Re: need unbiased advice about lynx system

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sure just find a local company that's willing to set you up locally, have
them come out an re-program it and teach you how to use it...then pay for
the service call. ADT won't work on a local system but you might find
someone that will...call around.

Personally, I think local systems are almost worthless...jmo.


"Jason_Schaitel" <jason_schaitel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1124422749.531026.259350@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> greetings all,
>
> I just bought a house last month (that was a foreclosure) and has a
> lynxr-en security system. I would like to use it but I am not sure that
> I want to pay $33 a month for ADT or someone to do the monitoring. We
> also don't use a home phone and use cell phones, so the only reason to
> get a home phone hooked up would be to enable the security system. I
> called ADT today and they said to call them back once I had home phone
> service connected.
> I am new to this all because I have never has a home security system
> and anyone I talk to like ADT will have a vested interest in me
> activating through them or something and not giving me the strait
> unbiased story. It seems to me I should be able to use this system
> without having to have it monitored. I can use the family message
> feature, the feature that turns on appliances or A/C electrical on a
> timer (very handy for christmas lights in a couple months) and local
> alarm alerts if there is a breakin or someone leaves the door open,
> etc. The rub is, from what I have read, that there is an installer code
> and a master code, so it looks like I can't just reset it and start
> from scratch like I was able to do with the garage door opener and its
> access panel outside.
> So am I kinda stuck? does the company that installed the system and
> previously monitored it have the install code and master code and the
> system is pretty much worthless unless I sign up with them and have
> them unlock it all and give me a master code? I can live without it and
> I an not sure I want to spend $33 a month for ADT and another $30 a
> month for Sprint local phone just to have the system working. But it
> would be cool if I could use some of the features.
> Any advice or input is appreciated.
>
> Jason
>
>