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:
> > "Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:44ffbc65$0$19703$88260bb3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > >
> > > Only if they shell out for the modem, but they are darned easy to
program
> > at
> > > the keypad.  There is also a hack.  A DMP rep mentioned it to me, but
I
> > have
> > > no clue what it is.
> >
> > It's like this, sure getting it online IS possible but how much do you
want
> > to bet that 99% of the installers out there will know jack about DMP?
It's
> > just not something people run into every day or even WANT to do with it.
> >
> > Anytime I get calls on that brand its a changeout, just not worth
hassling
> > from a central station point of view
>
> Interesting... when I was speccing out my alarm, I posted on the
> group and got the response that DMP is top-of-the-line.

I'm sure the equipment is great stuff, I can say in my opinion the middle
and low-end models don't match what other brands are out there but the
quality is excellent

> Is the problem you are referencing here just that the system is not
> that common and/or expensive to support or are you saying that there
> are intrinsic problems with the DMP system?

My problem with the brand is if you aren't a dealer you get nada