Dump Axis and Hikvision, Arecont Will Pay You

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Nov 30, 2016

Do you want to get rid of your Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, Hanwha Samsung, Hikvision, Pelco or Sony cameras?

Now, Arecont will pay you to dump them for new Arecont cameras. 

Arecont is offering to buy back competitor's cameras, in what they say may be an industry-first program, and will pay up to $300, depending on the model.

Inside this report we have full details of Arecont's offer, what qualifies, and what does not.

** *** **** ** *** *** ** **** ********, ****, *****, ****** *******, *********, ***** ** **** *******?

***, ******* **** *** *** ** **** **** *** *** Arecont *******. 

******* ** ******** ** *** **** **********'* *******, ** **** they *** *** ** ** ********-***** *******, *** **** *** up ** $***, ********* ** *** *****.

****** **** ****** ** **** **** ******* ** *******'* *****, what *********, *** **** **** ***.

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The *****

******* ** ******** $**-$*** ******* **** *** *** ** ******* camera** ******* ** ******** "************" ******, *** **** *** ****** that *** ******** ** ** *******.

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

Qualifying ********

*** ***** ************ ***** "********, ****, *****, ****** *******, *********, *****, ****" *** ******* says ***** ******** "*** ** ******** ** * ****-**-**** ***** upon ******* (*****) ******** ** ******* ******." **** ****** **** ****** cameras, ** ******** ******* ** *** ******* *** **** *****, the *****-*** **** ** "**********" ** *** ******* ******* ********* them. *****-** ******** ** *** **** ** ****.

******* ******** *** ********* ******** ** ******* **** ***** ******* as ********** *** ******* ****** *******:

  • **** *** ** ******* ********** ****** ** *** ** ******* Vision *************® **** **, $*** ******.
  • **** ***-****** ******* ** ****** ** ******* ********** ****** ** for ** ******* ****** ********® *, $*** ******.
  • ***** ********* ** ******* **** ** ******* ********** ****** ** for ** ******* ****** ********® * ** ******** **, $*** rebate.
  • ***** ***-*****-* *** *** ****** ** ******* ********** ***** ** for ** ******* ****** *********® **, $** ******. 

Industry ***** *****

******* **** ** **** ** "******* ** ******** *****" *** ** cannot **** *** ******** ******* ******. ***** ****** ************* **** offered ***-**** ******** *** ***** *** ********, *** *** ********* have **** "**** ****" ******, *** ****** ************* **** *** ********* ***** **** ********** ********* of ********** ******** **** ********** ***-**** ******. 

PTZ *****-** *** ** **** ********

*******'* *****-***** ******* *** ***** ********** ********* *******. *********** *** have *** **** **** ** ********** ********* ** ******* ***** old **** *** ** ******* ************* *******, ***** **** *** the ******* ****** ****** ** $***.

Effectively **-**% ********

*******'* ***** ** *********** ** ********** **-**% ********, ********* ** the ***** ***** *********. **** *** **** *********** ****** ********* ** make ********** *********, ** **** ********* *********** ******** ** ******, but **** *** ****** **** **** **** *********** ******* ********* or ***** *******. 

Selling ** **** ***********?

*** ***** **** **** ******* ** ****, *********, ***. *** this ** ********* *** ****, ***** *** ****** ** ***** so *** *** ******** *** ***** *** ***** *** *** cameras **** *** *+ ***** ***.

Maturing ** ****** ******

**** * *** ***** ***, ** ******* **** ***** ********** new *** *** ****** *** ********* ***** ******* ******** ****** users ** ****** ** **. ******, **** *** **** * core ******* ********* ***** (*.*.,****** *** ******* ** / ****** **********). ***, **** ************ ************* ************** **, *** *********** ** against ***** *** ******** ** ****** *********.

Arecont's **** **********

**** ********* ** ***** *** ** *** ** *******'* *** *** *** *******, *** **** **** *******% *** ************ ********. ****** ********* *** ***** *** ****** ** *** ****** and ******** ******** ******, ** ** **** *** ******* ************* ** *** **** aggressive **********, *** *********** **** *** * ****** ************ ** be ******* ** **** ** *** **** ****, ** **** regard *******'* ********* ** ********* ** "******** *****".

