<![CDATA[Door to Door Home Security Scam]]>As some of you may know I work for Honeywell. We have recently been receiving a lot of calls from people around the area asking us about door to door salesmen trying to offer free install of Honeywell security systems provided you post signs in your yard with the companies name on it and sign a 36 month contract with them.

The catch is the monthly fee is $40-50 for monitoring, which is the scam. Regular monthly scanning fees should be $20 MAX, usually closer to $10-15. If someone comes to your door offering you Honeywell security stuff tell them to shove it and leave. 1) Honeywell security isn't part of Honeywell anymore, it was sold awhile back but was allowed to keep the Honeywell name 2) Honeywell doesn't sell door to door (or didn't when it was still in the business) and 3) They would never charge that much for monitoring.

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_6518832

Just a FYI so none of you get suckered in because it sounds like the local area is getting hit by a lot of these door to door guys. The company that is involved in this is Pro-Alarm, which in no way is affiliated with Honeywell. The parts they are selling are parts that can be bought at any local store and are extremely cheap.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/11520/door-to-door-home-security-scamRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 17:45:49 GMTMon, 13 Aug 2007 18:23:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:08:22 GMT]]>Seriously, talk to Brent W he probably knows the outside purchasers email/phone number. Contact them and ask for a price list. I'd be willing to bet someone can direct you to the correct people.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170094https://fargostreet.com/post/170094Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:03:43 GMT]]>The guys around here said they used to get things almost annually that had pricing on turbos and stuff like that. Doesn't come anymore though, whether or not that means anything who knows!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170093https://fargostreet.com/post/170093Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:03:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:50:46 GMT]]>call your outside purchasing agent and ask what the process is to get a price on a turbo.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170092https://fargostreet.com/post/170092Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:50:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:54:22 GMT]]>

tjamz;180648 wrote:
Obviously not, he has taken shots at two of the biggest dogs on the block when it comes to that market...penis envy maybe?

hmmmm...possibly...

integra_gsr98;180649 wrote:
Honeywell = sweet because they own garrett.

I'm still trying to find out how to get an employee discount on them.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170088https://fargostreet.com/post/170088Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:54:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:38:56 GMT]]>Honeywell = sweet because they own garrett.

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StangerBanger96;180646 wrote:
Don't like successful multinational companies that are 100x bigger than yours? 😄

Obviously not, he has taken shots at two of the biggest dogs on the block when it comes to that market...penis envy maybe?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170082https://fargostreet.com/post/170082Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:05:06 GMT]]>eh, no feelings either way. I am posting just to post.

Now Dodge, that is a whole different story. They DO suck.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170081https://fargostreet.com/post/170081Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:05:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:04:09 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;180645 wrote:
Honeywell sucks

Don't like successful multinational companies that are 100x bigger than yours? 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170080https://fargostreet.com/post/170080Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:04:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:58:09 GMT]]>Honeywell sucks

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170079https://fargostreet.com/post/170079Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:58:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:55:05 GMT]]>We've been getting calls with people telling us the salesmen are saying they are either WITH Honeywell or that the local Honeywell branch will be servicing systems. If you have someone come to your house and actually tell you something like this, depending on how mean you want to be, you could hold them there and call the police and have them arrested. We have nothing to do with them and they are now crossing over into the false advertising arena...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/170078https://fargostreet.com/post/170078Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:55:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:23:35 GMT]]>They had it on the news tonight...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169758https://fargostreet.com/post/169758Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:23:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:48:33 GMT]]>LOL, some dude came into mcd. today. He is probably the person discussed in this thread. he had a rain coat and hat on, and had some metal clip board type thing and shit shirt and nametag said pro security. and he was really wet

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169743https://fargostreet.com/post/169743Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:48:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:24:49 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;180275 wrote:
Meh, you still would have to deal with Simplex through Chuck (Simplex = WORLD leader in Fire AND Security) 😄

Fixed your post for you

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169711https://fargostreet.com/post/169711Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:24:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:21:17 GMT]]>Meh, you still would have to deal with Simplex through Chuck (Simplex = expensive and shitty) 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169710https://fargostreet.com/post/169710Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:21:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:33:10 GMT]]>a guy came here the other day too....I told him i have 3 big dogs what other kind of security do i need? haha

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StangerBanger96;180256 wrote:
Someone came to your house yesterday?

yep

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169708https://fargostreet.com/post/169708Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:25:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:42:16 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;180226 wrote:
If you guys want a deal on security and monitoring, PM me. Monitoring is actually around 25-30 for residential security.

And if you want it with GOOD equipment, let me know...I can price match him and offer DSC security systems, which is what we use to protect our office in Fargo.

(sorry CMK, had to do it...lol)

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169700https://fargostreet.com/post/169700Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:42:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:53:46 GMT]]>tell them your going to cut there heads off... then when they say "are you outa your fucking mind" you pull out a switch blade.... then hopefully they'll say... " you really are outa your fucking mind"

^_^ i live in an appt. so i dont get solicitation... so really i have no reason for posting

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169695https://fargostreet.com/post/169695Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:53:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:11:22 GMT]]>

Colin;180233 wrote:
I told him to go to hell, and did the I'm huge scary and "idontcareifmywifewastalkingtoyou. Gofuckyourself" routine.

Someone came to your house yesterday?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169691https://fargostreet.com/post/169691Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:11:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:53:58 GMT]]>I told him to go to hell, and did the I'm huge scary and "idontcareifmywifewastalkingtoyou. Gofuckyourself" routine.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169668https://fargostreet.com/post/169668Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:53:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:27:10 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;180226 wrote:
If you guys want a deal on security and monitoring, PM me. Monitoring is actually around 25-30 for residential security.

Ouch...

Does the service wipe their butt for them too? 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169666https://fargostreet.com/post/169666Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:27:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:04:22 GMT]]>If you guys want a deal on security and monitoring, PM me. Monitoring is actually around 25-30 for residential security.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169661https://fargostreet.com/post/169661Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:04:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:06:13 GMT]]>

ruthless351;180185 wrote:
These guys hit my house the other day! Tried to sell me a $1500 Home security system for free but i had to pay for monitoring. Sorry but nothing is free so i sent them on their way.

Yup that's pretty much exactly what it would be. The parts they use are all stuff that can be found in any local store (they are in no way affiliated with Honeywell).

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/169622https://fargostreet.com/post/169622Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:06:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Door to Door Home Security Scam on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:43:19 GMT]]>These guys hit my house the other day! Tried to sell me a $1500 Home security system for free but i had to pay for monitoring. Sorry but nothing is free so i sent them on their way.

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