Re: Need Advice For Packaged Home Alarm Purchase

["Mike" <wxyz09@xxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder a what point DIY becomes a deep sinkhole form time and expense
for me at least.

Mike

"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mike wrote:
>> Very interesting and useful post.  Can DIY systems be monitored remotely
>> by a CS?
>
>
> Yes.  Most independent CS's (and many owned by actual alarmcos) will deal
> with registered (licensed) dealers.  There are a few companies out there
> that offer service direct to the the DIY, but if you examine their FAQ's
> carefully, you'll often find that you're not actually dealing direct but
> through a dealer.  A prime example is http://nextalarm.com. If you don't
> have control (the installer code) of your alarm system they'll send you an
> "add-on device" that is essentially an independently programmed
> communicator with instructions on how to install it or the number of a
> local dealer to call that will install it for you.  The UL listed stations
> that NextAlarm deals with have the same safeguards in place than the
> independents I first mentioned.  UL listed stations won't allow a DIY to
> program their own systems to call their receivers.  If you think about it
> for a moment, you'll understand the reason why.