Re: Question about Brinks

[Chris <Chris_member@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a brinks system. How do I go about removing power to disconnect it? They
want to charge to come out and remove it, and I figure asking is better than the
hammer method.

In article <diT7e.6074$bc2.3586@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stanley Barthfarkle
says...
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>Buy a control and keypads for $100 or so. Replace the panel and keypads.
>Call Brinks and give them 5 days to pick up their stuff.  Wire and program
>it yourself- It isn't that difficult. If monitoring is wanted, shop around
>on the web- there are many places that will do it for less than $10 per
>month.
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>"jj3000" <jeremy_ho@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> When I bought my house the previous owner had brinks disconnected the
>> monitoring service. But of course in such a way that it won't work as
>> a standalone, and require a sales person to activate and try to sell
>> me a monitoring contract with it.
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>> I don't know the model of the alarm (I can check if needed) but some
>> questions:
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>> 1) I have a "detached garage" (but wall attached to house) garage is a
>> seperate door away from the house, but it is also wired up to the
>> alarm.   When I arm the alarm, the exit sequence is, exit front door,
>> close lock front door, open garage door, close garage door and lock
>> (from inside garage).  Will it work properly?  I am not sure while the
>> alarm is arming it will detect door shutting and opening, or does it
>> only trigger after the time ran out, and a door remain open?
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>> 2) Is it possible to have the arm time to be, say 3 minutes and disarm
>> time to be 1 minute?  I would like lots of time to exit the house but
>> when I come back/or break in I would like it to sound sooner.
>> Although.. it would probably take me as long to enter the house as I
>> exit so it might be a moot point.
>>
>> 3) finally service about the contract.. the sales guy told me after
>> the 2 or 3 year monitoring service contract, if I discontinue the
>> monitoring service, the alarm will work as a standalone. Would he be
>> lying about this?  I am afraid after the contract is over and I don't
>> renew the monitoring, the alarm will revert to the state of error
>> ("call 1-800...")  like it is now.
>>
>> 4) Is this the only way I can make my alarm functional and work as a
>> standalone, is to get the monitoring service for a couple of years?  I
>> am thinking a working alarm (either standalone or monitoring) is an
>> asset to have and since it is already installed there is no reason for
>> me to rip it all out install another system.
>> Especially say, if I sell my house, I will have a brinks system that
>> is working as a standalone, but it is also capable of the monitoring
>> service if the buyer choose to.  Isn't it more attractive than what I
>> have now, with is a non-working alarm that requires signing up for a
>> monitoring contract?
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>> I do like the monitoring service for a peace of mind and might even
>> have the service indefinitely; but I would like to know if others have
>> similar experience.  It seems this is the only way to take "ownership"
>> of the alarm (as in getting it to work)
>>
>> thanks in advance.
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