Re: Monitoring Conversion

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, September 7, 2012 1:02:42 AM UTC-4, Russell Brill wrote:
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> http://www.digitaldiverter.com/page/page/6747033.htm
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> A word from the wise: People that want to switch monitoring service=20
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> Good Luck with the takeovers......
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> Russ
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> "ABLE1" <royboynospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> > Hey all,
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> > Sometime ago there was some discussion about a device to assist in a=20
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> > takeover of a panel with out having to do any programming.  As I rememb=
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> > it was a thingie that plugged in at the RJ31X and would communicate to=
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> > Anyone have a name or model that I can search for??
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> > Thanks,
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> > Les

Not necessarily ! A lot of companies lock boards simply because they can, w=
ith no regard to the fact that the panel is owned by the customer. Somehow =
they think this keeps other companies from "stealing" their accounts. But w=
ith boards being sold to us at around $50 or so, it does little to stop oth=
er companies; however, it does create a problem for new home owners who buy=
 a home with an installed alarm system which they bought with the house, an=
d which is unusable for all intents and purposes without spending unnecessa=
ry money.=20

In most of these cases, the only one getting screwed is the home owner. We =
have one company here in Ottawa called Kodiak security, that makes no secre=
t of the fact they lock all their boards. And they have over 10,000 custome=
rs being screwed that way....

I'm currently working with government officials and pressuring them to make=
 this abhorrent practice illegal, as well it should be...