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$11,000 For 1 Reader & 1 Camera?

I know it’s expensive to do business in California but my installer is charging me 11 K for one card reader, electric strike, Piesio audible alarm, camera watching the door, and of course door controller wiring, licenses, etc. (Exit side is an existing panic bar).

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**** ******* ********** *********:

** *** **** ** ******** ****** control ****** **** ** ***** ******** on/managed ** ** **** **** ******* require *** "******" ********?

** *** ********** ** **** ********** located ***** ** *** **** ** is *** ********** ******** ** ** located ** * ****** ***/***/********** ******?

** **** * ********** **** **** location? ********** ****** ***?

** *** ******** ******** ** *** way?

***** *** ******** ** **** **** questions ******** ** ******* * ****** answer.

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**, **#*,

**** *********,

** *** **** ** ******** ****** control ****** **** ** ***** ******** on/managed ** ** **** **** ******* require *** "******" ********?

**** ** *** ** ******** ****** system

** *** ********** ** **** ********** located ***** ** *** **** ** is *** ********** ******** ** ** located ** * ****** ***/***/********** ******?

*** ********** ** ***** *****, ***** the ****.

** **** * ********** **** **** location? ********** ****** ***?

******* ***.

** *** ******** ******** ** *** way?

****.

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*'** ** ** *** $**,***.

***** *****, **#* ** ******* ** that ***** ** *** *** ****** information ******** ** **** ** ******** assessment. ** *** ****** ** ** the ******** ** *** **** **** will ** ***** ** ** *****, so ******* ******* ******** **** *'* say ************** * *********** *******.

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**#* - $**,***.** *** *** *** is *****.

****, **** ** * **** ** items, ****** ** *** ** **** if **** ***** ******. (***** *'* trying *** ** **** **** ** much "***** ******" ****). :-)

*****-**** - **** *******

***** - *************** *** * ****

********* - *** **** ******

****** *** - ******

***-****** - ****** ***

*** ** *** *** ********* **** release,

**** ** ****** ****** ***.

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**** ** ***! *** ****'* ***** to ** ***** ** ** **** the **** ** *** ***!

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**** *****'* **** ** ** ****** out ** ****. ********* ** *** installation ***********, *** ** *** **** (does ** **** ************), *** ****** of ***** *** ** *** *** with ******* **** ** ***** ** right **.

*** ******** ** **** ******* **** Life ****** *****, *** ****** **** Latch **** **********, *** * ****** Hanwha ******. * ****** ***** ** also *** *****, ***** **********, ********* for *** *****, *** ***/*** ********* provided **** **** *****?

* ***** ** **** *** *** someone **** ********* - *** ******* company ** ******* * **** *** installation *** ****** ** ****** ********.

**** ****!

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**#* - $**,***.** *** *** *** is *****.

******'* ***** ** ****** **** ******. ;)

*****-**** - **** *******

***** - *************** *** * ****

********* - *** **** ******

****** *** - ******

***-****** - ****** ***

*** ** *** *** ********* **** release

***** ** *********** ****** *** ** exchange ** *.** *'* ******* **** under $*,*** *** ** ***** ** my ****. *** *** **% ****** and **** **** ** ** ***** $2,600 ***. ** *** ****** **** $1,000 ** *******, **** ********, **********, etc. **** ****, *******'* ****** * very ******* **** ** *****.

**** *** ****** ***** **** ***** overkill *** ******** * ****. **** one ********* ** ****** $*** *** my ****.

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* ****** **** ** *** ** itemized *****, ** **** *** ***** be ****** "*** ** ** ********* charging ** **** *** [********]"?

*** ******* ******** ***** **** ****, or ********* ** **** *****, **'* hard ** ***** **** ******. ***, the ***** ***** ****, *** *'** also **** ********** ****** ******* **** that ***** * $*,*** ******/********** ***. At $**, **'* ******** ***** *** much, *** ***** ******* ******* ************ where *** ***** ** ***** ** is **** ** *** ** *** installer ** **** ************ *** **********, or ** ***** ** * **** of *** *** **** *** ***** or ************* *** *** *** ** aware **.

***, *** ********* ****** ******** **** that *** ***** ***** "****" **** and ***** *** ** ***** **** explanation ***** *** *****.

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***** ** **** ******* ******, *** of ***** **** ******* ****, *** labor ** * *** **** $**.

