Re: Computer virus???

[Red <RedNick@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just went on a job today, brand new house, never monitored or
connected and the installing company locked it out and wouldn't unlock
the program.  Scumbags, these Texas dealers.  I'll eventually get in,
but it'll take 2 trips at $3.75 a gallon gas.

On Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30:40 GMT, "Nick Markowitz Jr."
<nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>The whole problem with lockouts is when a customers contract is up and the
>installing company refuses to unlock the panel with out a legal fight.
>I do not know why companies are so afraid to lose a couple of customers
>maybe if they paid attention to there customers  needs they would not have
>to take such actions.
>Just as with the engineered fire systems.If it is not over the counter i
>refuse to use it and when im worried about some one messing with programming
>most of the bigger panels have an auto notify command to central when
>programming is changed .
>If you do not snap shot or other wise make a copy of the programming to show
>there's been a change shame on you.
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>Yes go ahead and use the lock outs but use them fairly and release them when
>properly requested and there would be no need for this lawsuit and all the
>other nonsense going on in the industry.
>But lets face it we have too many people in this industry that are lower
>than used car salesman and bad lawyers
>
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>"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:482c4618$0$33229$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> sheesh.
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>> yah know instead of arguing about protecting the code behind, we should
>> just let the subscribers program the panels from the start; here ya go mr.
>> jones...what's this...oh it's the programming key and programming sheet.
>> We programmed it and test the system it works fine, but since you want to
>> have access to the programming, we defaulted the panel so you can program
>> it your way...there ya go.
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>> **Crash Gordon**
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>> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:A5PWj.137985$rd2.74908@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> "Local-programming lockout", sometimes referred to as a "computer virus",
>>> is a programming option available to dealer-installers found in several
>>> brands of security alarm systems (including Ademco, FBI, First Alert,
>>> Honeywell, Napco, and others) and which can be used to prevent
>>> subscribers from accessing the "programming mode" of their security alarm
>>> system, and thereby from selecting a competitive vendor for repair or
>>> monitoring services.
>>>
>>> http://911.com/alarmnews.html
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>>> Oh... PLEASE!  Don't tell me someone actually *believes* this?
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