can't believe somebody got paid for this install

drewinoc · **Joined:** Feb 2010 **Posts:** 23 **Location:** ca

I went for a walk threw the other day to bid on a job, the job was to install some new cameras an repair a few that have gone down.this is what I found .The place is 300 plus cameras,most of the DVR's where done with pirated xp and running gold beam software and hardware.

GUESS THE LOWEST BIDDER IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST WAY TO GO !

ayalas · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 140

Thats cause you haven't seen the casinos i done work in behind the matrix looks like a spiderweb. :lol:

Soundy · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:27 am

In fairness, I've seen sites that start out nice and clean, and get to states like that over years of stuff being moved, added, adjusted, repaired, and just plain monkeyed with. It gets to a point where the only fix is to disconnect everything, take all the gear out, untangle all the wires, test and relabel all of them, and possibly even cut a bunch of them back and reterminate... something that with a mess like that can be a couple days' work. And if everything is actually working, good luck convincing the client to pay for two days' work just to make things "pretty".

drewinoc · **Joined:** Feb 2010 **Posts:** 23 **Location:** ca

This was the better looking part of the job,Behind the matrix looks the same .there are two more rooms where there are DVR'S that look like this and the catwalk is about 100 times worse.This job is full of surprises.

Soundy you are right,the biggest challenge so far is convincing the client to let me make every thing look pretty.

nDAlk90 · **Joined:** Mar 2011 **Posts:** 507

That is a mess. :shock:

However why would they pay you to clean it up if it works?
Company's rarely like to pay for something that doesn't directly benefit them.

dustmop · **Joined:** Jun 2010 **Posts:** 117

Reminds me of the first casino I worked at. Place was brand new, but everything going into the matrix was an absolute DISASTER of epic proportions. If you looked at the cables wrong, a camera went out. So glad I was just a stick jockey at that property, and not the technician.

ljarrald · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:25 pm

i dont get how someone can walk away with it like that. personally i like to take pride in doing a good installation.

drewinoc · **Joined:** Feb 2010 **Posts:** 23 **Location:** ca

The same company that did there install,also ran there network lines.

nDAlk90 · **Joined:** Mar 2011 **Posts:** 507

Wow...

Do you have their phone number?
I could give them referrals. :lol:

dustmop · **Joined:** Jun 2010 **Posts:** 117

Oh. My. God.

Someone would be more than just fired for that. Bad enough the IT department here doesn't understand how to properly run their own lines, and always calls me for help/advice/directions. Sigh. Is it so hard to just read the basics, and then make the cable routing look like what already exists in the racks? (assuming it was done correctly at the start, that is)

This makes me want to go take pictures of their network racks. Pitiful.

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

Perhaps they only paid a few $$
Get what you pay for.

drewinoc · **Joined:** Feb 2010 **Posts:** 23 **Location:** ca

Wish I could say only a few bucks.But as explained to me after the install the company was on contract for a few years at $9,500 a month for upkeep and repairs not including cost of equipment. two employees on call if anything was needed :lol:

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

Oh well, there goes that idea then :lol:

Darn they were making a killing ...

HTElectrical · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 142 **Location:** Las Vegas

Hey Rory,
Can you shoot me an email?

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

Yep just sent you one actually ... my new temporary mail is rory2@ymail.com
until the DNS switch is completed.

can't believe somebody got paid for this install

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