Powercall alarm system

[Fletch <fletchb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well it's been awhile but here is what I found out:

Southern Company did in fact own this company till late 2000 then sold
it off to a small company in GA (Protection One ). Apparently that
company took over most of Powercall's accounts. I say most because
they didn't have as large of a service area as Powercall and if you
were not in the service area you lost service.
The previous owner bought the house right around this time that is why
he got a doa alarm system and didn't know anything about it as they
don't service our area.

I later found the power supply (wall wart) for my unit but it still
did not appear to activate but will screw around more with it later
when time permits. Thanks for the background...










A power company out this way tried that too. I guess they thought it
would
be a good revenue stream...until they realized that they'd actually
have to
service them. That lasted a couple of years, now they're lawn signs
are
rusty and I suppose those clients don't have any service, since they
aren't
in the biz any longer.

It was a tough sell against them too, at the time.

"Everywhere Man" <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

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|
| flet...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

| > Hello,
| > I just bought a house on Friday and shortly after closing I was
talking
| > with the seller about the shed in the backyard. He mentioned that
not
| > only did it have full power, but was also wired for the built in
alarm
| > system. I asked about the system and he did not know too much as
he had
| > only owned the house for a few years and never activated it. The
house
| > has stickers and yard signs that say "Power Call" and I have found
the
| > master control panel  in the den and other componets such as a
wireless
| > transmitter in the master bedroom walk in closet and what appeard
to be
| > a junction box (appears to be locked)  in a closet in the foyer.
| >
| >  My question is regarding modifying this system to function
without
| > activation. By that I mean have it call who I chose rather than
the
| > orignal company (our power company-who appears to no longer
provide
| > this service). Is this doable or can any of these parts be used
for
| > another system?
| > Does anyone have any background on this company or any of the
parts
| > they used?
| >
| > Thanks a bunch,
| > Fletch <
|
| There was a company operating as Power Call Security in the Georgia
| area. Their parent company was Southern Company. I'm not certain if
| PowerCall is still operating but you might find more info on the
| equipment if you contact Southern Company (sorry I only have the
phone
| # for investors). Southern Company is a solid utility company. Pays
a
| nice little dividend too :-)
| If you are in the Georgia area there is a pretty decent company down
| there called Southern Alarm. Whether or not anyone can utilize the
| equipment depends on the age of the system. Have someone come to the
| house and look it over.