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*** ***** ** * *** **** $7k.

**** ** ~*/* ** **** *****... and *** *** ** **********.

**** *** *** ******** *****?

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** ***'* **** ****** ** ******* a ***** ***** ** **** (******** around $***/*****) ** ******* *** ******, and *** ******/******** ******? * **** like ** *******'* **** **** * business ****. ** **** * **** it *** ** **** ** * single *****,.

$** *** ***** ** $***/**** ** 35 *****. *** $** *** * camera, ****** *** ******** ******? (**** a ****** ******, ********).

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** ***'* **** ****** ** ******* a ***** ***** ** ****

**, * *** **** ****** * California ****... * **** ** **** what *********** ***** ****** ** ** these **** ** ******.

*** ** #* ********, ** ***** make ***** ** ***** *** ** some ***** ******** *** *** *** a *****. **** **** * ***** just ***** ** *** **** * flat *** ** **** * **** at **** *** **** *** ******* a ***** ** ********** **** **** a ****** ** ******* *** ***. cuz **** ***** ***** *****.

**** ***** **** *** * ****** idea ** **** ****** ***** ****** that *** *** *** ** **** defense ** *** ******* ******.

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** ***** *******, * ****, ** sub ********** **** ****?

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**** ** ****.

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********* *****'* **** ** ** **. $11k ** "****** ** ***** *** time". * ******, * ******...***** ** least * *** ** *** **** can ** ***** ** * ****** paying *******.

********* ** ***** **** *** ** "picking *** *******".

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*** **** ***** ********** ** "*** is ***** ** ******* *** ****** control ********?"

* **** **** *********** *** ***** for ******** ********* ** *****, ** the ***** *** ******** * ******* system *** ******** **** *** **** entry *** ***** ** ******** *** part ** *** ***.

** ** *** ****** ** **** task ** ** ** ****** **** another ******** ** ******* ****** *** be ****** ** *** ****** ******* system.

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** **** * ********* **** **** programs *** ****** *******, **** **** is ******* **** ***.

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*** *** *** ******* *****?

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*'* **** **, *** ** ***********, we *** ****** ** **** ***** guys.

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** *** ****** ** **** ***** guys

******* *** **** ******** **** *** question? ;) ***** **** **** ****.

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*****, *** **** * ****** **** ground ******** **** **** (*** ***** places) * **** ** **** ****** ammo ** *** ** *********** ***** be **** ** ********* * **** reasonable ****, ********* * ** ******** of ***** ******* ***** ****** ** force **** ** ***** *** *****.

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****** ***** ** **.

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******** ********** ****** ***** ****

*** *****. ** ****** ***'** **** to ****** *** ******* '*********'.

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*** *** *** *** * ******** quote?

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*** * **** ****. *** **** & ***** **** ***** **** ****** to **. * ****** ** ** one ** ** ******* *****.

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** **** ** *** ***** *** the ****** *** ******?

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***** $*** *** *** ****** *** about $*** *** *** ******.

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**** *** ********** ***** **** **** integrator ****** *** ***** ************/***********/***********?

**** ***** **** **** **** ********* for **** ******* ** *** **** year?

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*** ** *** ************* **** ** locked ** ***** ***. **** *** the **** ******** ** *** ****, all **** ****** **** **** **** the * ******* ** *** ****** them.

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*** *** ** * ***** ********.

******* ** ****** **** ******* ** a ***** *****...

*** ** ****** ** ** **** the ********* ********** ******* **** ****'* properly ******** ***** ***** *********** ** relation ** **** ********** - ***** is ***** *****.

****** **** ** **** *** ******** you **** * **** **** ******* they ***.

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* **** ***'** ******** * *** of ****** ***** *******, *** **** with *** *********** ***'** ********, ***** are * *** ** ***** ****.

*. **** ****** ******* ******** ** this, ** **** ************, **** ********** is ***** **** *** *** ****** control? * ** ******** **** *** say "**********" ***** *** ****, *** mean **'* * ********* ********** (*.*. they're *** ******* **-*** **** ** the *****), ***** ***** ***** *** to ** * ******* **** ***** to *********** **. *** **** ** the ********** *** **** **** ************* depending ** **** ******* ****'** ******* there. ** **'* * ******* ****** that ****'** ******* ***** *** **** (hypothetical), ****'* * $*,***-$*,*** **** ***** there (*** **** *'* *** ********** that ****** ** *** ************, *** giving * ******** *******). **** * LP1501 ** ~$***.

