ADT Alarm

[sugartomb]

Hi all,

I've recently purchased a house with an ADT alarm installed. As most people know ADT charge a monthly suscription whiich I am not prepared to pay, I have called an independant installer and he has quoted me £180 for a new control box, keypad and bellbox.

But, he has said ADT may ask for their sensors back, has anyone else had any experience with ADT asking for their hardware back? I would rather go for the cheaper option than paying £375 for a new system (full setup including phone dialler).

Thanks in advance.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[rockandroll]

you could try claiming off the person you bought the house from.


ADT rarely ask for the equipment back.

 

[scott1980]

In my experience, on a commercial system they will nearly always ask for the equipment back but rarely actually bother to come and collect it. We have clients with the stuff boxed up from 2-3 years ago still awaiting collection.

If you have a copy, check the terms of the contract. I think you may find domestics were installed for a flat rate (usually quite cheap) with a 5 year contract. All the gear is rented for the first 5 years, which the client owns at the end of the 5 years. We tend to just bin it all on these systems as none of it is worth retaining anyway and the standard of install usually leaves a bit to be desired...

 

[sugartomb]

Thanks for the reply guys, much appreciated. Just gonna have to weigh up the pros and cons.

 

[dave58]

i worked as asub cotractor for adt yor system can be factory reset to be reprogrammed to your requirements

 

[Europlex]

you could try claiming off the person you bought the house from.


ADT rarely ask for the equipment back.

What's all that about then?

The O/P bought a working alarm system with the house, then decided not to pay the alarm company, his choice.

Why should you advise him to claim from the vendor?

 

[Gr4eme]

What system do you have installed?

Are you going to have the system as "bells only" or do you require some kind of monitoring? (key holder/police response)

If monitoring is something that you require then paying ADT is a good idea