Re: share account #

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

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Apr 12, 9:09?pm, "Mark Leuck" <m..le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Jim" <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
> > news:1176388942.693471.227000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > On Apr 12, 9:20?am, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > The issue wouldn't be so much the signals banging into each other at
the
> > > reciever...reciever can deal with that.
> >
> > > First...I wouldn't do it with a fire system.
> >
> > > But, I have done it with large homes where it was impractical or
> > impossible
> > > to run the main house and the barn (1/4 mile away) on the same system,
so
> > I
> > > put a monster system in the main house and a baby system in the barn.
The
> > > house uses zones 5-40, and the barn uses zones 1-5...report in same
format
> > > to same account# and make notes in CS zoning where sigs are coming
from.
> > > Problem: which system fails to test?, which system is sending AC fail
or
> > > low battery? Welp, if your CS has CID ability on signals you could
tell if
> > > the barn and main house were on different phone lines.
> >
> > > Kinda funky way of doing things for owner that doesn't want to pay for
two
> > > accounts.
> >
> > > The solution is simple.
> > > Use 4/2 format.
> >
> > Instead of making compromises like that just use 2 account numbers, I
hate
> > it when 2 systems are set like this- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
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> How would you know if no one told you? You'd have no idea if the
> signals were coming from one or five differnt panels.

True and I find out about it after the fact, it ends up being a confusing
mess that didn't have to happen

> I've got an account with three alarm panels in three seperate
> buildings, each calling out on different telephone lines, all
> reporting to one account number. It's all 4/2 format and the alarms
> are reported as ....3/1 front door building one. 5/1Motion detector
> building three. etc. Supervisory codes for low battery, 8D, 8E and 8F.
> AC loss is 9D, 9E and 9F and so on. Central doesn't have to be
> concerned about how many panels or phone lines or locations. It just
> reports the signals as what I've told them to report. If there were
> fire panels, I'd do the same thing with them except with two descrete
> telephone lines to each panel. It's ok to report both fire and burg on
> the same account number, last time I checked. It's public utility so
> there'd be no problem getting as many lines as needed.

So why not use multiple account numbers and avoid all this? I think I know
why

> This is a perfect use for 4/2 formating. The best thing about it is, I
> collect for three monitored accounts.

And only have to pay for one, THATS the reason. The funny thing is I posted
the "I think I know why" before I scrolled down to see the rest