Re: tech-man.com ???

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <sealteam6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Bob La Londe Wrote:
>
>>"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 10:14:58 AM UTC-4, tourman wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 3:58:38 AM UTC-4, G. Morgan wrote:
>>>> > spyros Wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > >Anyone knows what happens with tech-man.com? i can't find a link to
>>>> > >renew my account. also nobodys answers my mail....
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Its still there: http://tech-man.com/newAccount.asp?redir=
>>>> >
>>>> > Last time I spoke with Jim he said he was pursuing other interests
>>>> > other than
>>>> > alarms, that was a couple of years ago.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, that is my understanding too. I can also understand why he doesn`t
>>>> bother to unlock boards anymore; it simply is too labour intensive to
>>>> make it worthwhile. I gave it up a year or so ago, and also no longer
>>>> do
>>>> it for other than local companies or our own company, to assist. With
>>>> boards so cheap now, it simply doesnt make sense to spend half the
>>>> price
>>>> of a new board to unlock an old one.
>>>
>>> Well we've all always agreed that ethically alarm companies should
>>> unlock
>>> their former clients boards but that's why it's never been a big deal if
>>> an alarm company did lock out a board.
>>>
>>> It's just a minor inconvenience and cost to change it out and after
>>> awhile
>>> it's just routine. If you're going to do a takeover ..... just bring a
>>> board with you.
>>
>>
>>Not for a tech who doesn't want to take the time to learn all the
>>programming ins and outs of a control panel for a single takeover.
>
> It hardly seems worth the effort to learn a new (old) panel that you'll
> never
> install yourself as new.  I never bothered to hand program Napco's for
> that
> reason.  I learned (and subsequently forgot) how to change the dialer
> number
> and user codes via keypad and that's it.
>
> Not to rag on Napco, but even their dealers admit programming by hand is
> essentially impossible to get right.


I can address program quickly enough at the keypad with a manual in hand.  I
don't have them memorized like I did with the old FBII panels because I
learned how much better they program with a laptop.  If you want simple
there is a "quick" program menu, and you can't beat a P801 for simplicity in
keypad programming.



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