restaurant security system

After many hours spent trying to contact the right people within ADT to solve this problem, one of the customer service supervisors provided me with a statement credit and indicated that the manager at the local ADT office advised me to purchase a particular type of garage door opener at my own expense, which should then work with ADT equipment. When I attempted to directly contact this local office manager in order to determine the exact equipment model to purchase, I left three voicemails, none of which were returned. I exchanged an email with someone at ADT corporate, presumably about the frustrating situation, but when I inquired about HOW to get the local office manager to call me back, she also stopped responding I tried sending the email twice. When I tried calling the customer service supervisor who originally gave me a statement credit and advised me about the local office manager’s recommendation, that call also went unreturned. At the end of the day, I believe that ADT wants to provide a good product and customer service, however, communication system is disjointed, broken and ineffective. The most disappointing thing is the fact that three different parties in different parts of their organization have gone completely cold in response to my attempts to determine how to fix my problem.

reviews home security systems

01.14.2007 | 34 Comments

It may also be illegal to record video or audio in public areas without a sign designating that you are doing so. These laws vary by state, so be sure you're familiar with the laws regarding covert video recording in your state. It is often legal to record someone without their consent if only video is involved; audio recording without a party s knowledge has far more regulations than video under wiretap laws. For this reason, many of the home security systems on our lineup allow only one camera to record audio at a time, as it is almost always illegal to record another person s conversation without their permission. Commercial Security Cameras What is Legal?For small businesses, the same rules apply for home security cameras, though they are slightly less stringent. In any area where a person could have a reasonable expectation of privacy, video surveillance without notice or permission is illegal. This includes bathrooms, dressing rooms, hotel rooms and, occasionally, elevators. As businesses are more public by nature, however, it is much easier to legally place cameras to observe the premises. Audio is, once again, more strict. In most cases, it's illegal to record another person s conversation without their permission. For specific information about the laws concerning these practices in your state, consult a local attorney.

home automation applications

01.14.2007 | 16 Comments

In some implementations, the rear exterior surface of the device housing 702 includes a plurality of recesses 724. For example, the plurality of wire terminals 720 is disposed within a first recess 724A, and separated by a separation 730 that protects the lines connected to the first and second terminals of the plurality of wire terminals 720 from being shorted to each other. A height of the separation 730 may be smaller than a depth of the first recess, and the depth of the first recess 724A is configured to be greater than a height of a connection formed between the plurality of wire terminals 720 and the power supply or ground line. Specifically, in the above example, when the screw fastener is used to fix the fork terminal of the power supply or ground line onto one of the plurality of wire terminals 720, the depth of the first recess 724A is configured to be greater than a total height summing a thickness of the fork terminal and a height of a screw head of the screw fastener. As such, when the power supply and ground lines are connected i. e. , at the plurality of wire terminals 720 do not rise beyond the rear exterior surface of the device housing 702. FIG. 8A is a mounting plate 800 configured to support a doorbell camera 106 in accordance with some implementations, and FIG. 8B is a process 850 of mounting a doorbell camera 106 onto the mounting plate 800 in accordance with some implementations. The mounting plate 800 has a substantially elongated shape that matches that of the device housing 702.