Poll - ****

Comments (31)

Undisclosed #1

11/30/16 03:46pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/30/16 04:03pm

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

**, ** *** ****** **** *** ******* *******?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/30/16 04:41pm

**, ** *** ****** **** *** ******* *******?

***, ********** ;)

*** ********, * ******** *** * ***, ***-******* **** **** in *** *****, *** ** *********** ***** ******* *** ***********...

***** ******* *** ****** **** **** *** *****, ******** ** met *** ***** **************?

******* ** *** *&*, * *** ******* ********** *********** **.

Undisclosed Integrator #8

In reply to John Honovich | 12/05/16 01:28pm

** ******* ************ ******* ** ***** ******* ** **** **** from *** ** ******** **** ***.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/30/16 07:41pm

* ***** ******* ***** ****** **** ***-******* *******, ** ******* returned ******* *** *********, ** **** ** **** *****. **** responded:

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Brian Karas | 12/01/16 10:36pm

* *** **** ** *** **** *** ****? *** ***** spend $*,*** ** **** **** * ******* ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 12/02/16 12:23am

#*, *** ***** **** * * **** *** **** / Panasonic / **** ****** ***. **** ** ** ****** ** 1.3MP ***.

******** *** *** *** ****. ***** *** **** ** ** IP **** *** *****. ** *** **** ** ** *** covering * ***** **** *** ***** ** ****** *** **** a **** *****-****** *** ******* **** **** *** ** ***** $300 *** ******* ** **** **** *** **** ** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to John Honovich | 12/02/16 01:02pm

* **** *** **** *** **** ****, ** ********** *** that ** ***** *** ******* ****** ** *** ****** **** would ********* ** ******** ******. *** ***** ******** **** * saw *** *** ***** ****** *** **** ***********, *** ******* upgrades.

Undisclosed #2

11/30/16 03:51pm

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

Undisclosed Integrator #3

11/30/16 05:41pm

** ******, ******* ** **** ********** ****. * **** * client *** *** * ***** ** ******* **** ******* **** all ****** *** * ******** **** **** ********* *** **** had ** ******** *****.

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | 11/30/16 06:49pm

*** * **** ***** ****** ** *** *** *** ****** to *** ***** **********, ******** ******* *******.

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

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 11/30/16 09:11pm

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

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

** ********** ** *******/********* ** ******* *********, ** *** ***** camera ** **** ***, ** ***** ** **** ***** ** the **** ;)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 12/05/16 04:15am

***** **** ******* *** ***** **** ** *****!

Undisclosed Integrator #4

11/30/16 07:58pm

**** ****** *** ********* ** *** ****** * * * and *** **** ****** 😂

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Paul Grefenstette

12/01/16 02:50am

** **** **** ***-******* ******* ******* ** *** ***** ** well ;)

John Honovich

IPVM | 12/01/16 12:32pm

*** *** **** ***, ******* *** ********* *** ***** ********* MP ******. ***, **** ** *** **** **** ******* ** in *** ****** *** *****:

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Jim Kirk

12/01/16 12:57pm

****,

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

***** **** * ***** *** ** **** ******* **** *** changing ********** ***, **** * ****** *********, ******* ** *** brand *** ***** ********.

**** *** *** ****** ******* *** ** *** ****** ******** out ** *** ****** ***** ****** ** * *************** ***.

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** ** *** *** **********:*** ****** ************* ***** ***** ********?

Michael Kearns

12/01/16 01:11pm

*** *** **** ** ** * ***'* ****** *** *** Arecont ***** ** ********! ** ***** ************** *** * *** years ** *** ******* **** ** **** **** **** ***** time. *** ** *** **** *** ******* **** *** ***** and **********'* *** ********* ***** *** ********** **** **** ** the ****.

* ****** ********* *** **** **** *** **** **** *** multi ****** *******. ** **** **** ****** **** *** *** awhile **** **** *******!

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Kearns | 12/01/16 01:16pm

*** *** **** ** ** * ***'* ****** *** *** Arecont ***** ** ********!

** ***** **** * *** ** ******* *************, ********* *******, now ********* ***** ** ***** *** ******** ***** ****** (*** for *******) **** ******* ******** **** ****** *** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to Michael Kearns | 12/05/16 04:14pm

***** **** *** ****. ** **** *** ****** *******. ******** it *** */* *** ********** ** *** ****, ** **** a **** ****** *** ** ***** ** ********. ** ** also **** **** ********

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

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | 12/01/16 01:30pm

** ****** ******* *** ******* ** ***** ********* **** ** replace **** **** * ***** *****. ***** ** ****** * place ** *** *** *** **** *****'* **** *** ******/******/**** model. **** ******* **** ******* *** ** **** ** ** is "***" ****** ** *** *.*** ** *** ***** ** keep **.

