Re: Which system is better?

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 9, 7:40=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sep 9, 1:35=A0am, too fat for a ladder <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Sep 8, 11:05 pm, Frank Olson
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> > <use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > mleuck wrote:
> > > > On Sep 7, 10:27 pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >> On Sep 7, 9:38 pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > >>> On Sep 6, 9:48 pm, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=
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> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >>>> ah the liability of an operator making a judgment call on exactl=
y what she
> > > >>>> is, is or is not hearing...
> > > >>> I don't recall that ever being an issue with us, we are the large=
st 2-
> > > >>> way voice central station in the US
> > > >> RHC: Then Mark, why not give us a realistic assessment of 2 way vo=
ice,
> > > >> both pro and con....
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> > > > I should think that would be self explanatory? Some locals consider=
 it
> > > > alarm verification where just a burg signal alone isn't enough to
> > > > justify a dispatch. I could give countless examples where we've
> > > > confirmed a burglary in progress and it's useful for medical
> > > > conditions. I could also give countless examples where it saved
> > > > someone's life
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> > > > I wouldn't install a system without it.
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> > > Your opinion (in regards to CS service) is one I respect. =A0Thanks M=
ark! <
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> > If you've never seen it demonstrated ask your CS rep to give a demo
> > next time he stops in, assuming your CS offers it. Think of it almost
> > like OnStar service for the home.
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> RHC: Actually, this afternoon I met an old friend of mine who manages
> some of the affairs of a Canadian monitoring station called Lanvac up
> here in the Montreal /Ottawa / Toronto corridor. They have just signed
> a major deal with Monitronics in the US, and are now putting on a push
> for more dealers here in Canada (this was reported in the latest SP&T
> magazine). Apparently, Monitronics are big on two way voice, and have
> resolved some of the technical difficulties at the CS end. He seemed
> to feel it is worth investigating on my part and has some merit,
> albeit it seems, mostly "marketing" merit. But he has promised to keep
> me informed on the subject as things transpire with the implementation
> of this service at his station.
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> So for the moment, I'll leave it at that.....

What technical difficulties on the CS end? I've been involved with 2-
way since the early 90's and I assure you it's not a marketing gimmick