Re: Humans invisible to heat sensors?

["Zach" <Zach@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Zach said:
>
>>The security guy who installed my door alarm and cell backup package
>>programmed the door alarm security for 5 zones but he said the cell backup
>>package will only give a signal to the central station only as Zone 1 no
>>matter which zone is broke. He said the problem is he cannot get the
>>ademco
>>alarmnet cell backup system to program with ECP.
>>
>>Do you  know if this guy is really a security expert or just bs'ing to me.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Consider some form of backup in case they compromise the telephone lines
>>>too.
>>
>>
>>Is there any additional layer of security backup on top of the cell backup
>>package. Assuming the perps are sophisticated security experts, what other
>>alternative backups or measures can one take on top of the cell backup
>>package.
>
> I'm a bit confused as to whether Roselnathan and Zach are the same person,


Are you confusing others by confusing yourself.


> and whether this job is in the UK.  If so, your Ademco panels are likely
> different from the US versions, and the control panel may not support ECP
> reporting.  Most of the newer US Ademco panels do.
>
> Your installer should have a programmer for the radio.  It looks like a
> keypad on a cable that plugs into the radio.  It is possible to program
> the
> radio without one, but I would expect a good installer to have one.  Since
> the radio defaults to ECP mode, the control panel is probably not
> programmed to transmit data to the radio, assuming the panel is capable of
> doing so.
>
> If you are in the UK, your choices in alarm equipment may be limited by
> the
> policies of the police.



>False alarms are anathema these days, and can
> result in rapid withdrawal of police response.



Your emphasis on this point is noted which is what you wanted, didnt you.



> However, if you want something more than cell backup, ask your installer
> about Redcare.  This is a service that protects your telephone line.  An
> even better option is Redcare GSM, which is a combination of the Redcare
> service and a GSM radio.  Each watches the other.  That is a common high
> security configuration in the UK.
>
> - badenov






Is Redcare and Redcare GSM available in USA and are these services provided
by ADT ?