I think that this may have been answered by another post this morning. Okonski has posted the following under "Arrogant Companies - ADT"
Quote:I have a monitored burglar alarm system monitored by the above company. After a recent (and routine) service visit by their engineer, we discovered that my system was no longer calling the central monitoring station.
Further investigation revealed that the engineer had been instructed to substitute the number dialled by the alarm panel from the standard Manchester number of 0161 to one commencing 09xxxx. As my telephone line attached to the alarm has Premium Rate Call Barring, the call did not connect and the engineer had to seek advice. He returned with the news that ADT had provided a different number, and all was well. That number now turns out to be an 0870 one, still connecting to the same Manchester centre!
In the scale of things, the alarm activation call is seldom longer than 20 seconds, but anyone with an ADT alarm system may find it has been set to dial a genuine PREMIUM rated number without their authority.
You have been warned!
So it now appears that ADT is the latest to join the gravy train, and rip off its customers. So even as your home is being broken into, it's nice to know that you will be paying a premium to let your alarm company know.
What an absolute disgrace!
There are a number of websites that post the instruction manuals for ADT alarm systems (Because they really do not want you reprogramming "their" system .... you didn't actually think it was yours, did you?
) so you might be able to reprogram in the original geographic number instead.
Meanwhile, it is another company that should be informed of the scam (although I suggest they know only too well
exactly what they are doing), and (b) pilloried as publicly as possible if they won't change.