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

[secure15 <secure15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Olson wrote:
> 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."
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THAT clarifies your comments!