Re: Is low-priced Internet monitoring reliable?

[blueman <NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I'm pretty sure my CS is setup for DMP, I;ve never used the internet DMP
> though. I should set mine up for it, but Im too lazy.

I've been very pleased with the Internet module for multiple reasons:
- Contact is faster since it doesn't require dialing and modem handshake
  (this may not be significant but it is true...)
- You don't lose your regular phone connection when the alarm dials
  out either during a real emergency, a false alarm, or a test
- You can remotely monitor and change settings on your alarm using
  something like RemoteLink. I find this very helpful since I am on
  the road a lot. Also, it makes programming a LOT easier than using
  the keypad
- Finally and maybe most importantly, if the Internet connection is
  down the trouble keypads signal a continuous tone and display
  NETWORK -TBL. Also, the receiver, can be programmed to poll for
  connectivity every X minutes and to report a failure if no
  connectivity after Y minutes. This is not really feasible with an
  ordinary dial-up connection.