Re: Napco system questions

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
> "CH®IS" wrote:
>>
>> Now that is a nice feature.  Hopefully others will do the same at some
>> point (DSC, pay attention).  It's always fun to do a service call on a
>> place you've never been to with new owners who have no idea what an
>> alarm panel is other than that thing beeping by the door.
>
> Yep.  I get a lot of calls from people whose alarms are "ringing" and
> they have no idea how to operate them.  Usually it's someone who bought
> a house with an existing alarm.  I ask them which control panel they
> have and almost invariably they describe the keypad.  Napco has had
> these features for many years.  I doubt DSC pays attention to anything
> other than what Tyco says.
>


Actually DSC remains one of the most feature rich alarm panels out there
when you compare similarly priced panels from other manufacturers.  It's
a heck of a lot easier to program than Napco.