Re: MOANING MONA EXPOSED

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Friday, August 18, 2017 at 6:41:52 PM UTC-4, E D wrote:
> Sadly, I write the last chapter in the flagrant abuse inflicted upon dece=
nt hard-working alarm individuals and companies throughout the United State=
s of America, Canada, and the free world.
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> For far too long, they have had their dreams shattered numerous times as =
they contemplated etching out a decent living in their daily lives. Countle=
ss times have they rang a doorbell after someone called them to have their =
security system monitored, only to face dejection at the horrible sight of =
opening that tan-colored metal housing and finding a Mona T Ronics mainboar=
d system installed in the home or business.=20
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> Head drooping, shoulders slumped forward, head shaking from side to side,=
 long breath exhaled, the alarm person turns slowly to the now greatly disc=
oncerted potential customer and exclaims with absolute disgust and anger, "=
It's a Mona T Ronics board, I have to change it out and reprogram the entir=
e system! I'm sorry, but I will have to charge you $xxx.00 for the new boar=
d/labor.
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> Did I say "Sadly"? I meant gladly, happily, cheerfully, etc. It's over! I=
t's really, really over. It's a GREAT day in America.
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> I just had the joy of taking over a system this past Wednesday, and of co=
urse, it was a Mona T Ronics board. I did not have the forewarning of that =
dreadful and atrocious sign outside. Only when I went to the furnace room i=
n the basement did I see that horrible blue and white decal on the outside =
of the panel box. I informed the customer that it would cost him $xxx.00, a=
nd he had no problem with that.
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> ...but, I decided that this was it, I would take the time to explore my a=
lternative suspicions.
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> YOU ARE DONE HONEY!!!
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> *******************
> AND HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT!!!
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> Okay, I am going to try to be just a logical tech for now.
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> Basically, the chip on the honeydew board is what keeps you from changing=
 the telephone numbers in 41 & 42. Soooo, just remove the chip by prying ve=
ry-carefully from the upper right-hand and the lower left-hand corners, all=
 the while alternating from both corners until she is out.
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> Now, do the same thing on a new honeydew board, and take that new chip an=
d insert it onto that Mona T Ronics board. Now just power up, hit * and # t=
ogether and get into programming. And Voila!! Go to 41 & 42 and change out =
the telcos as needed for your account base. While you're at it, just grab t=
he installer for future reference...
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> Now just swap the chips again, and you can program the rest of the Mona T=
 Ronics board. The chip was only preventing you from changing the telcos an=
d nothing else. I used a V20 chip on a V15 board, it will not matter. You w=
ill not wreck anything by doing that.
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> And yes, I even tested it out to the central station this morning.
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> Disclaimer: I have never worked for Mona, will never work for Mona, would=
 never ever work for any other organization that feels that they need to pr=
otect their territorial business by aggressively duping millions of custome=
rs into buying their systems without mentioning to them that the mainboards=
 are locked out in the programming of the telephone numbers. Despicable com=
panies.
> *******************=20
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> No longer will the recycling heaps of America be littered with Moaning bo=
ards. Huge beads of sweat are seen at the corporate world of Mona; fear, an=
ger, and dread now comes down like a dark, gloomy cloud...
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> Maybe I should have waited until the 21st of August so that even the star=
s would be aligned...(imagine the voice of Vincent Price saying this, "I se=
e a GREAT DARKness descending upon MONA and her cohorts, the eclipse of the=
 Sun will cast a GreeaaT shadow upon MMoonaaa!!! =20
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> Enjoy! And let Freedom reign!
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> DISCLAIMER: The reader of the above information takes full responsibility=
 for everything and anything that could and/or does go wrong resulting in a=
ny kind or type of problem, difficulty, embarrassment, loss of money or goo=
ds or services or sleep or anything else whatsoever. May be too intense for=
 some readers. Not affiliated with any government agency. Reference herein =
to any possible specific commercial product(s), process, or service by trad=
e name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, is accidental and does not n=
ecessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or disfavor=
.



Don't run into Moana much here in NY but ......

now I've got it in my toolbox .... just in case.

Thanks.