*. *** **** ** ***** "*-****" power ******, *** *** ***** ** nothing *** * *** ***** ****** (no *********). *** "*-****" ***** **** anything **** ** *****-**** (*** ******-******* power ****** + *** *-****** ************ board ** * **"***" *********), ***** is ***** * $*** ***** ******, up ** * *****-************* (*** ****-******* power ****** **** * ******* **** outputs ** * ***** *********), ***** is ***** * $*,*** ***** ******. Oh, *** ** ** **** ****** to ** * *******-******* ***** ******, there's ******* ******* **** ****'* ******. Also, *** ** ********* *** ****** power ***** *** ****? ** ** already *****? **** *** ********** **** to ********** ******** ** *** **** just ** ** ***** **** **** no *********** **** ***** ******?

*. * *****'* **** *** ******* of *** **** *** ***** **** are ** **** *** ******* ********** are. * ***** **** ** ****'* a ******** ******** ** ********, *** is ***** ***** ****? ******** ***** pathways **** ***-**-***? **** ***** ** a **** ******* ** **** ***** depending ** *** ********** ** *** cable ***. *** ******** ******** ******** or ** *** ****** ***** ******** in ** ** *** *******?

*. ** *** ********** *********** *** the ******* *******? ** **, *** they ***** ** ******** (*.*. ******* down ** * ***** ***** ** the ****-***, ******* ** *** ******, then ******* ** * ******* ** the ***** *** ******* ** *** device)? ** ***** *****, *** ***** have ** **** ** * ******* drops ** ~$***/**** *** ****, ** that's ******* ~$*,*** ***********.

*. ** ****** **** *** ****** is ** ***** *****, *** *'* highly ******** ** *** **** ********. You ********* ** ******** **** ****** -- ** **** * ******* **** device ** * *** ****? *** reason **** ** ********* ** **** a *** **** ****** *** **** a *** ****, ***** ** * $350 ****** *** **** **** **** a **** ********* * ****** ** hours ** ******* *******/********* *** ***** probably **** ** ********* ******** ********** longer. * *** **** ***** **** need * *** ****, ***** ** a $*** ****** *** ***** ***** 30 ******* ** ******* *** ******* who ****'* **** *** ******. *** a **** **********, *** ***** ** a ********** ** $***-*** ** **** (not ** ******* ********* **** **** frame **** **** ****).

*. ***** *** ******** *****, ****'* an ********** ***** ********* **** * would ** ***** ******************,****** ***** "****" ******* **'* **********:

* ***** ****** + ********* + Battery: $**** + * ***** ***** to *****, *****, *** **** ** (with ****-******* ***** **********)

* ********** - $*** (******) + 0 ***** (******** *****)

* ****** + *** + ******* + **** ******* + ******* = $500 + * ***** ***** (******** lacing *** **** *** *********** *******)

* *** ******* = $*** + 4 ***** *****

* ******* ******* = $*** (**** $400/drop, ** ***** ***** ******)

* ****** = $*** + * hours *****

* ****** ******* = $*** (*** knows **** **** *** ** ** may *** **, **** ********* * placeholder) + * ***** ***** (*********** by ******)

* ***** *** = $*,*** + 15 ***** *****

* ****** = $*** + * hours *****

* ******* ******* = $***

* *** ******* = $*** + 0 ***** ***** (*********** ** ******)

* ***** *** = $*,*** + * ***** *****

* ******* ********** / ************ = 2 *****

TOTAL **** = $*,*** + ** ***** *****

****** **** ***** ** $***/**** = $2,850, ** **** ****** ** ** more **** ~$*,*** (***-***) -- ****** there *** **** ***** ***** **** you're *** ******* *** ****.

***** **** - ** *** ****** on *** ** *** ******** *** higher **** *** ****, ***** **** on **** *** ****** **** ****** their ***** ** **** ** ****. Realistically, **** ***** ****** ** ***** MSRP ** ****'** ******** * ********** margin, ******** **** *** ********* **** from ******* ** *******.

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**#* ****** **** ** **, ****'* how **** ***** ****** **** ** far ********, *** *** *** **** that.

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******. * ******** ****** ****** **** aren't ********.

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