Re: Let’s say I buy an ELK-M1 Gold panel – then what?

[Leo <leoPhx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thank you for the explanation - it's all quite clear now.

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:25:10 GMT, Frank Olson
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>secure15 wrote:
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>> AND YOU MAY NEED TO CHECK ON HOW AND WHAT YOU WRITE!
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>In reference to what??
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>OK...  To simplify this whole thing, let's try and get back into the
>context of the OP's question so you can understand what I meant.
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>The OP wrote:
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>"If I contact a local alarm company, will they say: we have not
>installed the panel, we don't know how it works, and we cannot provide
>monitoring service for you."
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>To which I responded:
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>"If they don't say that, they'll want to program their own CS
>information into your system and more than likely ask you to relinquish
>the installer code during the course of your contract with them."
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>What I should have said (to avoid confusing "secure15") is this:
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>"If the alarm company you choose doesn't say that, they'll more than
>likely want to program the information into your system that will enable
>it to communicate with the Central Station provider they use.  You will
>more than likely be required to surrender your access to installer level
>programming for the duration of the monitoring contract.  In addition to
>this, they will also more than likely insist on inspecting your
>installation."