Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / June 2004

I have a client that wants to use an old CS-4000 for monitoring. Does
this receiver support any protocol besides ITI's?
Thanks,
Eduardo B. Fonseca

I received this e-mail from GE Security today, in part it states:
"As part of our regular product line review process, we have determined that
the Ranger control panel line does not meet the criteria for continued
development.  Therefore, we will be discontinuing the Ranger product ...

What is a good monitoring company for my self installed system? I've seen
several offers online. Any I should avoid?
Bob

Out of curiosity, the building i live in has an elevator that is monitored.
When you push the button, someone calls back on the phone and finds out the
problem. I was talking to one of the workers and he has the elevator number
and called it and he can program certain things such ...

We're researching the feasibility of bringing a TLM to market which would
utilize the premises internet connection to supervise the telephone line as
a level of protection against line cut for dial-up accounts.
Powered from the alarm panel, the system will cost about $100 for the

I have seen it recomended that each window or door contact be run all
the way back to the alarm box.  That would take a lot of wire!
The basic zone loop for the windows is a series circuit and the simple
way seems to be to run a loop connecting to each window switch and

Has anyone found a card access system that rivals LENEL? Any suggestions or
opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Over the past 4 or 5 monnths, we have noticed an overall degradation
of quality from the operators at Nationwide Monitoring.  This
includes, but not limited to: not reporting missed test calls; being
placed on "hold" (numerous times) when we call for any reason;

Time Warner Cable is about to roll out VOIP, Voice Over Internet Protocol,
in its Columbia, SC Market.  Anyone have any experience with this pertaining
to alarms.  They "claim" they have released it in Charlotte, Raleigh, and a
few other cities with no problems when it comes to ...

Well, I'm going to try some other controls. I've been a faithful DSC user
since the inception of the 832 system, but it's time to look around. They
work great when they work, but lately, well...
I fired up a new NX8E last night, along with the NX408E 8-point wireless

Hi All, I've been looking around for information on any alarm systems that
are network aware. What I'm interested in is a system that when triggered
would generate information about the alarm condition through a network
(Ethernet) interface. I'd like to be able to take that data and ...

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In an alarm condition, does the Ademco Vista 15P seize the phone line or do
I have to add another device on the phone line?
Bob

My wireless alarm system was "deaf" and "dead" during the use of an
FCC like authorized wireless radio "headphone", that simple...
Unfortunately this authority authorized and certified device
transmitted on the shared and not protected wireless alarm system

Here's a link to a handy gadget.  http://www.dictionary.reference.com/
Try using it for something other than a paperweight.
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