Re: SurGard MLR2000

["Signalman1968" <signalman1968@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

JB,

With the position that I stand in today, I will have to hold my opinion
on whether you should or not, but understand this that the SIII runs
off of the exact same software of the 2K. The 2K is still being worked
so you would have to make that decision. What I would suggest is there
are other advanced receivers out there working on IP, that I might add,
work quite well, so some shopping might me in order.

Mark,

Do you mind if I ask if you are using any of the 1.7 version SW yet?
and if you have any modemII on yours?



J Barnes wrote:
> What issues do you have with the SGIII?  We were looking at purchasing one
> to use for internet monitoring.  Should I wait a while....
>
> James
>
>
> "Signalman1968" <signalman1968@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1151632332.601866.302680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Mark Leuck wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Your friend must work for ADT then, those receivers are $100,000 each
> >
> > Well, was it hard to guess? lol
> >
> >
> >> I'm not surprised and it has nothing to do with Tyco, the fact is that is
> >> a
> >> receiver with an extremely limited audience.
> >
> > Yea, I agree with you there, my only issue is that DSC, and now along
> > with Tyco, has cut the original staff of SurGard that there isn't many
> > of them left that even know any of their receivers.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> But the SG-III is a platform to improve on, the SG-2000 is a dead-end
> >> road
> >> technology-wise. Also the SG-III adds Internet monitoring which can't be
> >> done on the 2000
> >>
> >
> >
> > Again, another point to agree upon, however there are several issues in
> > the works as of right now that we have discovered with the SGIII that
> > we have themn working on. The bugs of that receiver have definately not
> > been worked out as of yet. But the size and price of the design is more
> > industry friendly than what the 2k is for sure. I am still totally
> > amazed how a company can produce a rcvr with the quality of workmanship
> > of the MLR2, and then put out a unit as of the tin box of the 2K.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 60 line cabinets and DNIS
> >
> > Great, glad to hear others are using DNIS also, I have ran into others
> > that only use it for line to line, therefore limiting quite a few
> > features of the 2k.
> >
> > We use DNIS from in house switch, then each unit is set to multiple
> > platforms here.
> >