Re: avoiding being "locked out"

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The main reason for locking the panel is to protect proprietary monitoring
information and protect the owner from having programming changed (possibily
by a moonlighter that doesn't know enough abt the system), all my panels are
locked. If a client wants to change monitoring co's all they have to do is
call for it to be unlocked and I remove our proprietary info.

Unfortunately, some less than ethical companies may use this feature to hold
their clients hostage.

hmmm.... I have to admit that it may be useful if the client hasn't paid for
monitoring in 9 months.



<powercat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1124629286.071477.270930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Greetings I know a commercial alarm system installer who moonlights on
> residential set-ups.  Basically I do the unpleasant part (running the
> wiring) and he does the programming and is paid appropriately for that
> task.  What he does not do is sell alarm monitoring to avoid a conflict
> with his "real" employer.
>
> This all sounds very fair to me.  He does say "pick an alarm monitoring
> company that won't "lock out" your panel and prevent you from switching
> later".
>
> In short how do you know if a company is engaged in that practice
> (obviously I can ask).  This sounds very shady to me especially if I
> own the equipment.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>