On 09/10/02 22:20.43, avdude said...
Whoa,!!!
Probably a can of worms (or WA) you shouldn't
have opened here!
You see, everyone here has EXTENSIVE experience,
EVERY DAY with fellas and customers just like
you, who think that what we do is soooooo easy.
So let's break it down this way, shall we?
Cost to become an AMX dealer = tens of thousands
of dollars in opening orders, and promises to
perform at a certain level.
Cost to become an AMX programmer, see above plus
an average of $2000.00 - $7,000.00 in travel,
lodging, food and tuition for the training seminars
and continuing education PER PROGRAMMER/YEAR,
just to keep up to date with technology changes.
Cost to make fun of an idiot on this site...PRICELESS!!
Very mature resonse
P.S., along with the other interrogatories about
what you do, I pose this question: What DO you
do? Everyone on this site, that has any business
posting on this site, knows that the AVERAGE AMX
or Crestron installation is about $60,000. Furthermmore,
everyone who has any business on this particular
set of posts makes less than that per year on
average. In addition, I wonder, regardless of
what you do, how did YOU pay for the system you
are wanting to upgrade, change etc...?? Did you
win the lottery, or did you do it by charging
"CRAZY" rates at your job, although in your mind
you are worth what you charge? Are you using your
hourly rates to benefit the company and provide
continued training to your employees, or are you
just making such an insane amount of money that
it doesn't matter, and you have nothing better
to do than wonder if your being gouged by your
installer who CLEARLY possesses many abilities
you don't?
The install for the Phast system was far less than $60K
If you read my 2nd post you would have seen that I apologized for the first post.
Furthermore I don't charge hourly rates so you obviously did not read my second post.
You are also a very insulting and derogatory individual.
I'm in COMPLETE agreement with SHOE here, right
down to the hard day at work. I look to this site
for advice, help, and the occasional laughs, not
'you', so go away. I deal with 'you' every day,
and everyday 'you' don't get it. Go away. I can
turn on my TV, VCR, and even my lights. HAH!
P.P.S. I am an AMX programmer, especially of Landmark,
and would be delighted to do your system for my
current rate of $175.00/hour. I can program and
troubleshoot a system in a day (provided the trim
is already done and equipment is in place as per
design)! How long would it take you to learn these
skills, then apply them, then buy the programming
software, then acutally sit down and program it.
Bet it'd be cheaper to just let your "CRAZY" AV
Guys do it huh??!! Doesn't seem so "CRAZY" now
does it.
