Tag: Online Alarm Quotes
Industry veteran Don Trask dies at 75
March 22, 2013Rich Miller
Sad news out of Texas: Don Trask, former vice president of operations for Online Alarm Quotes, died last week in Dallas at age 75.
“Don was one of the very first employees of Monitronics and helped build their central station,” Tom Fowler, president of Online Alarm Quotes, told SSN. “A very good soul. He was one of the nicest people I ever encountered in any walk of life. Please make mention of his passing and keep his family in your prayers.”
Trask was the executive vice...
Niche dealer program helps make home automation affordable
July 10, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
YONKERS, N.Y.—Online Alarm Quotes, a niche dealer program based here, recently announced it has upped its funding to dealers. That allows dealers to offer customers the latest in home automation technology with no money down, said Tom Fowler, co-owner of the dealer program, which was launched early last year. “We're allowing our dealers to go up to $250 a month. That allows dealers to offer products and services like [Honeywell's] Total Connect, the cameras that you need for Total Connect,...
N.Y. niche dealer program growing
October 12, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
YONKERS, N.Y.—Online Alarm Quotes—a new dealer program based here that says it's unique because it buys accounts for renters and those with low credit scores—recently announced it has selected Honeywell as its exclusive supplier.“We are announcing that we will only buy accounts from here on out that have Honeywell systems installed,” Tom Fowler, co-owner of the business, which was launched early this year, told Security Systems News in early October. However, Fowler...
Online Alarm Quotes gets funding, 2GIG deal
April 14, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
YONKERS, N.Y.—Online Alarm Quotes, a new dealer program based here, recently announced it has added a funding program and closed a deal with 2GIG Technologies to offer its products.
“We have partnered with a major finance firm to create a benefit that is exclusive for our members,” business co-founder Tom Fowler told Security Systems News on March 18.
“We now have an account purchase program for our dealers with no chargebacks and no guarantee,” he said. Also, Fowler...
New business billed as 'hassle-free' program for dealers
January 28, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
YONKERS, N.Y.—A new business called Online Alarm Quotes offers the benefits of a dealer program and allows dealers to maintain complete independence, according to Tom Fowler, co-founder of the new venture.
The company has been in development for about two years and its official launch was Jan. 17, said Fowler, who also is president and CEO of 24-7 Security, which serves the New York metropolitan area.
He said security dealers who sign up as members of Online Alarm Quotes get qualified leads—about...