Re: Ademco wireless system

["SlimJim" <nosp@xxxxx>]

"tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1189861115.201209.297360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To be clear on your definition of "lock down", changing the installer
> code to their own is more than sufficient to protect the integrity of
> the panel and it's communication  data. This is always done by every
> company and any company that doesn't would be very foolish. Nothing
> more should ever be acceptable to you as a consumer. This allows only
> them in to make low level changes which affect the panel's ability to
> call the station.
>
> However, there is another additional lockout feature which prevents
> the panel from EVER being returned to factory default, and which makes
> the panel useless to any other company after the first company has
> left.


what panel has that? not most I know of.



> No company has the right to use this feature on a panel which is
> fully paid for, and which belongs fully to you, and on which there are
> no contractual obligations outstanding.

then why is it there?

and if it is so bad why do you even use those panels?  seems to me you are
promoting this 'extra lockout code' by using equipment sold by those
companies.....  and at the same time critisizing them.  what's that all
aboot?