Re: Is low-priced Internet monitoring reliable?

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"blueman" <NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > "blueman" <NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:m2lkoy2c6i.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > - Is there any good reason not to go with the cheaper Internet
providers?
> > >   My current provider talks about how they have faster response times
> > >   (17sec average) and are local but is that really true or important
> > >   and even if it is does that really justify 3X the price?
> >
> > Its not a simple task to reprogram the DMP module for another central
> > station
>
> Really? I use RemoteLink and it seems that there are only a few
> trivial changes that need to be made on the customer side such as
> changing the account number, the Remote Key, the IP address/telephone
> number and the port/modem strings.

But how many dealers can download DMP panels,  what if its locked out etc
etc


> I would imagine that similarly on the Central Station side they would
> only need to set up and assign an account number (along with billing
> and address details) and perhaps download the panel info for
> reference.

And how many companies can monitor anything from DMP?

> Of course, the Central Station would need to physically support DMP
> panels, including (Internet) network connectivity.
>
> Am I missing something here?

No you aren't, but again he's pretty much stuck