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Christopher Freeman

12/01/16 03:55pm

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

**** *** **** ********** **** **** ******* ** **** , but *** ***** ******* *** *** ** **** **** *** not ****** ******** *** ******* ********** **** ****** *** **** did *** **** *** ************ ** *** ****** ** ********. Causing **** ** *** ***** ******.

** **** ** ** **** *** ** *** *** , now *** ******** ** *** ****** *** **** ************* ** existing ******* ( ****** ** ***** ** *** *** *********** with ****** )

** *** **** ******** *** *** *** ** ** *** just ******** ** ** **** *** ** ****?

***** *** *** **** **** **** ******** ** ****** , but ******* ** **** , *** *** *** ****** **** delayed , **** ****** * *** ** ******** *******'*(*****'*) ** race ***** ** *** ****. *** ******* ********** **** ** fast ***** *** ****** ** **** *** ******** ** **** left ******.

**** **, *** ******* *******'* **** ********* ******* *** *** cost ********* ***** ***** **** *** *********.

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

** ***** *** ** * ******* ** ** ** *** for ********* *** **********.

***** * ***** ******* , * **** ***** ******* ****. in ***** ** **********

John Honovich

IPVM | 12/01/16 05:45pm

**** ******: **% ** *********** ***** **** ** * **** idea *** **% ** ************* ***** ** ** * *** one.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

12/02/16 03:27am

* ** * ****** ******* ** *** ******* ****** *** Arecont, *** ** ******* *********** **** **** *** ** *** last * ***** ** ***** **** ** ***. * **** installed * *** ******* ** **** *** **** *** * grand ***** ** *** **** *** ***, *** ** *** an ***-**-***-*** ***** **** *** ******** *********** *** *** ** issues **********. *********, * *** ******* ** ****** *********** ********** where * *** ******** *** ******* *** *** ***** ********* going ******* ****.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 12/02/16 10:01am

#*, **** ******* ********! *** *********** *** *** ******* ************ discounts? ********* ***** ************'* ******* ************ *** ********* ****** ****** (like ** *** * ***** *****). ** *******'* **** ******?

Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to John Honovich | 12/03/16 05:00am

** **** -

**** *********** -- **** **** **** *%. ********* ** *** size *** *************** ** *** *******, *'** ******** ******* ** 40% ********* ******. * **** ********* * **** ************ **** my ***** *** **** *** *** ******* ***, *** **** understand **** *'* *** ****** *** *** ********* ****** *'* trying ** *** ******** **** ** *** *** ********* ***. So, * ***'* ****** *** *** * ***** ******** ******* that's *** * **** ***********.

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Christopher Freeman

12/02/16 02:22pm

* ***** , *** ******* **** **** **** **** **********, returned *****, ***** ******* **** *** *****, ***** **** ******** with *** ********.

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

*** ******* *** ** ** ******** *** *** ****** ** time **** **** *** ***** ** ******** **** **** ** haunt **** . ** ********** ********.

**** *** ****** *** ****** *****, ***** **** ***** **** no ******* ** *** *******, *** ** *** *** ****** question * ** ***** *** ******* **** **** *** ******* a * **** , **** *** ****** *** **** ******* as **** **** ******* *** ********** ** .

******* ** *** **** *** ******** , *** **** ***** are **** ********** *** ****** ** **** ** *** ******* for ******* **** ************ .

John Honovich

IPVM | 01/07/18 07:27pm

******* ********* ** ******** *** ***** ** *******,*** ******* ** ****:

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Paul Grefenstette

01/07/18 08:22pm

******* ********/**** ******* **** ******* *** **** ** *** **** the **** *** *** ** **** *** **** ****** *** for ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Paul Grefenstette | 01/07/18 11:51pm

*** ******* **** *** **** * **** ***. ****** *** into *** *******? *** *** *** *******?

Undisclosed #1

01/08/18 12:02am

**** **** **** ** ******* *** *** ** ***** **** trade-ins?

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

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