Re: Allegro vs. Lynx for a small student apartment

["J Barnes" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like having the remote dialer that the Allegro has.  Simon will work with
it also, but you will need to buy it seperately.  I have installed only 4
Allegro systems so I am not sure about the reliablility but it seems to be a
good easy system.  I have seen the "all in one systems" be defeated by
pulling them from the wall.  Allegro seems to have solved that problem.

James


"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "shady" <sh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Bill" wrote...
>> > My current options as I see them are:
>> >
>> > - GE Allegro
>> > - Ademco Lynx
>> > - GE Simon
>> > - Powermax
>> >
>>
>> Allegro - great little wireless system, especially with the DTIM
>> module...
>> menu based programming in english and nothing too technical... after
>> installing maybe 20 now, it takes about 5 minutes to program without a
>> manual... also everything is lightweight (panel, door contacts, motions,
>> etc.) so you don't need to overdo it with the screws, which will make
>> your
>> manager happier if you ever move out
>
> I thought the construction of the Allegro was a little too cheap but thats
> a
> personal preference
>
>> Lynx - very loud annoying keypad beeps, may even irritate your
> neighbors...
>> and just looks like it's 20 years old, much like the rest of the ademco
> line
>> (except the new touchscreen stuff, of course)
>
> The volume can be turned down
>
>> Simon - good systems, but seem to be obsolete since the allegro came
> out...
>> can also be annoying having the panel talk to you
>
> Obsolete? The Allegro was never designed to eliminate the Simon which has
> quite a number of features the Allegro doesn't have such as X-10
> capability
> and 2-way voice. You also can add modules such as the Premises Pro
> Ethernet
> Gateway and Alarm.Com to the Simon that you can't to the Allegro. The
> Simon
> can also use the same DTIM module that the Allegro requires.
>
> The Allegro was designed to be the most basic system to install which
> isn't
> bad but it doesn't have ANY additional features other than pager
>
>