Re: Wireless Home Security Systems

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keyfobs have such a short range someone would probably have to within
eyesight for the code to be scanned if that was even possible.

And someone removed and remounted the mainboard? What did you do about
that?...I woulda changed all my locks and had the alarm company that
installed the system come out immediately and find out what the heck
happened!


"Dovregubben" <dovregubben@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:47:13 GMT, Armadillo Soup
<louispoint@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| wrote:
|
| >I've tried reading through some of the threads in this newsgroup to get
an
| >idea about some of these wireless home security systems/alarms, but
frankly
| >I was unable to find out any useful information.
| >
| >Everybody on here seems so cocky and quasi aggresive and recalcitrant.
Not
| >everyone, of course, but lots of the posters. It sort of makes the whole
| >industry look bad.
| >
| >Where can I go to actually find unbiased opinions on these types of
systems
| >?  The ones like the GE/ProtectAmercica and SecureHome SecureLink II
| >systems. Is there any site that ranks/reviews/tests these systems ? Sort
of
| >like Consumer Reports.
| >
| >Also, in general, are these systems at least somewhat reliable in real
life
| >situations ?  I'm not trying to protect the crown jewels here, just my
TV,
| >stereo, and computer. I live in an apartment building.
| >
| >I am a little worried other wireless devices will set of the alarm. I'm
| >also worried my cat will set off the motion detector. I've seen ones that
| >say they are "pet proof", but am somewhat doubtful. Does anyone have real
| >world experience with these motion detectors and a cat ?
| >
| >Thanks for any helpful advice.
| >
| >cheers,
| >e
|
| From personal experience I can tell you that if you use a keyfob-device,
| please make sure that it is encrypted, has coderolling and x-million
| codes to choose between!
|
| I have an "Infinite" (www.electronics-line.com) home alarm. When I
returned
| after being away from home one night, the alarm had gone off and the
| mainboard had been taken out and remounted.
| The next evening we could hear the alarm being armed - not from us but
from
| somewhere outside the house. Later we experienced that someone had been
| in our flat on several occasiones, having switched the alarm off and on
the
| same way we did.
|
| Technically I am not sure how all this was done, but I ssuspect the
| keyfobs, which do not have coderolling, they have only encryption and this
| is not secure if they are scanned.
|
| If I buy a new alarm, it would be wired, no doubt about that and I will
| not , repeat not, use keyfobs!
|
| Regards
|
|
| Georg Lavik
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