” worked. If the kids are going to smoke, it won’t be under dad’s roof.

There are other unique uses for an alarm system… anyone have any other ideas?? Feel Free to post here. We’d love to hear them

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This BLOG is written by Jimmy Maddox, employed by America’s Ultimate Security. The opinions and advise are strictly his and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the company, AUS Inc., ADT Security or any other company that may have been implied.

When Padre Island burglaries get out of Control

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About 3 years ago we had an epidemic of burglaries on our beloved Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Padre Island community is made up of mostly prestigious homes, many on waterfront canals and home to many out of towners. The Island’s concern for security became the center of attention in 2008-2009. A town hall meeting was conducted with the top brass of Corpus Christi Police Department’s finest in attendance. Captain John Houston was among those.

The meeting was heated. The Island residents demanded more police intervention and patrols in their neighborhood. Burglars targeted several homes in an 8 month period and were cutting the phone lines prior to the actual break in. One street that was hit a few times was Eagles Nest Bay.
Our company, America’s Ultimate Security was gladly there to assist anyone getting connected to ADT Security and installing alarm equipment in homes. Many of the houses already had alarm systems in them (old alarms systems) but were not being monitored.

A lot of the homeowners who had active alarm systems upgraded to wireless security systems that use a GSM cell radio as a means to transmit alarm signals. The cell radios helped prevent the possibility of telephone wires getting cut by thieves. Phone line cutting became more and more common as a means to tamper with or disable an alarm system from sending out signals to the monitoring station.
Many residents installed security cameras as well.

During the heated town hall meeting, captain Houston advised the homeowners that at least two officers were on the Island on every shift on a daily basis. He also said that if an officer needed assistance in nearby Flour Bluff that one officer may be sent to go assist. Captain Houston also had some investigators from CCPD patrol the streets of Padre Island during the middle of the night to look for unusual activity. Houston also added that he was surprised of the amount of traffic that travels along Whitecap Blvd at all hours of the night.

One home owner stood up to the panel of about 6 police officers and simply told them that if a burglar came into his house he would shoot first and ask questions later. Another resident asked if it was legal to shoot a burglar who might be trying to break into a neighbor’s home who was out of town at the time. “No, you can’t just go up and shoot them, you’ll go to jail if you do that” Captain Houston said.

Since the Padre Island residential town hall meeting was held nearly 3 years ago, there have been some isolated burglaries occur from time to time but not as much. The meeting created a heightened awareness factor for the Island residents to be more conscious of suspicious activity.

If you have any information about recent activity on Padres Island – Corpus Christi Texas please feel free to list the story here.

If you are in Corpus Christi Texas (or surrounding areas) and would like some consultation in regard to alarm systems or in need of getting connected with ADT Home Security in Corpus Christi, visit our local website for prices and specials we can offer you. Or call me direct at (361) 676-3401.

Neighborhood watch Programs – A thing of the past ?

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neighborhod watch signAccording to the FBI, over 2 million incidents of burglary were committed in 2009. Neighborhood Watch programs have been around for a while, and to this day some neighborhoods are still participating in the programs. But not as many as there once was.

I don’t have hard numbers to go by, but it seems that neighborhood Watch programs may be declining. I base that on hundreds of neighborhoods that I prospect in on a weekly basis all over Texas. For the record I am an Alarm technician and sales consultant. I work for an ADT Security Authorized Dealer licensed in Texas. I’ve worked in cities and neighborhoods in the Waco-Temple-Killeen areas, South Texas, Rio Grande Valley, and some in East Texas. My door to door selling has decreased (thank goodness) due to the fact that I catch a lot of business over the web.

Back on topic here. I have noticed that the Neighborhood Watch Programs are not as present as they used to be. Many neighborhoods still post signs about the Watch program but the very few residents on the street that honor it tell me they have not had a meeting in years. I can understand that to some degree.

Let me explain to you what I think is going on.

With the economy continuing to spiral downward as more jobs lay off employees due to outsourcing overseas, it gets harder and harder to find good jobs. Even if a homeowner has a really good secure job, companies are downsizing and transferring employees all over the place. This makes for high Turnover in neighborhoods. neighborhood crime prevention

In the good ‘ol days of the 1950′s and 60′s (even 1970′s) when most working Americans bought a house, it was meant to be permanent. A place where you would raise a family and you would stick with the same job until you retire. Neighborhoods were very social, active, and programs like the Neighborhood program watch was very popular. In this day and time, home ownership is getting tougher and tougher. Home rentals are now sky rocketing. It seems as though the only time a person can be a homeowner is if they are paying for the house with a lot of cash down (Like 50% down), or they have had a steady history or income and employment.

In today’s world, it has been my observation that many neighborhoods just do not socialize anymore. I ran into a customer one time who said she had lived in her house for 30 years and never met her neighbors who lived about 200 feet away from her. I think neighborhood Watch Programs should be here, and I think that more neighbors should participate. Because the economy isn’t getting better. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and homeowners need to be very wary of that and look out for one another. Even neighborhoods that have a high concentration of renters should work together and look out for one another.

One of the main problems is someone taking charge. There needs to be a great organizer to start a successful and ongoing Neighborhood Watch program. The Volunteer Guide website has a great article on how you can start one up in your neighborhood.
And by all means if you are in Texas, I can help get you connected with
ADT home Security. View our price packages here and call me for our current promotion and special. I can give you pretty accurate quotes over the phone as well. Besides the website, you can call me directly at (800) 394-0238.

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions please post them here.
Jimmy