Re: New House Alarm - Am I locked out?

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

jasonextras@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> My main problem with naming the service is that they're a large
> company that operates in at least 17 states that I can tell.  While I
> have not said anything untruthful, I do not have the means to defend
> against a libel suit should they take offense to my discussion of
> their overall crappiness.  Although I suppose I did give the panel
> model number.  It is a branded panel sold by only this company as far
> as I can tell, so it shouldn't be too difficult to figure out who it
> was.  It looks like there's a couple posts in the archives here about
> users with this same panel being locked out by this company.
>
> I've found a couple cheap used and working (and reset to defaults)
> Vista10s in the $10-$30 range, but the alpha keypads to do the
> programming run $100ish.  I don't know if I could justify spending
> that much on an old system.  I suppose I could buy the alpha keypad,
> program the system, and then sell it again, but there were some posts
> that First Alert keypads don't always work with Ademco boards.  I
> guess I have some decisions to make.
>
> Thanks for the helpful offers.  I just need to decide what I want to
> do, now.

Don't be such a freaking cheapskate. Replace the board and buy the goddamned
keypad.
Shesh.
js