Amazon Launches Camera Installation Service

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on May 18, 2015

If Amazon selling cameras for cheap does not get your attention, maybe the fact they have added installation services will.

Not only can end-users buy hardware themselves, but now they are able to get quotes from multiple installers at the same time who are all competing to be the lowest priced provider.

In this note, we examine Amazon's Home Services for surveillance installation.

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Price **********

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Prescreened **********

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Network *****

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Profit ********

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Comments (27)

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Ari Erenthal

| 05/18/15 03:38pm

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Patrick Heenan

IPVMU Certified | 05/18/15 03:46pm

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Undisclosed 4 Integrator

In reply to Patrick Heenan | 05/19/15 06:40pm
* ********** *****! ******* ***** ** * ****** **** *** retail **** *** *** *******. *** ************ **** ** ***** as ******** ** **** ******* ************* *** (*** **** ****). Companies **** ******* **** *** ******* *******, **** ** **** enough *** **** ***** ****** ** ***** *** **** **** on * ****** ******* ****. ******* **** ***** ***** **** businesses **** **,***+ **** ********** ** **** ******** ********** ******* so *** ************* **** ****** ** *********.

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

| 05/18/15 03:49pm

**** ***** (*** ** ******'* ******** ********* *******) *******- "** conduct * **** ***** ******** *******, ***** *** ************ *** tool, ***** ******* ********* **** ** *.* ******* ** ******** every *** *******, *** *** ********* ** ******** ******** ************** in ****** *** ******** ****** ************.

** **** ******* ******** ******* *** *****, ********, ****, *********, VOC's (******** ******* *********), *** **** ** **** ** * complete **** ** ********** ******** **********. *** **** ** ** assist *** ******* ** **** ********* ***** ** ******* **** optimize *** ****** *** ******* ** ***** *****."

*** **** *** **** ***** **** ** ***** **** ** install *** *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Integrator | 05/18/15 04:03pm

* ***** **'* ****** **** ** ******* '*************' **** *** this **** ** ******** ******* **!

Patrick Clarke

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/19/15 01:41pm

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Patrick Clarke | 05/19/15 01:55pm

**, ****, ** *** ** ****** ***********.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | In reply to Ari Erenthal | 05/19/15 05:10pm

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

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | 05/18/15 04:01pm

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Keefe Lovgren

IPVMU Certified | 05/18/15 06:32pm

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Undisclosed 2

| 05/18/15 07:10pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 05/18/15 07:41pm

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Undisclosed 2

| 05/18/15 08:14pm

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****? *** *** ** ***** ************* ******** ** '******** **** this *******'.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 05/18/15 08:21pm

********** * *** ** * ****** ** ********** ********* **** configuring ******** *** ***, *****? **** ***** ******* *******? **** forwarding/Remote ******?

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Undisclosed 1 Integrator

| 05/18/15 08:26pm

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****, ***** *** ****** ****** ** "***** ******" ****** ** Amazon ** **** **** *** ** ***** *** ** **** of *** **** ****** ** "********" *** ************.

Undisclosed 2

In reply to Undisclosed 1 Integrator | 05/18/15 08:42pm

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

Hal Bennick

In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 05/21/15 02:37pm

***, *** ********* ***** ** **** ****@******.***....

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified / IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Integrator | 05/18/15 08:45pm

**** *** **** ******* ***** ****** **, **'** **** *** sure. *******,***** **** ******* **** *-********* ************:

Matt Transue

IPVM Admin | 05/18/15 08:56pm

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Hal Bennick

In reply to Matt Transue | 05/21/15 02:38pm

*** **** ****** ** ****** **** ** ****. ****** **** reviews *** *** ** ******.***.

Undisclosed 3 Integrator

| 05/19/15 02:23am

**** ***** **** *** **** ******. ******** ******, ******** **********, basic ********** *******, *** ***** ***** ***** ******** ***** **** gone *** *** ** ******** **** *******, **** ******, ***. I *** **** ** *** *************** ** *****. ** **, this ***** **** * ********* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 05/19/15 04:38pm

* ******* *** ** *** ****** ********** ****** ***** **** was ********. **** ** *** ********:

"******** **** ******* ************ *** ****** *** **** ** ***** cost ********, **** ******* **** ********* ****.

*** ***** **** ******** *** ***** *** ****** ******."
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Ari Erenthal

| 05/19/15 04:41pm

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Undisclosed 2

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 05/19/15 07:13pm

** ********** ** ***-**-*** ***, ********** **** ***** *** *, isn't ** * **** **********-**************** **** ******** **** * ******?

** *** **** *** *** *** **-********* *** *****? (*** then **-******* *** *****, **** *** ******* *******).

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 05/19/15 05:06pm

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Alan Dodds

| 05/25/15 04:38pm

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*****'* ** **** ************ *** ***** **** * ******* **** consumers ******** *** *****-***** ******* **** **** *********. ** **** is ***** ***** **** ****** * ************ ******, **** ***'* really **** *** *********** *** ******* ****** **** *** *******. Sometimes ** * ******** *** ***'* **** **** *** **** until *** *** **** *** ***'* ****.

* ****** ** ** **** *** *** ** *** * offerings * *** ******** **** *** **********. *'* *** *** the *****, *** *** **** ** ******** ** ** *********, I'd **** ** ******** ************ ****. *** *** *** ****** a ******** ****** * ***-*** ****** ** **** ** *** 2,3 ** * ***** *** **** *** ************ *** *** up?

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Ari Erenthal

| 07/12/16 06:03pm

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